Calshot velodrome was, until recently, the only velodrome in the South of England. It was built in 1997, and is within the Calshot Activity Centre, which also hosts climbing walls and tons more- so a great one if you’ve got dependents who need to be kept busy (significant others included!)
Address: Calshot Activity Centre, Calshot, Hants, SO45 1BR
There are a couple of options at Calshot. You can choose your path dependent upon your fitness – and this scale shows that track cycling really is open to anyone who wants a go:
| Low: |
A person who enjoys an active lifestyle |
| Medium: |
These people will participate regularly in aerobic activities such as cycling, swimming, running etc |
| High: |
These people will participate in aerobic activities (see above) at least twice per week |
| Very High: |
Cyclists capable of riding at moderate speeds (18mph>)for prolonged periods (15 minutes>) on the track |
If you rank yourself as ‘low’ you’ll join a one hour TrackStart session, for £28, before going onto stage two, for £48. The next rung, GAS, costs £26, and is for those of medium/high fitness. This will lead you on to GAS Plus, a two hour £58 course where you’ll learn all the skills required to race.
If you feel you’re already of ‘medium’ fitness, you can combine stages one and two, with ‘Slipstream’ sessions – which consist of two 2 hour sessions, for £55.
Each course will be watched and aided by a coach, who will give advice throughout, and assess if you’re ready to go to the next level. You can check out the dates for individual sessions here.
