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When a velodrome was built in my hometown, people were outraged. The cost was around $600k of 80's money. And there was absolutely no tradition in the area for
by narag 8y ago
When a velodrome was built in my hometown, people were outraged. The cost was around $600k of 80's money. And there was absolutely no tradition in the area for this sport.
Less than ten years later, olympic gold:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Moreno_(cyclist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Manuel_Moreno_(cycli...
- EwanToo 8y agoThe same could be said for the Manchester Velodrome, high quality facilities built in an area without much history of cycling and now we churn out Olympic medalists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Velodrome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Velodrome