63-612: Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London , England. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority , and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the permanent venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Lee Valley VeloPark is at the northern end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It has an indoor velodrome and
126-750: A BMX racing track, which have been used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and 5 miles (8 km) of mountain bike trails . The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. The facilities built for the Olympics were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The first event in the Velopark was the London round of the 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series. In February 2005, plans were announced for
189-600: A 400m event on the grass track at Mildenhall Cycling Club's Fordham Sports Day and Grass-Track meeting at nine. Pendleton showed her promise at 13 and was spotted three years later by the assistant national track coach, Marshal Thomas. At that time she wanted to concentrate on her education at Fearnhill School in Letchworth Garden City , and later a degree in Sport and Exercise Science by Northumbria University , Newcastle upon Tyne . She enjoyed some success on
252-473: A bike. There is also a 360-degree concourse level with windows allowing people views of the Olympic Park. The velodrome is energy efficient—rooflights reduce the need for artificial lights, and natural ventilation reduces the need for air condition. Rain water is also collected, which reduces the amount of water used from the municipal water system. Designer Ron Webb , who designed the velodrome tracks for
315-714: A jockey with the aim of competing at the Foxhunter Chase at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival , with guidance from horse trainer Paul Nicholls . She made her competitive debut in August 2015, finishing second in the Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap at Ripon riding Royal Etiquette. She won her first race on 2 March 2016, guiding 5–4 favourite Pacha Du Polder to victory at Wincanton . On 18 March 2016, Pendleton, again riding Pacha Du Polder, achieved her ambition of participating in
378-470: A lack of oxygen. Fogle managed to reach the summit. It took her three weeks of antibiotics to get over chest and ear infections. On Tuesday 23 July 2024, Pendleton was made Honorary Colonel and corps ambassador to HM Royal Marines alongside explorer Dwayne Fields . Pendleton's relationship with Scott Gardner, a sports scientist with the British Cycling coaching team, caused some problems for
441-433: A mixed-use development, with a total investment of in excess of £1.3 billion, and will be delivered by Lend Lease and London and Continental Railways in a 50/50 joint venture. Stratford Cross will include 4 million sq ft of commercial office space, 330 homes known as Glasshouse Gardens and a new hotel. The area is accessible via Stratford station . Although the sporting venues in the park were reduced in scale after
504-511: A new permanent road cycle circuit and mountain bike course at the Redbridge Cycling Centre , costing £5m. The London Borough of Redbridge will be funding the facility up to the completion of the legacy London Velopark. Work is underway to identify an operator of Hog Hill beyond 2012. Since opening for the public in March 2014, Lee Valley VeloPark has staged a number of major international events. The first that took place in
567-587: A new world team sprint record of 32.754 seconds, beating Kaarle McCulloch and Anna Meares of Australia at the Track World Cup in the London Velodrome . In the sprint and the keirin Pendleton came 4th and 5th respectively. In Pendleton's final 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships she won the sprint , her sixth title. She fell in the first heat of the semi-final against Meares. In
630-452: A number of current and planned uses after the London 2012 Summer Olympics finished, such as: As of January 2021, several arts and creativity institutions are constructing outposts at the park as part of a £1.1billion development, including: Stratford Cross is a new commercial district in Stratford, East London , which hosted the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games . It will be
693-462: A possible ten gold medals plus one silver and one bronze. The GB Paralympic track cycling team won a total of 15 medals, comprising five golds, seven silver and three bronze. The Eastway Cycle Circuit was demolished for the VeloPark before being merged with the new park. It was announced that along with the VeloPark there would be three new cycle circuits created around London. In early February 2007
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#1732773284944756-462: A purpose-built arena in the Olympic Park, called the ABBA Arena, for a motion-capture hologram concert residency which would take place from May 2022. The announcement of the arena's construction and purpose took place during a YouTube livestream to announce the release of their album Voyage . Victoria Pendleton Victoria Louise Pendleton , CBE , OLY (born 24 September 1980)
819-659: A record six in the individual sprint, dominating the event between 2005 and 2012. In 2008 she won the sprint in the Beijing Olympics , and in 2012, she won the gold medal in the keirin at the London Olympics , as well as silver in the sprint . She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in
