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Sheffield BMX track becomes lockdown success story
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Hanna Jonsson and Lucy Follett on their bikes

 

 

 

From perfecting your banana bread to taking up a new hobby, the coronavirus pandemic has seen people trying all manner of new things.

 

In one corner of Sheffield a dusty BMX track has become a magnet for hundreds, with one rider saying the circuit had seen "three years wear in just one year".

 

Bolehills  สมัครสมาชิก slotxo BMX track is a series of twists, turns and jumps nestled at the bottom of a hill in the north west of the city.

 

Built in 1983 between the suburbs of Walkely and Crookes, in the past four decades it has been a hangout for those seeking an adrenalin rush and a proving ground for a number of talented young riders, as well as Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders.

 

But since last March, and over the course of three lockdowns, it has become a place of escape for more than just the thrill-seekers.

 

Dave Camus, one of a number of passionate BMXers who help to maintain the track, said the site had been "buzzing every day".

 

The type of people visiting had become more "diverse", he said, and the track "the busiest I've ever seen it".

 

"Normally you'd get loads of university students up here but it's been kids, older people, parents," he said.

 

He said the "biking boom" has seen more people choosing to get on a bike, rather than going to the pub or shopping at nearby Meadowhall.

 

Among those to have made the most of Bolehills during the pandemic is 77-year-old mountain biker Pat Horscroft.

 

She said she had been using the track to sharpen her skills for when she can finally return to riding holidays in Europe.

 

"Although I will never be jumping like the lads, it's just really good for learning skills that translate to mountain biking," she said.



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