Full name | Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx |
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Location | Blaarmeersen, Ghent (Belgium) |
Coordinates | 51°2′47.5″N 3°41′26.2″E / 51.046528°N 3.690611°E |
Owner | City of Ghent |
Capacity | 5,000 seats |
Field size | 250 m (820 ft) |
Surface | wood |
Construction | |
Opened | 1988 |
Expanded | 2006 |
Website | |
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The Flemish Cycling Center Eddy Merckx is a sport complex with indoor cycling track in the Belgian city of Ghent. It is named after the famous Belgian road and track cyclist Eddy Merckx.[1]
The venue hosted the 1988 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 2009 European Track Cycling Championships, and for years it is the permanent location of the Belgian National track championships.[2]