Newton and Hayles Lead the Way at Revolution 12

Revolution 12 on Saturday 18th February will be the last chance to see top British Cyclists Rob Hayles and Chris Newton in action before they make the trip over to Australia to prepare for the Commonwealth Games.

With the rest of the elite squad already down under it is down to Hayles and Newton to defend national pride against what will be the strongest international line up ever seen at a Revolution event. With four international teams including Matt Gilmore and Iijo Keisse from Belgium, Danny Stam and Peter Schep from Holland, Franco Marvulli and Alex Aeschbach from Switzerland and Jimmi Madsen and Marc Hester from Denmark, the racing will be intense.

“With the line up at Revolution 12 the racing is going to be fast” commented Hayles. “I’m riding well at the moment and the preparation is going to plan so it will be good to get some fast racing in against the six day guys to fine tune my form, it should be an exciting end to the Revolution season so I’m looking forward to it.”

For Newton things haven’t been running so smoothly as he suffered a deep cut to his hand in a crash at the end of the 2nd stage at the Tour of Langkawi, “It was a sprint finish and I got edged out and there was only one place I could go and that was over my handlebars,” said Newton. “I struggled a bit after that but it hasn’t affected my preparation for the Games. I’ve had to do things a different way round but its all swings and roundabouts.”

With the grand finale a 20km Madison at Revolution 12 there have been concerns over Newton’s participation but the Recycling.co.uk rider is more than up for the challenge, “I’ll be fine. I was a bit apprehensive when I heard the calibre of riders that will be there but the hand is healing up nicely so I don’t think it will affect my performance. I’m feeling strong and I know Rob is so we will be ready to give it a good shot.”

Hayles and Newton will be backed up by a strong domestic field featuring British Madison Champions Tony Gibb and James Taylor and DFL/Cyclingnews.com brothers Russell and Dean Downing.

Revolution 12 – 18th February 2006

Details

When?: 18th February 2006
Where?: Manchester Velodrome
What time?: Doors open at 5.30pm – racing starts 7pm ends at 10pm

For all the news and latest announcements, take a look at www.cyclingrevolution.com.

As ever, tickets are available to purchase in advance from www.cyclingrevolution.com or by calling 0700 594 2579 or the Velodrome on 0161 223 2244 and selecting option 3. Tickets will also be available on the door.
Ticket prices:

Adults £10
Children and OAPs £5
Family (2 adults & 2 Children) £22

The future looks good for British track cycling as another generation of future stars will be decided at the Manchester Velodrome this weekend in the culmination of the Revolution Future Stars competition.

Now in its third year the competition has often provided more action and drama than the elite events and has nurtured some of Britain’s most promising new talent with last season’s top riders making significant progress as part of British Cycling’s Olympic Development Programme. Steven Burke won the competition but on paper the biggest success has been runner up Andy Tennant who went on to take the Individual Pursuit title at the 2005 Junior World Championships.

Tennant and Burke have also enjoyed success in the Team Pursuit taking silver at the Junior World Championships and winning the Junior European Championships. Now part of the elite field both these riders are clearly enjoying the benefit of racing at Revolution,

“The Future Stars racing provided the step up to the level I’m at now and my track skills have improved significantly over the last year” commented Burke. “It is a great experience to now be riding against so many world class riders and I’m learning from them all the time.”

For season 3 the Future Stars has been sponsored by Raleigh, one of the UK’s best known cycling
names. Raleigh’s involvement has meant that Future Stars competitions have been set up for both girls and boys giving more riders the chance to show their talent in a competitive arena. Indeed, the first girls Future Stars competition has provided some excellent racing and has shown the strength of Welsh cycling with the Welsh trio of Lucy Richards, Katie Curtis and Alex Greenfield in first, second and third places respectively. Richards has dominated the competition and looks set to take the first female title,

“I think I have raced well, it hasn’t been easy and the racing was hard but I really enjoyed it. It’s good experience to race in front of a crowd like that; they really get behind you and support you and they create a great atmosphere. It’s the biggest crowd I’ve ridden in front of; it has been fantastic.”
In the boys competition a star of the future has definitely emerged with Peter Kennaugh providing and awesome display of racing and track skill, “I’m obviously delighted with my performance”, commented Kennaugh. “Riding in front of thousands of people who pack the velodrome once a month for the Revolution series is an amazing experience, I don’t even have to psyche myself up before the races because the crowd get me so fired up.”

Kennaugh is a perfect example of what the Revolution Future Stars is all about and with strong ambitions ahead it is just the starting point for the Manx rider “This year I will be riding with the Glendene CC team on the road, I will be racing in Belgium and competing in the Junior Buckly series, however my main goals this season are the World and European junior track champs with Great Britain.”

The Future Stars will only be part of an action packed race programme with more international riders than ever before competing in the elite racing.

Revolution 12 – 18th February 2006

Details

When?: 18th February 2006
Where?: Manchester Velodrome
What time?: Doors open at 5.30pm – racing starts 7pm ends at 10pm

For all the news and latest announcements, take a look at www.cyclingrevolution.com.

As ever, tickets are available to purchase in advance from www.cyclingrevolution.com or by calling 0700 594 2579 or the Velodrome on 0161 223 2244 and selecting option 3. Tickets will also be available on the door.
Ticket prices:

Adults £10
Children and OAPs £5
Family (2 adults & 2 Children) £22