The Manchester Velodrome will play host to a packed day of cycling action on Saturday February 27th as Great Britain takes on the Rest of the World in a final test before the track world championships in Copenhagen four weeks later.
The programme will feature the national Madison championships in the afternoon followed by the season finale of Revolution in the evening, giving spectators a double bill of racing and entertainment.
Team GB will be out in force as riders including Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny look to fine-tune their form in advance of the world championships. They will line up against riders from Holland, Italy and Switzerland as well as a full-strength German team including the current world kilo champion Stefan Nimke.
Women’s sprint world champion Victoria Pendleton will be a home favourite and will be using Revolution as an important part of her world’s preparation. Pendleton was quick to confirm that the sprint will remain her current focus in spite of the recent Olympic developments that have added the Keirin and the team sprint to the 2012 Games,
“Currently, the sprint is still my main focus,” said Pendleton. “I am looking forward to competing in the team sprint, but it’s still early days. We’re still in the process of forming a team, and how we’re going to approach it. It’s still quite experimental for us in that phase, but the team sprint will be a very dominant part of my programme from next year onwards.”
The Revolution programme will include the Keirin, team sprint and sprint, providing a test across all the Olympic disciplines. The event will also see Pendleton come face to face with Holland’s Will Kanis for the first time since beating her in the world championship sprint final in 2009.
Which such a strong rider line up tickets for the evening Revolution have been sold out since the beginning of the year. However, spectators can also see Hoy and Pendleton in action in the afternoon, which will also feature the cream of British endurance talent in the national Madison championships.
The afternoon event takes place between 1200 and 1530hrs and tickets are priced at £6 for adults, £3 for concessions and £15 for families of four. Tickets can be purchased on www.cyclingrevolution.com or from the Manchester Velodrome on 0161 223 2244.
