Cycling Event Reviews

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- good organisation

- there should have been an official program book to keep as cycling memorabilia / collector's item in the future instead of spreading thousands of brochures to join the Belgian army and the Belgian police and magazines of Floréal recreation

- asking 5€/day for a parking lot "nearby" the venue is not acceptable, people already paid a lot for their entrance ticket, there should have been free shuttle buses instead

- food and drinks (and the cup to be able to drink) were also too expensive... as usual

The cycling was great but we were disappointed by the atmosphere and the fact the veoldrome was only half full. In comparison to the Berlin event it was a bit sad. I hope next year maybe ticket prices could be reduced to get a fuller venue.

But it was well organised and great to watch.

Great cycling all round. Exciting and fast. Great skill from all the cyclist.

Downsides, depending on where you sit, could not hear the commentator clearly and could not read results.

The screens on Friday only showed scores one end, which were too far away to see from our seats and the other showed the track video. Not required as you can see all the track. On Sunday this had been changed so all 4 screens showed results. Which is great.

Another great day out, packed with exciting action and reasonably priced tickets

Overall this was a big improvement on last years event perhaps because there were more sprint races. Personally I love the Durney races and they didn’t disappoint. My biggest gripe was the PA system which was awful. You couldn’t hear a thing which meant it was impossible to get involved … if you didn’t have a knowledge of track cycling ( or be with someone who did) you would have struggled to know what was going on. When it was 6 days event the PA was brilliant and made it much easier for the audience to get involved. There could do with a bit more of a build up for the racers…often the races seemed to drift into one another …eg let the sprinters pick some music and then head round the track winding everyone up. Overall racing good but presentation needs work.

It was a pity that we had to learn at the entrance that food and drinks were not allowed inside

Excellent Organisation

The main critique as a visitor is definitely about the drinks and food. It was poorly organized. The personel was badly organized and seemed inexperienced in the venue. Also people were queing from both sides while the cafetaria was organized from left to right. Big no no. Creating a bottleneck in a single place too feed 1500 people.. come on! The hotdogs were not good, the meat was over-overdone. Serving from glass bottles was also a mistake. Cash payment was also a pain. Tokens would have been better. The payment terminal lacked connection, maybe use internal network at the venue?

NL Event; als internationales Event hätte ich mir mehr Zweisprachigkeit gewünscht - Englisch

A great event, well organised and an excellent facility. Would definitely attend again!

Great action on track with a well paced programme.

Look at seating plan carefully as there’s lots of seats with an obscured view, even premium ones

Enjoyed it, but disappointed there were no pursuit races.

The venue itself was great, and the events on the track were also great.

There were long queues for drinks for the first 2 hours, and even though the official note said it was a cashless venue, the payment machine on one of the 2 bars wasn’t working, and the staff were asking for cash payment. This meant for the vast majority of people like me, we had an even longer queue time to get drinks at the bar where the contactless payment was working.

What a great event in a beautiful setting great facilities parking great location and great range of food and drinks. Especially Having Real Belgian fries serving there delicious Fries and snacks.

Thank you Adelaide for hosting this international event. The cycling was great

Excellent day out, fantastic course and exciting racing! Only negative point was that the commentary could only be heard in the main central area - would have been great to hear it on the start line and on outlying parts of the course. Otherwise it was brilliant!

First time attending a world cup event and it was fantastic viewing. Super organised.

Absolutely the best experience. You get to roam the event to see it all. Meet the athletes up close and personal. A fantastic vibe the whole 3 days. If you and your family ride at all DH or XCO this is a must.

The administration was sometimes a little confusing / lacking, but overall a great event, amazing racing!

Things that we thought could be improved in terms of administration:

* Provide clear instructions on how to use e-tickets to obtain lift passes: Where to do this etc.

* Provide clear information regarding which lifts need to be used to get to each race (DH, CXO etc).

* Provide clear information regarding which tickets provide access to which lifts.

* Provide clear information about post-race bus services to provide return access to the Gondola.

* Provide some additional shelters in the event of bad weather.