2008 News Archive
2007 News Archive
Plowman Craven surveyors work the cycle team territory
20th December 2007
A Plowman Craven team turned up at the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in West London recently, but there were no familiar rider's faces in the line-up. Instead of bikes they were equipped with poles and theodolites.
Race Team sponsor's, surveying company Plowman Craven, were out measuring the topography of the mile-long circuit, normally home to a number of the Team's riders, including local boy and Team leader Tony Gibb.
The topographical survey is needed to obtain planning permission for developments at the cycle circuit, and follows an earlier environmental survey on the Green Belt site.
Hillingdon hope to get permission for a club hut and a Photo: Plowman Craven get the measure of Hillingdon banked 250 metre training track to act as a feeder for the London Olympic Velodrome. Short link roads are also planned to create two smaller circuits for coaching different youth groups.
"Hillingdon is a fantastic facility," commented Tony Gibb, who has won many races there throughout his career. "London is in desperate need of more circuits like it, especially with Eastway gone. Linking it to the Olympic Velodrome is just the sort of joined-up thinking cycling needs, but it is also important to have a good facility in west London to balance all the Olympic development in the east."
The Plowman Craven Evans Cycles squad already have strong links to Hillingdon, as some of the riders regularly train and race on the circuit. Most recently two of the Team's riders, Simon Gaywood and James Millard ran a coaching session at the circuit for Amersham RCC members preparing for their first race.
Stuart Benstead, Chairman of the circuit users' group, commented: "We are fortunate to be able to call on the Plowman Craven organisation to measure the site using cutting edge technology. The topographical survey is the next step in achieving our very high aspirations and we know we are in safe hands with the Plowman Craven team."
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