Luis Puig Palace

Luis Puig Palace
Interior of the velodrome
Map
Full namePalau Velòdrom Lluís Puig
LocationValencia, Spain
Coordinates39°30′2.3″N 0°25′38.4″W / 39.500639°N 0.427333°W / 39.500639; -0.427333
Capacity6,500
Field size250 m (270 yd) track
SurfaceConcrete
Opened1992

Luis Puig Palace (Valencian: Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig, Spanish: Palacio Velódromo Luis Puig) is an arena in Valencia, Spain. It is primarily used for indoor sports and hosted the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The arena also hosts a 250 metres (270 yd) painted concrete cycling track which played host to the 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It has a capacity of 6,500 people. The arena is named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who served as President of the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]

  1. ^ "UCI - History".