Event: 5 October 2013
Location: Herne Hill Velodrome, London
VeloJam sponsored by successful women’s clothing brand AnaNichoola, is back on October 5 at Herne Hill Velodrome for the second year running after an overwhelming response to the inaugural event in 2012.
AnaNichoola VeloJam is being brought to you by Team MuleBar Girl – Sigma Sport, who as well as competing regularly on the national road circuit work tirelessly to share their passion and encourage more women to take up cycling. Inspired by local track meets such as the Dave Creasy Memorial and Good Friday, the team wanted to create an event that made track racing more competitive amongst women, and grass roots level racing more accessible.
Critics said categorised track racing for women couldn’t be done but with a 50-strong field including novice riders up to the best of Elite British females the 2012 event was a huge success and showcased A, B and C racing for the first time in the UK.
This year’s event will be bigger and better and thanks to the generosity of headline sponsor AnaNichoola, Sigma Sport and Cicla, there will be over £1000 in cash prizes available on the night.
This year’s event will be bigger and better and thanks to the generosity of headline sponsor AnaNichoola, Sigma Sport and Cicla, there will be over £1000 in cash prizes available on the night. What’s more there will be even more products up for grabs from Hope, Oakley, Wildoo, Mule Bar, Bicycle Film Festival, Batiste and Madison.
Adding to the party vibe the racing will take place on a Saturday night under the new velodrome floodlights and it’s absolutely free for spectators. Wine and beer will be flowing and the racing predicted to be close-fought at every level.
There’ll be events for every lady all the way up from non-licence holding Go Riders to A category professional riders. There’ll even be a Madison this year, a fantastic race to watch, paired riders take turns to hand-sling each other into the bunch. Expect the music and adrenaline to be pumping - all this and much more action not to be missed.
With just two weeks to go until the big night there’s still time to get your entries in! Entries are £15 in advance and £20 on the day. To enter and for further information, please visit the event listing on the calendar.
