Top Things Not To Do On A Velodrome | Beginner Track Cycling Tips

Have you ever been tempted to try cycling on the track in a velodrome? Most of us have seen Olympic athletes whizzing around in circles and making it look easy, but riding on the track is actually significantly different than riding on the road! No brakes, no gears, and no freehub mean that track bikes can be quite difficult to get used to.

As an ex-pro track rider with heaps of experience, Manon is the perfect person to take us through some top things you should and shouldn't do on a velodrome to make sure you stay upright and safe.

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[SimoneChiaretta]

The most difficult bits is finding the “local velodrome” 😀

[billysunshine]

Manon is a brilliant commenter. GCN has such a solid lineup right now.

[marjorieboissinot]

Yay! Finally a video focused on Manon’s background and expertise on Track cycling! Manon is a great presenter and it would be nice to see more videos led by her expertise! Thank you so much for this! I didn’t even know you could book beginners sessions and hire the track bike! I am really new to the sport and it’s nice to see that we can try a few different types of riding and find out which ones we like best and/or are the best suited for! Will put it on my list of things to try out! Thanks GCN! 👍👍👍

[crawfordbrown]

Before watching: I tried to track stand on the steepest part of the banking. My whole arm was burned from sliding the whole way down. Dad thought it was hilarious.

[ScottyWoodworker]

If you are in the San Diego, Ca area we offer classes at the San Diego Velodrome (and racing Tuesday and Friday nights).

[ashwinmandan]

Team Manon For Life!!!!
GCN is Great!

[MCDbits]

Manon pretending she doesn't know everything about Nascar.

[jimbojet]

Well done Manon, I do enjoy your GCN presentations. Alex is good too, you make a good team. Thank you both

[suggyltd]

Added take away. Measure track distance in meters and track speed in miles per hour. I enjoyed the video. Thanks.

[mjokffsgfjs]

Alex went into GCNTech mode trying to fix his freewheel while Manon looked on in embarrassment.

[saimakhan]

Thank you gcn for bringing Manon to the team, as a clueless newbie cyclist, she explains everything so well! Love it!

[Calum_S]

I had a go at the London Olympic velodrome on holiday a few years ago and loved it.

[arabcheif]

Alex Crashing, that's some Oscar-Winning acting there lmao.

[smunguia]

Thanks for this video. I got into road cycling two years ago and just realized there is an indoor velodrome near me. I’m looking forward to trying out track cycling!

[werdsmyth]

Hands down the most fun had on a bike. Was very lucky to have Lee Valley velodrome just down the road for training and track league. Then moved West and now have Newport less than an hour away. Love riding the boards.

[afuelsport]

Our club booked a taster session at Derby's track now I'm hooked on it again after so long away.
Going back in the new year.
Manon's bike is so good.

[steffanh]

I'm loving the track content recently. A couple of years after the London 2012 Olympics I was lucky enough to visit the Olympic Park and Lee Valley was open and they kindly allowed me to have a wander around and I caught a sign that essentially implied "run what you brung". That lit the fire and aged 31, I decided now was the time to actually learn how to ride a bike and I'm just waiting for my 3rd bike to come into stick (always need an n+1)

[dirkrousseau]

These track vidoes are getting me so pumped for the olympic track events!

[kuni_nerome]

Yesss!!! I really appreciate more track cycling contents!
I for one cannot wait for the day the GTCN (Global Track Cycling Network) will be established, if at all.
I took a long pause from track cycling, but I am just getting back into it. I am in search of good YouTubers and Videos, but I’m having a hard time with it so far.

[stevenqirkle]

Humanity: builds untold miles of beautiful roads for your cycling enjoyment
Track cyclists: lets go do a bunch of circles in a dark warehouse