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