Lee Valley VeloPark

Lee Valley VeloPark
The velodrome in November 2014
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Full nameLee Valley VeloPark
LocationQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park
London, E20
England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°33′01″N 0°00′55″W / 51.5504°N 0.0153°W / 51.5504; -0.0153
Public transitLondon Underground London Overground Elizabeth line Docklands Light Railway National Rail Stratford
Docklands Light Railway National Rail Stratford International
OperatorLee Valley Regional Park Authority[1]
Capacity6,750 (velodrome)
Field size250 m (820.21 ft)
SurfaceSiberian pine (velodrome)
Construction
Broke ground2009
Built2009–2011
Opened22 February 2011
Construction cost£105 million (velodrome)
ArchitectHopkins Architects (Mike Taylor), Grant Associates
Structural engineerExpedition Engineering
Services engineerBDSP
Main contractorsISG

Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the permanent venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Lee Valley VeloPark is at the northern end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It has an indoor velodrome and a BMX racing track, which have been used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and 5 miles (8 km) of mountain bike trails.[2] The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. The facilities built for the Olympics were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The first event in the Velopark was the London round of the 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Park was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lee Valley Regional Park Authority – VeloPark". Leevalleypark.org.uk. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.