Velodrome prize guys

Tuesday 9 October 2012

Velodrome prize guys

THREE riders from the Glasgow Green Cycle Club have won the chance to try out the newly opened Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.

n Glasgow Green Cycle Club members Andy Dobinson, Jim Murray, and Robert Young will get to ride at the new velodrome

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Andy Dobinson, Jim Murray and Robert Young won the right to test the track after they completed Scotland's first 24-hour cycling endurance event at Knockhill Racing Circuit.

Record-breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont launched the Cycle the World challenge for the disability charity Enable.

The event challenged cyclists to cycle the world – 18,296 miles – in a 24 hour endurance event.

The new Glasgow track, part of the £113 million Emirates Arena in the East End, is one of the biggest velodromes in Europe and will be used for the 2014 Commonwealth games.

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