Comments on: Shocking: Hostile Takeover of New England Velodrome http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/shocking-hostile-takeover-of-new-england-velodrome/ All about cycling in the great state of Massachusetts (and beyond!) Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The New England Velodrome Becomes The Northeast Velodrome | Road Biking Massachusetts http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/shocking-hostile-takeover-of-new-england-velodrome/comment-page-1/#comment-391 The New England Velodrome Becomes The Northeast Velodrome | Road Biking Massachusetts Thu, 13 May 2010 19:01:45 +0000 http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/?p=573#comment-391 [...] in March, there were some sudden changes made at the New England Velodrome, which many simply described as a hostile takeover of sorts. The [...] [...] in March, there were some sudden changes made at the New England Velodrome, which many simply described as a hostile takeover of sorts. The [...]

]]> By: Sid http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/shocking-hostile-takeover-of-new-england-velodrome/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Sid Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:48:25 +0000 http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/?p=573#comment-215 This is so sad. Although I agree that there could be two sides, I have an idea that this is another case of corporate consumption of what a few dedicated individuals have worked so hard to build. Of course, Cycloft may believe that they can profit from the programs now that the hard work is done-all they may think they need to do is manage the programs. Not so. Just wait til it rains hard on friday night before the BMX races start. Get the shovels and rakes out. Of course, they may not be intending to do that as BMX is not as hot, profitable, or sponser worthy as Cyclocross/Track racing is now. I will only find out through the grapevine, as my 3 boys and I will be at Wakefield. Thanks to the staff for a great 2009 season. We'll see you at WBMX. Brad, Aeden, Avery and Dario This is so sad. Although I agree that there could be two sides, I have an idea that this is another case of corporate consumption of what a few dedicated individuals have worked so hard to build. Of course, Cycloft may believe that they can profit from the programs now that the hard work is done-all they may think they need to do is manage the programs. Not so. Just wait til it rains hard on friday night before the BMX races start. Get the shovels and rakes out. Of course, they may not be intending to do that as BMX is not as hot, profitable, or sponser worthy as Cyclocross/Track racing is now. I will only find out through the grapevine, as my 3 boys and I will be at Wakefield. Thanks to the staff for a great 2009 season. We’ll see you at WBMX. Brad, Aeden, Avery and Dario

]]> By: Tom http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/shocking-hostile-takeover-of-new-england-velodrome/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Tom Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:55:18 +0000 http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/?p=573#comment-205 Hi Fred: You make a good point, and I had waited a few days before making this post to see if anything surfaced from the other side and qualified my statements with "If the statements in Tony's email are accurate..." There are definitely two sides to every story, and I am wondering how something like this could come on so suddenly (for instance, didn't Tony have a lease?). However, I'm a blogger and not an investigative journalist and my intent here is to convey my personal experience with the park and the staff of NE Velodrome. As you can see, it's been limited but extremely positive. So, I'm disappointed at this news and I've given Tony the benefit of the doubt for the moment. I was hoping this post might spur a little dialog, and I thank you for your comment. This might not be the right forum, but I am very curious to learn more of the details. I suppose they will surface in due time. Hi Fred: You make a good point, and I had waited a few days before making this post to see if anything surfaced from the other side and qualified my statements with “If the statements in Tony’s email are accurate…”

There are definitely two sides to every story, and I am wondering how something like this could come on so suddenly (for instance, didn’t Tony have a lease?). However, I’m a blogger and not an investigative journalist and my intent here is to convey my personal experience with the park and the staff of NE Velodrome. As you can see, it’s been limited but extremely positive. So, I’m disappointed at this news and I’ve given Tony the benefit of the doubt for the moment.

I was hoping this post might spur a little dialog, and I thank you for your comment. This might not be the right forum, but I am very curious to learn more of the details. I suppose they will surface in due time.

]]> By: Fred http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/shocking-hostile-takeover-of-new-england-velodrome/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Fred Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:41 +0000 http://roadbikingmassachusetts.com/?p=573#comment-204 Shouldn't you have investigated the story behind Tony's comments before essentially declaring that you can't support the new operators? There are always two sides to a story and there's a good chance that the other side will paint a different picture. Maybe, just maybe, the 'hostile' takeover is not what its been portrayed as. Shouldn’t you have investigated the story behind Tony’s comments before essentially declaring that you can’t support the new operators? There are always two sides to a story and there’s a good chance that the other side will paint a different picture. Maybe, just maybe, the ‘hostile’ takeover is not what its been portrayed as.

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