Velodromo Vigorelli

An old wooden track in the middle of Milan, opened in 1935. A long steel roof covers the stands and reaches out over the track. In 1942, Fausto Coppi rode further in one hour here than anyone had before. Three tall towers rise over the roof at one end.

One lap: 397.7 m
Track: Wood
Banking in the bends: 42.5°
Banking on the straights: 6.57°
Width: 7.5 m
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Built: 1935
People who can watch: About 7,500

Did you know?

This wooden track opened in Milan in 1935. Riders called it the magic track, because it was so fast!
In 1942, the great Italian rider Fausto Coppi rode for one hour on this track. He went further than anyone in the world had ever gone in one hour!
From 1935 to 1958, every new hour record in the world was set right here, on this track!
The Beatles played two concerts here on the same day, in the summer of 1965!
Today, American football teams play on the grass in the middle of the track.
See the three tall towers over the roof? People in Milan call them the Straight One, the Twisted One and the Curved One!

The race announcer tells riders these facts at Velodromo Vigorelli.

Race at Velodromo Vigorelli

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 Fighters

Velodromo Vigorelli

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