882-605: A replica of the planned BMX track at their National Sports Centre Papendal . It came into use in March 2011, ahead of the hand over of the London Velopark BMX venue. The venue was used for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic track cycling competition was held in the Velodrome with the adjoining BMX track hosting the Olympic BMX competition. Team GB dominated the track cycling competition winning seven out of
945-448: A rhythm section in the final straight. The women's course is 430 metres long featuring three jumps in the opening straight and a tunnel before like the men's including a rhythm section in the final straight. It has been called one of the most challenging BMX tracks to date. The track also features an 8-metre high starting ramp and was designed by the UCI with the aim of pushing the boundaries of
1008-468: A spectator capacity of 6,000. Work began on its construction in March 2011. After the games the seating was removed and the track reconfigured to accommodate all abilities. The first competition on the venue was the test event for the Olympic Games, a round of the 2011 UCI Supercross BMX World Cup series. The track for men is 470 metres long and features a berm jump, an S-bend transfer, a box jump and
1071-522: A sporting chance." In 2016, Pendleton partnered with Clinique , joining as a Difference Maker for the Clinique Difference Initiative, with an aim to inspire women and support the provision of educational and healthcare support. In May 2018, she was forced to abandon a charity Everest ascent that she was doing with TV presenter Ben Fogle at Base Camp 2 at 6400 m (20,977 ft) when she experienced hypoxia, caused by
1134-450: A third gold in the keirin . She crowned the year by being named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year for 2007, becoming the first cyclist to win the award in its 20-year history. Pendleton was also voted Sports Journalists' Association 's sportswoman of the year for 2007. During her build-up to the Olympics she won two gold medals at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in
1197-551: A £22 million VeloPark. Sport England would invest £10.5 million, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority £6 million and the Mayor of London and Transport for London would invest £3 million and £2.5 million respectively. The site was to be 34 hectares on the northern end of the proposed Olympic Park, next to the A12 . The park would include a velodrome seating 1,500, which could be increased to 6,000 if London's bid for
1260-434: Is a British jockey and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint , team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic , World, European and Commonwealth champion. With two Olympic gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians. Pendleton represented Great Britain and England in international cycling competition, winning nine world titles including
1323-466: Is the independent charity for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, set up in 2011 to support the legacy of the Games. Their mission is to make creative connections between people and the Park by developing, commissioning and supporting high quality art, education and skill building initiatives, to engage, educate and inspire current and future generations. During its construction over 80,000 workers were engaged on
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#17327732849441386-524: The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Pendleton won a silver in the team sprint , a bronze medal in the sprint and finished seventh in the keirin . Partnering Jess Varnish , Pendleton won the team sprint in her only event at the British Championships. At the 2011 European Track Championships Pendleton won the team sprint and keirin titles, but only came eighth in the sprint . In February 2012, Pendleton and Varnish set
1449-490: The 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling. As a gold medalist at European, World and Olympic level, Pendleton is also a member of the European Cycling Union Hall of Fame. Pendleton and her twin brother Alex were born on 24 September 1980 at Stotfold , England. Her father, Max Pendleton, was a former British National 8 km grass track cycling champion. Pendleton rode her first race,
1512-585: The 2013-14 BBL season . The Lee Valley Hockey Centre was born from a revamp of the Olympic Legacy Hockey Facility . The facility is the current ground of Wapping Hockey Club . The centre includes 2 state-of-the-art hockey pitches and is operated by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority . Following the demolition of the original warm-up track after the end of the Olympics, a new six-lane facility,
1575-483: The A12 road . The site was previously a mixture of greenfield and brownfield land, including parts of Hackney Marshes . The Royal Mail gave the park and Stratford City the postcode E20 , which had previously only appeared in the television soap opera EastEnders for the fictional suburb of Walford . On 2 August 2011, it was announced the five neighbourhoods of housing and amenities (anti-clockwise from north-east) are: These names have relevant history in
1638-899: The Earls Court Exhibition Centre . The fencing arena was also cancelled, with the fencing events taking place at ExCeL London . The remaining indoor arenas are the Basketball Arena and the Copper Box , in addition to the Water Polo Arena , the Aquatics Centre , and the Velopark . The final design of the park was approved by the Olympic Delivery Authority and its planning-decisions committee. The Legacy List
