London 2012 blog

After a busy few weeks I’ve just about come back down to earth after a fantastic World Cycling Championships in Manchester.

I was pleased with my own performance. It was a great feeling to pick up two golds and one silver medal, but I was equally delighted with the way the whole British team performed: nine golds and two silver medals, with a couple of world records thrown in. It was an unbelievable result and sets us up nicely as we turn our attentions to the Beijing 2008 Games.

Naturally my focus is now on preparing for Beijing but it was also great this week to see how plans are progressing for the London 2012 VeloPark.

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Well, it's been an exciting week for me; it was announced that I am to be part of the 'Design Jury' to decide the winning blueprint for the London 2012 Velopark, alongside such esteemed names such as Sir Nicholas Serota, Sunand Prasad (President Elect of the Royal Institute of British Architects) and Kathryn Moore (Past President of the Landscape Institute).

It's a huge honour and quite a responsibility too, but I'm really looking forward to being a small part of something that I'm sure will have a massive impact on cycling in this country.

In addition to this I've been knuckling down to some serious training for my attempt on the World 1000 metre record which will take place on 12 May in La Paz, Bolivia.

Reduced air resistance is the key to this track being so exceptionally fast (the current record was set there in 2001 by Arnaud Tournant and stands at 58.875secs) as the city sits 12,000 feet above sea level!

It will be a tough challenge to break the record as this location really is the only place on earth where it's feasible to go fast enough.

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