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