1701-655: The London Marathon Community Track , was constructed on the south side of the Olympic Stadium, for use both as a community venue and as a new home for Newham and Essex Beagles Athletic Club following the 2017 World Championships . Football side Altis FC, members of the Amateur Football Combination , are based at the stadium. In January 2013, music concert promoter Live Nation won the right to stage shows at
1764-622: The Olympic Stadium as a football venue after the end of the games. However, five days later Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn announced that he would be challenging the decision to allow West Ham to relocate to the stadium, as he believed that having West Ham playing within one mile (1.6 kilometres) of their Brisbane Road stadium could cost Orient support and even their existence. Incidentally, Hearn had expressed interest some years earlier in moving Orient to Olympic Park and reducing its capacity to 25,000 seats, while West Ham would cut
1827-609: The River Lee and parkland linking up with other cycle routes in London. British Cycling will remain based at the Olympic-standard Manchester Velodrome which has been a catalyst for the success of British Cycling in recent years, most notably at the 2008 Olympic Games . Team manager of British Cycling, David Brailsford has stated that the new indoor National BMX Arena in Manchester and
1890-761: The Stratford City development. It contains the Olympic stadium , now known as the London Stadium, and the Olympic swimming pool together with the athletes' Olympic Village and several other Olympic sporting venues and the London Olympics Media Centre . The park is overlooked by the ArcelorMittal Orbit , an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art. It was simply called The Olympic Park during
1953-487: The sprint , and the team sprint , again with Reade. She was also second in the keirin . At the 2008 Summer Olympics , Pendleton won the gold medal in the sprint . She retained her title in the sprint at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszków . Each sprint was so closely matched it required several photos, leaving Pendleton emotional but victorious over her Dutch opponent, Willy Kanis . At
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2016-609: The 2011 Structural Awards Supreme Award for Structural Engineering. In 2011, it also won the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award at British Construction Industry Awards . The venue was used for the first time in competition during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in February 2012. The velodrome was also used for the 2012 Paralympics . The outdoor BMX racing track was scheduled to have
2079-460: The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were successful. The site would also have an international competition BMX circuit, a BMX freestyle park, cyclo-cross/cross-country course mountain bike course and an outdoor cycle speedway track. The facilities would be used by internationals as well as those learning to ride. It was estimated that the park would attract 88,000 users a year, replacing the Eastway Cycle Circuit. Eastway Cycle Circuit opened in 1975, it
2142-412: The 2016 Foxhunter Chase, at Cheltenham , outperforming many pundits' expectations by finishing fifth. She described the result as "probably the greatest achievement of my life". On 19 July 2017, at invitation of English Heritage , she spent a bootcamp day at Kenilworth Castle to learn the basic trainings of the medieval sport of jousting . She stated afterwards: "I have a huge amount of respect for
2205-781: The Games but was later renamed to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (though it is not an official Royal Park of London ). The park occupies an area straddling four east London boroughs; Newham , Tower Hamlets , Hackney and Waltham Forest . Part of the park reopened in July 2013, while a large majority of the rest (including the Aquatics Centre, Velopark and Orbit observation tower) reopened in April 2014. The site covers parts of Stratford , Bow , Leyton , and Hackney Wick in east London , overlooking
2268-530: The M+E Building services design. The NHBC carried out the Sustainability assessments. The park was illuminated with a lighting scheme designed by Speirs + Major. London's Olympic and Paralympic bid proposed that there would be four indoor arenas in the park in addition to the main venues, but the revised master plan published in 2006 reduced this to three, with the volleyball events moved to
2331-668: The Somerton (a city bike ), the Initial (a road bicycle ) the Brooke and the Dalby (both hybrid bikes ) on which Pendleton herself had worked as a design consultant. She was a "brand ambassador" for Pantene hair-care products in the advent to London 2012. She was the subject of a BBC television programme which first aired in July. Pendleton was a contestant on series 10 of Strictly Come Dancing , in which her professional partner
2394-491: The Sydney and Athens Games, was in charge of the design and installation of the track. The 250-metre track was made with 56 km (35 miles) of Siberian Pine and 350,000 nails. The velodrome was officially opened by many successful British athletes including Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton . It is informally known as "The Pringle " due to its distinctive shape. It was shortlisted for the 2011 RIBA Stirling Prize . and won
2457-499: The UCI Hour record at the Velodrome, setting a distance of 54.526 km (33.881 miles). The facility hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games track cycling competition. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford , Hackney Wick , Leyton and Bow , in east London . It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics , situated adjacent to
