Event 22 also held a Revolution first; a book signing with pursuit hero Bradley Wiggins. The individual and team pursuit Gold medallist took time out to sign copies for the constant queue of purchasers. There were also trade stands and the Watt Bike arena for spectators to test their fitness.

One of the biggest attractions of the night was the Revolution Sprint events, which allowed the whole of the Team Sprint gold medallists to get back together on the track. Qualifying saw the young guns take the advantage; Jason Kenny pulled an impressive 10.247 out of the bag. Good performances from Matt Crampton and David Daniell saw some of the usual suspects unexpectedly eliminated in the early rounds.

But there were no real upsets in Round 1, with those achieving fast qualifying times, reinforcing their dominance in the match sprints. The Revolution’s foreign visitors didn’t demonstrate a threat with four Brits progressing to the quarter finals. In the semi finals, David Daniell came past Ross Edgar to qualify to the next round, as did Chris Hoy against Matt Crampton.

The sprint final featured the impressive display of a youngster like Daniell taking on a triple Olympic champion and it really shows the strength of talent that British Cycling are producing. Despite a good effort trying to take it from the front, it wasn’t enough to deter Chris Hoy, who came past in the final moments to take the overall win. The minor final took place in the form of a six lap dash with Matt Crampton recording the victory.

With a DHL Future Revolution for 12-15 year olds taking place at the velodrome during the daytime, it was really great to see the next level of young riders racing in front of a huge crowd at Revolution 22. The Boys 5km Points Race, 5km Scratch Race and Six Lap Dash were all dominated and won by Welsh star Sam Harrison, the series leader. Lucy Garner took first in the Girls Six Lap Dash, while Harriet Owen caught breakaway hopeful Elinor Barker to win the Girls 5km Points Race. The last Future Stars Girls race hosted a battle between series leader Ruby Miller and eventual race winner, Laura Trott, who did just enough to keep Miller at bay.

The event also had a whole host of Women’s Elite races. The hotly contested Points Race was won by Swift Racing’s Sarah Reynolds who accumulated 7 points, with Jess Allen and Dani King only just behind with 6 points. Joanna Rowsell is normally more familiar with pursuit racing, however this didn’t stop her from taking first place in the 500m Flying Start TT in a time of 32.829. Many would have expected sprinter, Anna Blyth, to be the favourite for the Women’s Six Lap Dash, but Hannah Mayo’s early attack for the finish only just paid off.

The Elite Men’s races were, as always, a great spectacle. Some of elite level cycling has been overshadowed by the success in the Olympics, but there were plenty of stars present, such as Rob Hayles, Steve Cummings and Dean Downing. Manxman Peter Kennaugh won the scratch/devil race, which saw some big names eliminated in the devil part of the race. Most of the riders left to contest the sprint were part of the formidable 100% ME team. The Points Race had Geraint Thomas and Chris Newton in contention throughout. They were close, but the final sprint and overall victory was taken by Aussie Luke Roberts.

Early breakaways in the Elite Men Scratch Race from Pete Williams and Jon Mozley were chased down. Steve Cummings counter attacked with Chris Newton, but this was again, closed down by the bunch. Another group made the decisive break with only a few laps to go, unsurprisingly, Rob Hayles made the final selection and powered to a well deserved victory.

The Revolution series always manages to deliver some exciting race concepts that we wouldn’t usually get to see in championship or other open track racing. The 1km Madison Time Trial is always a favourite and pursuit specialists, Ed Clancy and Steven Burke, proved they were streets ahead of the competition. A superb time of 54.666 was more than enough to ensure the pairings of Rob Hayles and Chris Newton got nowhere near the top spot.

The 1km Team Sprint Challenge also proved to be one of the highlights of the evening’s racing. The Team Sprint front man Jamie Staff started explosively, leaving the pursuiters with a lot of work to do. And with a 1km distance, the workload was a little too much and the Team Sprinters took victory in 58.832. The dominance of the sprinters was possibly a little unsurprising; after all, GB have quite a few medals proving we’re pretty good over that distance.

The Revolution and Invitation Keirins finished off the night’s racing with the sprinters just about recovered from the earlier heats. The Revolution Keirin featured many of the up and coming sprinters that British Cycling have at their disposal, David Daniell’s performance reiterated that he is one to watch for the future, with a victory taken from the front. The Invitation Keirin was the one everybody was waiting for, with the crowd’s favourite, Chris Hoy, capping off the night with a strong victory over Matt Crampton. Hoy raced as he knows best, taking the fight to the other riders with two laps to go.