Cabinet Minister Andy Burnham Experiences Wattbike Effect
Posted by Chris Rowe on Mar 30, 2008
Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, gained first hand experience of the ground-breaking Wattbike during his visit to the world track cycling championships in Manchester.
Mr Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport watches a Wattbike race at the Manchester 2008 World Cycling Championship
Mr Burnham tried the machine himself, and was struck by the enthusiasm of the participants in the Wattbike peak power challenge. They included his son, who had two sessions on the machine.
Mr Burnham visited the championships as a guest of British Cycling, whose deputy chief executive Ian Drake briefed him on the Wattbike’s potential to add an extra dimension to cycling participation in the UK. This highlighted the prospect of enhancing British Cycling’s Go-Ride development programme.
Wattbike officials explained the attractions of the computerised console to the young, and outlined the innovative nature of the partnership between a progressive British company and Britain’s most successful Olympic sport.
Mr Burnham, MP for Leigh, saw Britain win another three gold medals in what has been a spectacularly successful event.
