Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx

Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx
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Full nameVlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx
LocationBlaarmeersen, Ghent (Belgium)
Coordinates51°2′47.5″N 3°41′26.2″E / 51.046528°N 3.690611°E / 51.046528; 3.690611
OwnerCity of Ghent
Capacity5,000 seats
Field size250 m (820 ft)
Surfacewood
Construction
Opened1988
Expanded2006
Website
www.sport.vlaanderen/onze-centra/gent/accommodaties/vlaams-wielercentrum-eddy-merckx/

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]

  1. ^ "Eddy Merckx Flemish Cycling Centre". cyclinginflanders.cc. 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Gent de wieg van het Belgische wielrennen" (PDF). stad.gent (in Dutch). 15 May 2024.