London Velodrome

The track of the 2012 Olympics. It is made of pine boards and sits under a curved timber roof. The bends are steep and the track is fast.

Did you know?

This velodrome was built for the London Olympics in 2012. Great Britain won seven of the ten track cycling gold medals here!
The roof of this velodrome curves like a potato chip, so people call it the Pringle!
The World Championships came here in 2016, and the Commonwealth Games track races in 2022.
This is the only place in the world that has hosted the Olympics, the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games in the same sport!
The track here is made of pine wood from Siberia, all the way from Russia!

The race announcer tells riders these facts at London 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.