Vélodrome de Bordeaux

Vélodrome de Bordeaux
Location Bordeaux, France
Coordinates 44°53′57″N 0°33′57″W / 44.899259°N 0.565720°W / 44.899259; -0.565720
Capacity 4560
Construction
Broke ground 1987
Opened October 9, 1989

The Vélodrome de Bordeaux is a velodrome in Bordeaux, France. It hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1998 and 2006. Building started in 1987 and the velodrome was opened on October 9, 1989.

The arena hosts cycling and athletics facilities. The cycling track is 250 metres (270 yd) long. For athletics, there is an elliptical four-lane 200 m (220 yd) track, a 60 m (66 yd) sprinting track and areas for jumps and throws. There are seats for 4560 spectators.

Preceded by
Perth SpeedDome
Perth
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue

1998
Succeeded by
Velodrom
Berlin
Preceded by
ADT Event Center
Los Angeles
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue

2006
Succeeded by
Palma Arena
Palma de Mallorca


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