Free family fun day to give people a ‘taste of cycling' at North East velodrome
To mark a change of management at the Middlesbrough Velodrome, based at the Sports Village, NE Cycling CIC have organised different activities that will take place on Saturday (May 24), between 1pm and 5pm.
As well as a range of local vendors, there will be children's coaching sessions, group rides and various interactive activities such as cycling demos, challenges and opportunities to experience the velodrome track.
Various sycling activities have been arranged to give people a taste of the sport (Image: NE CYCLING)
Adam Brooks, CEO and head of coaching and facilities, said: 'Saturday will be about demonstrating to everyone a bit of everything that is going on here at the Velodrome.
'We will be showing people what track cycling is, so people of all ages can get involved for the first time and have a bit of fun too – for free.
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'There will be skills courses for the little ones, mountain bike and cyclo-cross courses and Wattbike vhallenges, alongside the event village where there will be food vendors, face painters - and whatever else.
'It will feel like a mini-cycle festival and we hope to grow this year on year by holding it annually. We want this to be a hub for cycling where people come and get a flavour for everything to do with cycling.'
After Saturday's family fun day, the best juniors from across the country will compete in the National Track Sprint Futures Series on Sunday (May 26).
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