The London Velopark is a cycling centre in Leyton in east London.
It was one of the permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The Velopark is at the northern end of Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which have been used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and a mountain bike track. 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.
Read more about London Velopark: Planning, Builders, Velodrome, BMX Track, Post Games
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