Guillem snowboard: velodrome

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Wood change

This is the actual state of our velodrome on Barcelona, (Velòdrom d'Horta). They decide to change the woods after 22 years. The woods that we been riding were the same as the Olympic Games on Barcelona 92'. But last time we ride it, this woods were rotten and broken.

We have to wait more than 3 months, it will be ready for the Catalonian Championship.

I can't wait to ride it!

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Last lap on the Velodrome

Last day at the Velodrome until they change the wood.

Yesterday was our last day at the Horta Velodrome for a while. The wood is on really bad conditions, and they are gonna change 3m (9 feet 10⁷⁄₆₄ inches) width. We just made the last training for 3 months on it, and our coaches (Jaume Mas and Vicente Catalan) told us it was free train, only for fun and enjoy the ride!

This is the current state of the wood. Lot of broken parts are covered by adhesive tape. Others parts only creak when you pass, sinking into the wood. This wood was never changed since the Olympic Games on Barcelona 92. The handyman of the velodrome fixed some spread parts doing a good job.

I can remember on the 2013 Catalonian championship (LINK), on the second race, the judges stop the race because some wood of the camber (curve) was broken. The handyman and some helpers just fix on 30min. It was an amazing job!