Ben went up to Manchester Velodrome last Friday for the DHL Sprint School where the young athletes were practicing the Team Sprint and Kierin on the track. They also had a session on the Wattbikes where up and coming BC riders Helen Scott & Chris Lyte gave the guys some tips for the 2 events especially on their starts, griping the bars, their position on the bikes and using their body weight to maximum effect. Using their new skills they them had team sprint competition.

http://www.sprintschool.com/content/home.asp

Whilst we were there Dave Reedle one the BC psychologists popped down, Dave, a former shot putter and now GB track cyclist, first realised his potential as a cyclist at last year’s World Cycling Championships on a Wattbike. Whilst having a go a the Wattbike peak power test he managed just short of 2000watts. He has since taken up the sport and last May was selected as a tandem rider and won Silver in both the Kilo TT and Tandem Sprint at the Paralympic World Cup.

Fantastic work by Dave!