Revolution was a series of track cycling events primarily held at the Manchester Velodrome in the north west of England.

The series was founded in 2003, with the main aim of providing regular track cycling events for fans to attend in Manchester.

An organisation management company, Face Partnership, was brought in to attempt to create a series providing regular top level events at the velodrome.

Admission costs were fixed at an affordable level, originally £8 for an adult ticket, in order to enable families to attend.

The event featured big British names like Bradley Wiggins, Rob Hayles, Chris Newton, John Scripps and David Millar.

The series also rapidly attracted the attention of track sprinters from continental Europe, who took advantage of the opportunity to sharpen their skills against top-class fields without the levels of pressure experienced in World Cup events.

[5] In July 2008, the Aftermarket company signed a deal with Face Partnership to create an expo area in the track centre at each event.

[7] In April 2016 a collaboration between FACE Partnership and Velon, an organisation representing 11 UCI WorldTeams, was announced with the aim of expanding the Revolution series internationally under the "Revolution Champions League", with the inaugural Champions League competition being held across three consecutive weekends in November and December 2016.

[12] Despite Revolution's popularity with both cyclists and fans, Face Partnership had been experiencing years-long financial problems which put the completion of the 2017-18 season at risk.

The events featured alongside the main sprint competition are tailored to the sprinters appearing and has included various challenges and revenge matches over the years.

The list of World and Olympic Champions to have appeared include Chris Hoy, Theo Bos, Arnaud Tournant, Jason Kenny, Victoria Pendleton, Jamie Staff, Jens Fiedler, Grégory Baugé, Ross Edgar, Craig MacLean, Jason Queally, René Wolff, Jan van Eijden, Florian Rousseau, Stefan Nimke, Maximilian Levy, Teun Mulder, Robert Förstemann, Mickaël Bourgain, Willy Kanis, Matthew Rotherham, Christin Muche and Clara Sanchez.

This was in memory of the Spanish rider and then-World Madison Champion who died during the Ghent Six Day meeting in 2006, one week before he was due to appear at Revolution 15.

The endurance racing attracted both major track riders and stars of the road, throwing up a number of unique contests over the years.

The list of major names (on the track or the road) to have appeared include Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy, Joan Llaneras, Paul Manning, Bradley McGee, Chris Newton, Rob Hayles, Sergi Escobar, Steve Cummings, Stuart O'Grady, Iljo Keisse, Matthew Gilmore, Franco Marvulli, Bruno Risi, David Millar, Peter Schep, Robert Slippens, Nicole Cooke, Rebecca Romero and Graeme Obree.

Tournant had a shoulder injury which prevented the duo doing a proper hand sling change over, however they still posted a record time of 54.4 seconds.

However it was noted that the endurance squad regularly carried out similar short drills during training, so the playing field was more level going into the event.

Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos won, including the elimination race, this omnium event ahead of British rider Lizzie Armitstead.

This series involved young riders, usually 14- to 16-year-olds and provided them with the opportunity to race in front of big crowds from an early age.