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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/olympic-velodrome-ready-for-riders.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="An aerial view of the Velodrome in the VeloPark, London" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-olympic-velodrome-ready-for-riders.jpg" alt="An aerial view of the Velodrome in the VeloPark, London"/></a></p>
<p>Sir Chris Hoy has rode on the finished London 2012 cycle track for the first time and said he &#8220;can&#8217;t wait&#8221; for the Olympics to begin.</p>
<p>The four-time Olympic champion was joined by fellow Beijing winners Victoria Pendleton and Jason Kenny plus a team of British sprint stars who are all aiming for London 2012 success.</p>
<p>Sir Chris gave a much-needed cyclist&#8217;s viewpoint to the designers and architects about what is needed for the venue in Stratford, east London.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;Having been involved in a very small way in the design process in the early stages, it&#8217;s amazing to see the velodrome finally completed, and to be able to have ridden on it gives me a feel for what it&#8217;s going to be like in a year-and-a-half&#8217;s time. I can&#8217;t wait!&#8221;</p>
<p>The VeloPark is expected to come in on budget at around £93 million.</p>
<p>The 6,000-seat velodrome, complete with its sweeping roof designed to reflect the curve of the cycling track, is the first venue at the Olympic Park to be finished.</p>
<p>Building work began in March 2009 and has now been handed over from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to the London 2012 organisers. The job now is to install the temporary facilities, such as lighting and scoring, needed to turn it into a world-class Olympic and Paralympic venue.</p>
<p>London 2012 chairman Lord Coe described it as &#8220;a stunning venue built for champions&#8221;.</p>
<p>Given Britain&#8217;s dominance at the Beijing Games in winning eight cycling golds, it is hoped the velodrome will be the scene of further glory in 2012. But changes to the Olympic programme since Beijing mean only one rider per nation will compete at each event in London.</p>
<p>The 10 riders from the British sprint team got a valuable chance to try out the Siberian pine track where they will all be hoping to go for gold at the Olympics. It took a team of 26 carpenters eight weeks to install the track.</p>
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