CYCLING: Get us on track.Byline: By COLIN RENTON AILEEN McGLYNN has already proved she is one of the top cyclists in her class but she'd love to see facilities for the sport in Scotland Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of Sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like football, rugby union and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness. improved. She burst on to the scene with two spectacular rides in the Athens Paralympics and built on her gold and silver medal wins by landing two World Cup titles in Manchester this month. Now the Paisley cyclist, who is visually impaired, is looking forward to the European Championships at Alkmaar in Holland in August. But preparing for that event will involve fortnightly trips to Manchester and that is a bone of contention a subject of contention or dispute. See also: Bone with all Scottish riders. She said: 'There is a big push to get an indoor velodrome ve·lo·drome n. A sports arena with a banked oval track for bicycle and motorcycle racing. [French vélodrome, blend of vélocipède, velocipede; see velocipede, and built in Scotland and I really hope it happens sooner rather than later.' However, the support for British Paralympic riders has been boosted by extra funding to help preparations for the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. McGlynn said: 'It's starting to happen. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going all the way to Beijing |
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