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Manchester Velodrome is an indoor Olympic-standard cycle-racing track in Manchester, England, which opened in 1994.[1]

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  1. 71 relations: Antwerp, Arena Pruszków, Berlin, Bogotá, British Cycling, British Cycling National Track Championships, Chris Boardman, City of Manchester Stadium, Clayton Vale, Cycling Weekly, East Manchester Line, Eddy Merckx, England, Giro d'Italia, Hour record, Ineos Grenadiers, Jason Kenny, John Cain Arena, Kilometre, Kraftwerk, Kuala Lumpur, Lee Valley VeloPark, List of Commonwealth Games venues, List of cycling tracks and velodromes, Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome, Manchester, Manchester City Council, Manchester City F.C., Manchester International Festival, Manchester Metrolink, Manchester Wheelers' Club, Melbourne, Mountain bike racing, National Cycling Centre, National Indoor BMX Arena, Palma Arena, Palma de Mallorca, Perth, Perth SpeedDome, Pruszków, Revolution (cycling series), Revolution (cycling series) – Season 11, Revolution (cycling series) – Season 5, Revolution (cycling series) Season 1, Revolution (TV series), Six-day racing, Sport England, Sportcity, Sportpaleis, Steven Burke, ... Expand index (21 more) »

  2. 2002 Commonwealth Games venues
  3. Buildings and structures completed in 1994
  4. Cycle racing in England
  5. Cycling in Greater Manchester
  6. Sports venues in Manchester

Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Arena Pruszków

The Arena Pruszków, known until 2017 as BGŻ BNP Paribas Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a velodrome in Pruszków, Poland.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Bogotá

Bogotá (also), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world.

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British Cycling

British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain.

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British Cycling National Track Championships

The British National Track Championships are a Track cycling event held annually and organised by the national governing body for track cycling (and other forms of cycling) in Great Britain, British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation).

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Chris Boardman

Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is an English former racing cyclist.

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City of Manchester Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium (currently known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is the home of Premier League club Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 53,600, making it the 7th-largest football stadium in England and 11th-largest in the United Kingdom. Manchester Velodrome and City of Manchester Stadium are 2002 Commonwealth Games venues.

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Clayton Vale

Clayton Vale is an area of green space in Clayton, Manchester, England, through which the River Medlock flows.

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Cycling Weekly

Cycling Weekly is the world's oldest cycling publication.

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East Manchester Line

The East Manchester Line (EML) is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester, England, running from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne via Droylsden and Audenshaw.

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Eddy Merckx

Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy; also known as the Giro) is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries.

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Hour record

The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start.

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Ineos Grenadiers

Ineos Grenadiers (stylised as INEOS Grenadiers) (formerly Team Sky from 2010 to 2019, and Team Ineos from 2019 to 2020) is a British professional cycling team that competes at the UCI WorldTeam level.

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Jason Kenny

Sir Jason Francis Kenny, (born 23 March 1988) is a British former track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints.

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John Cain Arena

John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Kilometre

The kilometre (SI symbol: km; or), spelt kilometer in American English and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for). It is the preferred measurement unit to express distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statute mile is used.

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Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk ("power plant") are a German electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur; 吉隆坡联邦直辖区; கோலாலம்பூர் கூட்டரசு பிரதேசம்) and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia.

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Lee Valley VeloPark

Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England.

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List of Commonwealth Games venues

The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, alphabetically, by sport and by year.

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List of cycling tracks and velodromes

This is a list of cycling tracks and velodromes for track cycling worldwide.

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Luis Carlos Galán Velodrome

The Velódromo Luis Carlos Galán is a velodrome in Bogotá, Colombia, it was built in 1995 and hosted the 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England.

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Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England.

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Manchester International Festival

The Manchester International Festival is a biennial international arts festival, with a specific focus on original new work, held in the English city of Manchester and run by Factory International.

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Manchester Metrolink is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England.

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Manchester Wheelers' Club

Manchester Wheelers' Club is a cycling club in Manchester, in north-west England.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Mountain bike racing

Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain.

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National Cycling Centre

The National Cycling Centre is a multipurpose cycling venue in Sportcity, Manchester, United Kingdom. Manchester Velodrome and National Cycling Centre are cycle racing in England, cycling in Greater Manchester and sports venues in Manchester.

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National Indoor BMX Arena

The National Indoor BMX Arena is an indoor BMX racing facility, located in Sportcity, Manchester, United Kingdom. Manchester Velodrome and National Indoor BMX Arena are cycle racing in England, cycling in Greater Manchester and sports venues in Manchester.

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Palma Arena

The Palma Arena (also known in Spanish as Velodrome Palma) is a multisport pavilion of the city of Palma.

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Palma de Mallorca

Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.

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Perth

Perth (Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia.

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Perth SpeedDome

The Perth SpeedDome is a velodrome in Midvale, Western Australia, Australia.

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Pruszków

Pruszków (‏פּרושקאָוו Prushkov) is a city in east-central Poland, capital of Pruszków County in the Masovian Voivodeship.

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Revolution (cycling series)

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

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Revolution (cycling series) – Season 11

Season 11 of the Revolution track series is being competed from October 2013 to March 2014, across a range of venues; the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow and finally the Olympic Velodrome in London and will consist of 5 rounds.

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Revolution (cycling series) – Season 5

Revolution (cycling series) – Season 5 is the a season of the series of track cycling events primarily held at the Manchester Velodrome in the north west of England.

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Revolution (cycling series) Season 1

Season 1 of the Revolution cycling series was held during the winter track cycling season of 2003/2004.

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Revolution (TV series)

Revolution is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series that ran from September 17, 2012, until May 21, 2014, when it was cancelled by NBC.

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Six-day racing

Six-day cycling is a track cycling event that takes place over six days.

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Sport England

Sport England is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Sportcity

Sportcity in Manchester is a multipurpose sports and leisure facility. Manchester Velodrome and Sportcity are sports venues in Manchester.

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Sportpaleis

The Antwerps Sportpaleis (Antwerp's Sport Palace), also called Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Sportpaleis Merksem or simply the Sportpaleis, is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Steven Burke

Steven James Burke (born 4 March 1988) is a former English track and road cyclist, who rode for the now disbanded cycling team.

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Team pursuit

The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.

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Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France.

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Tour de France (song)

"Tour de France" is a song by German electronic band Kraftwerk.

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UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling.

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Velodrom (Berlin)

The Velodrom (velodrome) is an indoor track cycling arena, in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin, Germany.

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Velopark tram stop

Velopark is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system.

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Vuelta a España

The Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries.

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1996 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1996 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling.

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2000 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2000 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling.

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2002 Commonwealth Games

The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, was an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002.

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2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling.

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2004–05 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2004–2005 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling.

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2005–06 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling.

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2006–07 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling.

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2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling.

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2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race competition over a season of track cycling.

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2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling.

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2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

The 2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics was a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

The 2013–2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi race tournament over a track cycling season.

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2024 British Cycling National Track Championships

The 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions.

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See also

2002 Commonwealth Games venues

Buildings and structures completed in 1994

Cycle racing in England

Cycling in Greater Manchester

Sports venues in Manchester

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Velodrome

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