Manchester Velodrome now the National Cycling Centre is an indoor cycle-racing track or velodrome in Sportcity, Manchester, England. It opened in September 1994 and remained the only indoor Olympic-standard track in the United Kingdom for 18 years, prior to the completion of the London Velopark for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
A velodrome was proposed as part of Manchester's bid for the Olympic Games of 1996 and 2000, which were awarded to Atlanta and Sydney. Manchester was selected to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and the velodrome and the City of Manchester Stadium were centrepieces on the Sportcity site.
The facility is owned by Manchester City Council and has been home to British Cycling since 1994, and the UCI ProTeam Team Sky since it was formed in 2009. The velodrome is located adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium, and next to the National Indoor BMX Arena which opened in 2011.
It hosted track cycling events in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Revolution series and the UCI Track Cycling World Championships a record three times - in 1996, 2000 and 2008. The velodrome has been cited as a catalyst for Britain's successes in track cycling since 2002.
Read more about Manchester Velodrome: Velodrome
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