2520-557: The area. All four of the East London boroughs covering the park as such have a neighbourhood except for Waltham Forest . The park was designed by the EDAW Consortium (including EDAW , Allies and Morrison and Buro Happold ), working with Arup and WS Atkins . Detailed landscape architecture was by LDA Design in conjunction with Hargreaves Associates. LDA design contracted Wallace Whittle to carry out various aspects of
2583-427: The capacity to 60,000 if their relocation went ahead. Tottenham Hotspur also pursued legal action over the decision and eventually the deal with West Ham collapsed due to legal pressure on 11 October 2011. West Ham did go on to win the later tenancy bid and began using the stadium from the start of the 2016–17 football season as the main tenant. The Copper Box was the only permanent indoor arena remaining after
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2646-585: The conclusion of London 2012, part of the legacy is to ensure the continued use of those facilities that are permanent, as local and community resources and for major international sporting events that make use of the world class facilities constructed for the Olympics and Paralympics: In addition to the use of the venues for international events, some of them are intended for use on a regular basis by amateur and professional sports teams in various sports. On 11 February 2011, West Ham United were selected as preferred bidders, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur , to take over
2709-543: The couple, as it was felt to be unprofessional for two members of the team to be romantically involved. Following the 2008 Olympics, when it became more widely known, Gardner was obliged to leave the team, though he was later re-hired. Pendleton and Gardner married in September 2013. In July 2018, Pendleton announced the break up of her marriage. For her 30th birthday, Pendleton had a line from The Smashing Pumpkins ' song " Today " tattooed onto her right arm. In 2012, she
2772-726: The end of London 2012. Built primarily for use in the handball and goalball competitions, it was converted to a multi-use venue that will include use for basketball . As a result of the owners of the Prestige Homes Arena in Milton Keynes terminating their lease, the London Lions basketball club, after a season at the National Sports Centre , Selhurst , relocated to the Copper Box for
2835-445: The estimated cost was £ 37 million, including £20 million for the velodrome. In 2009, at the time work began on the construction of the velodrome, the estimated cost of that facility alone was £105 million. Work on the velodrome was completed in February 2011, and was the first Olympic Park venue to be completed. The roof is designed to reflect the geometry of cycling as well as being lightweight and efficient reflecting
2898-462: The park were removed and the power transferred through the new Lower Lea Valley Cable Tunnels constructed by Murphy. Also there was a Roman village underground when they were digging it up Following site clearance, the soil across the Park site was cleaned down to a human health layer, by soil washing. In addition, at the time of the Olympic and Paralympic games: The park has been given over to
2961-502: The plans for the VeloPark were revised with no mountain bike course. By mid-February it was announced that Hog Hill would be the temporary relocation of the Eastway Cycle Centre. The promised cycle speedway track will not be built. In August 2011 it was announced that the road race course will be rerouted to allow more space and parkland after suggestions from Sport England and British Cycling . The course will now cross
3024-418: The project. The construction of the Olympic Park was managed by CLM Delivery Partner, comprising CH2M Hill, Laing O'Rourke and Mace. CLM specifically managed the "white" space between the venue construction zones, including managing the internal road network. To enable the major phase of construction to begin, the 52 electricity pylons , up to 65 metres (213 feet) high, that dominated the landscape in and around
3087-426: The second heat Meares was relegated for going outside her lane. In the decider Pendleton won in a photo finish before defeating Simona Krupeckaitė , winning 2–0 with the second win coming from another relegation. Pendleton finished without medals in her other two events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics , Pendleton and Varnish broke the world record in the qualifying stages of the team sprint before being relegated in
3150-464: The semi-finals. She recovered to win a gold medal in the keirin . Pendleton set a new Olympic record of 10.724 seconds in the qualifiers of the sprint but lost in the final to Anna Meares, after being controversially relegated in the first run and being beaten in the second run, earning a silver medal. This would be Pendleton's final competitive race as she retired from professional cycling. In March 2015, Pendleton announced her intention to become
3213-571: The size of the site led to users of the Eastway cycle circuit to protest to the Mayor of London. On 12 July 2007, the Olympic Delivery Authority selected the design team: Hopkins Architects , Expedition Engineering , BDSP, and Grant Associates, following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions . The Velopark was scheduled to be completed by the contractor, ISG , in 2011. In 2004, during London's Olympic and Paralympic bid,
