Watt Fighters › Velodromes › Hong Kong Velodrome
Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Velodrome
The World Championships were raced here in 2017. The hall stands in a park near the sea. Its roof is shaped like a cycling helmet. Inside, dark steel beams and rows of bright lights hang over a very pale pine track. The seats are a mix of blue, yellow and grey.
- One lap
- 250 m
- Track
- Wood
- Banking in the bends
- 42°
- Banking on the straights
- 12°
- Width
- 7 m
- Indoor or outdoor
- Indoor
- Built
- 2013
- People who can watch
- About 3,000
Did you know?
- This velodrome opened at the end of 2013, in a park near the sea.
- The World Championships came here in 2017. It was the first time they were ever held in Hong Kong!
- Sarah Lee is the most famous track rider from Hong Kong. She won a medal at the World Championships right here, in front of her home crowd!
- Sarah Lee has won medals at two Olympic Games, in London and in Tokyo.
- From outside, the roof of this velodrome looks like a giant cycling helmet!
The race announcer tells riders these facts at Hong Kong Velodrome.
Race at Hong Kong Velodrome
In Watt Fighters you race here on your own bike, on a smart trainer or with a power meter. Your watts move your rider round the track. On the steep bends you need speed, or you slide down the banking. You can race every event here: match sprint, elimination, points race, scratch race, unknown distance, time trial, keirin, flying 200 m, open track.
Race here in Watt FightersThe other velodromes
London VelodromeLondon, England250 m a lap · bends banked 42° · indoor
Marymoor VelodromeRedmond, Washington, the USA400 m a lap · bends banked 25° · outdoor
Burnaby VelodromeBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada200 m a lap · bends banked 47° · indoor
’t Kuipke in GhentGhent, Belgium166.67 m a lap · bends banked 52° · indoor
Omnisport ApeldoornApeldoorn, the Netherlands250 m a lap · bends banked 44° · indoor
T-Town VelodromeTrexlertown, Pennsylvania, the USA333.33 m a lap · bends banked 30° · outdoor
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines VelodromeMontigny-le-Bretonneux, France250 m a lap · bends banked 44° · indoor
Anadia VelodromeSangalhos, Anadia, Portugal250 m a lap · bends banked 41.2° · indoor
Izu VelodromeIzu, Shizuoka, Japan250 m a lap · bends banked 45° · indoor
VELO Sports CenterCarson, California, the USA250 m a lap · bends banked 45° · indoor
Alpenrose VelodromePortland, Oregon, the USA268.43 m a lap · bends banked 43° · outdoor
Major Taylor VelodromeIndianapolis, Indiana, the USA333.33 m a lap · bends banked 28° · outdoor
National Cycling CentreManchester, England250 m a lap · bends banked 42.5° · indoor
VelodromBerlin, Germany250 m a lap · bends banked 45° · indoor
Velodrome SuisseGrenchen, Switzerland250 m a lap · bends banked 46° · indoor
Bicentenario VelodromeAguascalientes, Mexico250 m a lap · bends banked 42° · indoor
Velodromo VigorelliMilan, Italy397.7 m a lap · bends banked 42.5° · outdoor
Vélodrome André-PétrieuxRoubaix, France499.75 m a lap · bends banked 15.4° · outdoor
Dunc Gray VelodromeSydney, Australia250 m a lap · bends banked 42° · indoor