The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships (March 22-25) is the first major event in the Rio Olympic Velodrome (photo gallery) since the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Last year, the velodrome was damaged twice by fire.
Rio 2016; Olympic velodrome hit by fire for second time this year
This Sunday, the Rio 2016 Velodrome in Barra Olympic Park was damaged by a fire for the second time in 4 months.
You can read more here: The Associated Press
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Rio 2016; Velodrome damaged by fire
Last night, the Rio 2016 Velodrome in Barra Olympic Park was damaged by a fire;
Read more; USA today
Rio 2016; Photo Gallery; Rio Bike Fest – First major event in Olympic Velodrome
Book recommendation; Hopkins Architects London 2012 Velodrome: Design in Pursuit of Efficiency
Hopkins Architects London 2012 Velodrome: Design in Pursuit of Efficiency
Paperback: 108 pages
Publisher: The Architects’ Journal, Emap Inform (21 Sept. 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-0956787712
London 2012; Velodrome construction time-lapse video
London 2012; Velodrome
Venue Velodrome
Olympics London 2012
Architect Hopkins Architects
Capacity 6,750 Seats
Olympic Sports Cycling Track
More information Wikipedia
Video: The Science of the Velodrome
Tokyo 2020; Izu Velodrome
The Izu Velodrome will host the track cycling events during the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
- Architect; Gensler Architects (website)
- Year completed; 2011
- Type; Existing
- Capacity; 1.800 seats (+ 1.200 temporary)
- Track: 250m, Cedar wood
- Olympic Sports; Track Cycling
- Paralympic Sports; Para-cycling Track
- Legacy; National Training Centre
- Official website
Location
Photos
Video
Rio 2016; Olympic Velodrome
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
Rio 2016; Velodrome officially opened
The Olympic Velodrome in Barra Olympic Park was officially opened this weekend. (more photos here and here)