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#17327732849443276-455: The sport now – much greater than before – and I think people would be surprised to learn how numb your senses are when dressed in armour top-to-toe." Pendleton featured on the cover of the July 2009 issue of men's magazine FHM . She featured in the January 2012 issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine. In February 2012, Halfords released a Pendleton branded range of women's bikes including
3339-591: The sport. 14,000 cubic metres (494,405 cu ft) of soil was used to build the track. After the Supercross world cup event, Shanaze Reade called for changes to the track. She stated that the track was "on the limit" if the wind changed. Sarah Walker echoed Reade's calls stating that the track could "get ugly" on a windy day. In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, in 2010 the Dutch National Olympic Committee commissioned
3402-638: The sprint at the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Stuttgart and the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne . She ranked 2nd overall in the World Cup for the sprint in 2004, winning the World Cup event in Manchester . At the 2004 Summer Olympics , she finished sixth in the time trial and ninth in the 200 m sprint . Pendleton won her first major medal with gold in
3465-460: The sprint at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships . She became the third British woman to become a cycling world champion in 40 years. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she won silver in the 500 m time trial and gold in the sprint. At the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships , she won the team sprint with Shanaze Reade , the individual gold in the sprint , and
3528-537: The stadium and in the surrounding park. The park hosted the music events in July 2013, but the stadium was not used. The former site of the Riverbank Arena was used to stage the Hard Rock Calling , Wireless and Electric Daisy Carnival festivals . The stadium has since hosted various concerts , including Guns N' Roses , AC/DC and Robbie Williams . In 2021, ABBA began construction of
3591-625: The track as a student before graduating and becoming a full-time cyclist. Pendleton won one bronze and three silver medals in the British National Track Championships in 2001, while still a student. Between 2002 and 2004 she was a trainee at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle , Switzerland. She qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games team, finishing fourth in the sprint. She again came fourth in
3654-474: The undulating terrain of North West England , ideal for practising road race cycling, offer a distinct advantage over London. An agreement was struck in 2012 to bring track cycling to the London Velodrome post-2012 Olympics, with events such as Revolution series which have proved popular in Manchester. In September 2013 the UCI announced that the Velodrome will host the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships . The London Development Agency (LDA) have funded
3717-463: The venue was the grand finale of the Revolution series in February 2014. This was followed by the opening round of the 2014–15 Revolution Series in October 2014 and in December 2014, the UCI Track Cycling World Cup took place at Lee Valley VeloPark. In February 2015, round five of the Revolution Series was staged at the venue while in February 2016, it hosted the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships . On 7 June 2015, Sir Bradley Wiggins broke
3780-604: Was Brendan Cole . She was the seventh of the fourteen celebrities to leave the show on 25 November. Pendleton's autobiography Between the Lines was published following her retirement in September 2012. At the 2014 Conservative Party Conference , Pendleton introduced the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan before her keynote speech on 30 September, speaking about the importance of sport in education. She said, "if you want more children to leave school healthy and prepared for life in modern Britain, with everything that will be thrown at them, you might as well give them
3843-422: Was fortunate to share lockdown with Louis Tinsley, ex-SBS operator and co-founder of clothing firm ThruDark, whom she is dating. Pendleton was accused of creating a "toxic atmosphere" during the filming of ITV's Don't Rock The Boat in November 2020 by crew mate Craig Charles . Defending herself she suggested her twin brother Alex, as a man, would have been treated differently. In 2021, she co-commentated on
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#17327732849443906-415: Was living in Wilmslow , Cheshire , but subsequently moved to the Chilterns . In 2019, Pendleton stated that she had suffered severe depression and had contemplated suicide after her failed Everest expedition, and an "unpleasant" divorce from her husband. In 2019, Pendleton competed on Channel 4's SAS Celebrity SU2C, "Who Dares, Wins" series. During COVID-19 in 2020, she posted on Instagram that she
3969-459: Was the first purpose built road cycling venue in Britain. The facility closed in September 2006 to make way for London's VeloPark. The velodrome is the third 250 m (270 yd) covered track in Great Britain. In September 2008 plans for the VeloPark were revealed, which were chosen with help from Chris Hoy . However, by March 2007, the VeloPark was revealed to be only a third of its original size, rescaled from 34 to 10 hectares. The decrease in
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