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London 2012 Olympic Velodrome

Artists impression of the London 2012 Velodrome

The VeloPark is already emerging from the Olympic Park in Stratford. It will include a stunning, graceful Velodrome, BMX circuit and seating for 6,000 spectators. The designs were chosen after an international competition judged by leading lights from architecture and design, as well as Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Chris Hoy.

The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority will own, fund and manage the VeloPark after the Games and open it to the public soon after the Games end.

A road cycle circuit and mountain bike course will be added, attracting cyclists from all disciplines. It will become a cycling hub for the community, where schoolchildren, clubs, groups and elite riders from across the region can train, race or simply cycle for fun.

Click here for the latest pictures from the site and here for a video showing the designs.

Velodrome Interior

Velodrome Interior

After 2012, a one-mile road cycle circuit, various mountain bike courses and potentially a cycle speedway course will be added to create the VeloPark. The VeloPark will be used by the local and regional community, local clubs and elite athletes. It will also be able to stage major cycling events.

The VeloPark will bring significant benefits to the local community. It will be designed to be accessible to all, to attract people of all ages and abilities and will improve the health and quality of life for the residents of Lower Lee Valley. We will continue to work with the local Boroughs and British Cycling to encourage cycling as an accessible recreational activity as well as a competitive sport.

London 2012 BMX Track at the VeloPark

The BMX track at the VeloPark

The project offers the opportunity to develop our partnership working with Sustrans, the National Cycle Network. In addition to the cycle routes already running through Lee Valley Regional Park, the VeloPark will be linked into cycle routes across London, connecting the whole of the capital with the new world-class cycling facilities.

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London 2012 VeloPark Information

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...it was great to visit the London Velodrome site where I hope Team GB will continue to hit Gold in 2012

Paul Manning, Gold medallist in the Team Pursuit at the Beijing 2008 Games. Paul has created a video blog of his trip to the Velodrome site:

View the video blog

Velodrome webcam

A new webcam overlooking the site of the London 2012 Velodrome has been launched by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) giving the public a front row seat of the huge construction progress being made on site.

View the webcam

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