The 1.5km closed road cycling circuit at Odd Down Playing Fields has been funded by British Cycling.
The marathon, road cycling, triathlon, open water swimming and race walking are the events most at risk.
It is one of only 17 closed road cycling circuits in England and the first purpose built facility in the South British Cycling region.
But in the past decade or so, as other sports followed up on promises to get rid of drug cheats, professional road cycling has lagged behind.
Today this statuesque Jamaican is a seasoned cyclist who races for a professional U.S. road cycling team and is busy preparing for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Run by former Australian road cycling champion Wayne Hibberd, it is modelled on Italy's cycling-specific Hotel Dory in the Emilia-Romagna region , and features the likes of bike storage, racks and tyre pumps.
Professional road cycling seemed immune from such pressures.
Under the plans, tourist landmarks in the city would be transformed with competitors descending on Hyde Park for the triathlon and road cycling events, Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball and Regent's Park for baseball and softball.
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The Paralympics run from 29 August until 9 September and will be staged largely in the Olympic Park, with sailing events at Weymouth and Portland, rowing at Eton Dorney and road cycling events at Brands Hatch, south of London.
Four of the events, the marathon, the walk, cycling road race and the cycling time trial, are free.
Marjolein de Lange, an expert in planning and policy for cycling and road safety, leads the Thinkbike project for the Dutch Cycling Embassy.
But the big surprise is Great Britain, which came in No. 2 with 80 votes boosted by wins in rowing, boxing and road and track cycling.
Later on, the committee took evidence from Transport ministers Mike Penning and Norman Baker, who are responsible for the government's policies on road safety and cycling.
The average cycling road race for disabled athletes is a one-day event stretching 50 miles, while able-bodied races can last five days or more, he said.
Wiggins, who will make his London 2012 bow in the cycling road race on Saturday, said on Twitter: "Just arrived at the Olympics, got all me kit, still think Stella was a bit Lucy in the Sky when she knocked this one up, " a reference to one of McCartney's Dad's classic records.
Billed as Ireland's toughest multi-sports race, it challenged its 54 competitors to cover 260km of kayaking, cycling and mountain road and trail running within 24 hours.
British Cycling - the national governing body for cycling which campaigns on road safety - said the move was a step in the right direction.
He became president of the city's biggest cycling club, the Century Road Club Association, ran clinics, started a team that bore his name on the jersey.
The road regularly features in the Tour de France cycling race.
Five minutes outside town, I find myself cycling a rented bike along a deserted road.
It believes the 20mph limit would reduce the number and severity of road crashes, improve air quality and encourage more cycling and walking.
There is also a closed road circuit amidst the grounds for a number of outdoor cycling practices.
Dave Cockram, from British Cycling, said the opportunity to build a closed road circuit in Bath was one he "welcomed".
For on-the-road navigating, the best maps are those published by the national cycling organization Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad Club (ADFC).
The new activity profiles feature allows cyclists to customize data fields and device settings based on their cycling activity, such as training, racing, or road and mountain biking.
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Great Britain won seven out of 10 track cycling golds at the London 2012, and on the road Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins won gold in the men's time trial and Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the women's road race.
The Conservative peer called for a "change of culture" amongst the cycling community and suggested cyclists "learn the rules of the road".
Great Britain won seven out of 10 track cycling golds at the London 2012 Olympics, and on the road, Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins won gold in the men's time trial and Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the women's road race.
She said their father, who was born in Fenton in 1912, was inspired to start cycling aged 14 when he entered and won a 25-mile road race.
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