Calshot Activities Centre
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Calshot Activities Centre is located on Calshot Spit near Southampton. Indoor facilities include the oldest indoor velodrome in Britain, a dry ski slope and a climbing wall.
Velodrome
Calshot Velodrome is the oldest indoor cycling venue in the UK.{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/archive/features/2003/track/00_track_uk_tracks_calshot.shtml| title=UK VELODROMES -- CALSHOT| publisher=British Cycling| access-date=10 July 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105191311/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/archive/features/2003/track/00_track_uk_tracks_calshot.shtml| archive-date=5 January 2009| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}} It is located inside an old aircraft hangar, is unheated and has a reputation for being rather cold.{{cite web| url=http://www.readingvelodromeracing.co.uk/news/newsdetail.aspx?Id=67| title=Prime Calshot winter sessions: It's fast, it's furious, it's Calshot| publisher=Reading Velodrome Racing News| access-date=10 July 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224091658/http://www.readingvelodromeracing.co.uk/news/newsdetail.aspx?Id=67| archive-date=24 December 2005| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}} The current wooden velodrome was built in 1996 to replace an older slightly smaller wooden track.{{cite web|title=Calshot Hampshire United Kingdom, Activities Centre Hampshire 142.857m training and regional events track 1996|url=http://www.ronwebbcycletracks.com/|work=Ron Webb Cycle Tracks|accessdate=3 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728014457/http://www.ronwebbcycletracks.com/|archivedate=28 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}
The former wooden track was a shortened version of the London six-day racing track used at Earls Court in 1967 (not to be confused with a similar track used at Wembley from 1968 to 1980).{{cite web|last=Waller|first=Howard|title=A trip to the Calshot track|url=http://www.ocrc.co.uk/newsletters/OCRC_Dec_99.pdf|work=Oxford City Road Club News|accessdate=3 July 2012}}
The current track is 142.85 metres long with bankings of 45° and straights at approximately 20°.
Calshot Winter Track League, run under British Cycling rules, is held weekly from October to February.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.calshot.com/ Calshot Activities Centre]
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Category:Velodromes in England
Category:Sports venues in Hampshire
Category:Cycle racing in England
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