Vélodrome de Bordeaux | |
Location: | Bordeaux, France |
Coordinates: | 44.8993°N -0.5657°W |
Broke Ground: | 1987 |
Opened: | 9 October 1989 |
Capacity: | 4560 |
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 250m (820feet) long. For athletics, there is an elliptical four-lane 200m (700feet) track, a 60m (200feet) sprinting track and areas for jumps and throws. There are seats for 4560 spectators.