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Tokyo 2020; Izu Velodrome

Izu Velodrome – Photo courtesy of Tokyo 2020

 

Facts & Figures

  • Competition zone: Outside Tokyo
  • Architect: Gensler Architects, Schürmann
  • Year completed: 2011
  • Type: Existing
  • Capacity: 3,600
  • Olympic sports: Cycling (track)
  • Paralympic sports: Cycling (track)
  • Legacy: National Training Centre
  • Other facts: 250m track, Cedar wood

 

Location

 

Photos

Izu Velodrome – Photo courtesy of Tokyo 2020

 

Video

 

This post will be regularly updated in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. View an overview of all venues here.

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Rio 2016; Olympic Velodrome

Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games

 

RIO OLYMPIC VELODROME

  • Architect; Blac Arquitetura
  • Year completed; 2016
  • Type; New and permanent. The 2007 Pan American Velodrome was not approved by the ICU.
  • Capacity; 5.000 seats
  • Olympic Sports; Track Cycling
  • Paralympic Sports; Para-cycling Track
  • Legacy; Part of the Olympic Training Centre

 

Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
Photo: Martijn Giebels / Architecture of the Games
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London 2012; Velodrome & BMX Track (Legacy)

Part 9 of 11 in a serie blog posts about the legacy of London 2012. (read more)

Velodrome

© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
  • Design by; Hopkins Architects
  • Capacity; 6000 seats

BMX Track

© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
  • Capacity; 6000 seats (temporary stands)

London 2012

  • Olympic Games;
    • Veldorome: Cycling (track)
    • BMX Track: Cycling (BMX)
  • Paralympic Games;
    • Veldorome: Cycling (track)
    • BMX Track: –

Post-Olympics

  • Lee Valley VeloPark
    • 1Mile road circuit
    • Velodrome
    • Mountain Bike Trails
    • BMX track
  • 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Cup London
  • 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Photos

Photos taken on August 23, 2014. (click to enlarge)

© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG
© Martijn Giebels / AotG

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