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unusual facts about velodrome



1908 Tour de France

After the last stage, there was a timed lap of 666 m at the Parc des Princes velodrome in Paris, won by Henri Cornet in 51.2 s.

1959 Tour de France

When the Tour ended in the Parc des Princes velodrome in Paris, the French crowd booed the French national team, because they did not allow Anglade the victory.

1981 Paris–Roubaix

In the velodrome, Hennie Kuiper took the lead to favour the sprint of De Vlaeminck.

1983 Paris–Roubaix

His team managed to deliver a new bike in time, and Hennie Kuiper entered the velodrome in Roubaix on his own.

2002 Paris–Roubaix

These are the results for the 2002 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic, in which Johan Museeuw entered history by winning his third Paris–Roubaix after an impressive attack 40 kilometres from the Velodrome of Roubaix.

Anna Mei

She set the Ladies velodrome record at 441.55 miles (711.04 km), average speed 18.40 mph (29.63 km/h) at the Roberto Battaglia velodrome in Busto Garolfo (Italy).

Baie-Mahault

The main sport arena is a single velodrome, in Gourde-Liane nearby Destrellan and a stadium called Fiesque Duchesne (some events are such as notables concerts including Ray Charles, George Benson, Diam's, Al Jarreau and Lionel Richie

Cycling at the Friendship Games

The individual road race was held at the Schleizer Dreieck race track in Schleiz, East Germany on 23 August 1984, the team road race was held in Forst, East Germany on 26 August 1984, while track cycling events were held at the Velodrome of the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre in Moscow, Soviet Union between 18 and 22 August 1984.

Cyril Peacock

In 1952, by then a member of the Tooting Bicycle Club in south London, he won the £1,000 International Champion of Champions sprint at Herne Hill velodrome, also in south London, on Good Friday 1953.

Dorais

Dorais Velodrome, ormerly abandoned, outdoor velodrome part of Dorais Park

Effects of weather on sport

Velodrome designers capitalise on this, heating the stadium in the hope of making the cycling faster, and The Daily Telegraph has reported that some Olympic Games organisers have pumped cold air into velodromes to give rival teams a disadvantage in close time trials.

Heather Albert

Albert broke her right clavicle and dislocated her thumb in March 2004, when she was brought down in an incident involving Rebecca Quinn during a track race at the Alkek Velodrome, Houston.

Henri Pélissier

Fans at the Parc des Princes bought a bas-relief memorial to Henri, Francis and Charles Pélissier and put it up at the velodrome.

Hilding Ekelund

Among Ekelund's more notable buildings are the Taidehalli Art Gallery (together with Jarl Eklund) in Helsinki, Töölö Church in Helsinki, the Finnish Embassy in Moscow, and a number of buildings for the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, including the Olympic Rowing Stadium, the Olympic Velodrome, and the Olympic Games village.

Neo Phaliron Velodrome

The Neo Phaliron Velodrome (New Phaleron) was a velodrome and sports arena in Athens, Greece, used for the cycling events at the 1896 Summer Olympics, which was later to be the Karaiskakis Stadium.

The Kokoda Challenge

Starting in the Gold Coast Hinterland suburb of Mudgeeraba, the track follows selected fire trails and paths through Austinville, Springbrook, Numinbah Valley, Beechmont and Clagiraba to the finish line at the Nerang Velodrome.

Tseung Kwan O Velodrome

The Hong Kong government agreed to build the velodrome after Wong Kam-po won the gold medal for the men's road race in the 2006 Asian Games at Doha, amid concerns that athletes who represent Hong Kong had to rely on training facilities in China.


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