The winter is here in Europe and if you are not playing cyclo-cross in the muddy fields of Belgium you must be in-door at a ‘6 Days’ somewhere. New on the track calendar for the 2015/16 winter season is the London 6, well the London 1 + 5 Days to be more precise. Ed Hood is back in harness and working hard in the track cabins, but he has had time to fill us in on his London experience so far. “Nice colours,” I say to Albert Torres, resplendent in his blood and sand red and yellow of Espaa kit.He smiles; “yes but those colours are the best,” he tells me as he nods toward affable Frenchman Morgan Kneisky who’s just strode into view resplendent in his rainbow jersey as World Madison Champion.Morgan Kneisky This is the third happening in recent years which I never imagined I’d live to see; I’ve seen a Briton win the World Elite Road Race Championship, a Brit win Le Tour and now – I’m working at a six day race taking place in the UK.It’s not a ‘proper’ six in that the first day of racing – Sunday – was a ‘stand alone’ event with the ‘six’ starting on the Monday when the big names arrived back from Switzerland and the European Track Championships.Fast racing in LondonThe setting is the Lee Valley Olympic Velodrome; at 250 metres a bittie big for a six day track but it’s fast; witnessed by the world record for...
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