Avantidrome
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| Avantidrome - Home of Cycling | |
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 New Zealand Cambridge , New Zealand
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 53 '22.9 " S , 175 ° 26' 6.5" E |
| owner | Home of Cycling Charitable Trust |
| start of building | 2013 |
| opening | April 12, 2014 |
| surface | Siberian spruce (cycle track) |
| costs | $ 28.5 million (approx. € 21 million ) |
| architect | Chibnall Buckell Marovic Team Architects (building) Ralph Schürmann (Velodrome) |
| capacity | 1500 |
| Capacity (internat.) | 4000 |
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The Avantidrome is a sports complex and cycle track in Cambridge, New Zealand . Along with the ILT Velodrome in Invercargill, the track is one of two indoor cycling tracks in the country.
The Avantidrome was planned from 2010 and built in the course of 2013. On April 12, 2014, the Velodrome was opened in the presence of the British heir to the throne William and his wife Kate , who hold the official titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The cycle track complies with UCI standards with a length of 250 meters and is made of Siberian spruce . It was planned by the Münster railway architect Ralph Schürmann . There is space for 1500 spectators in the stands; the capacity can be increased to 4000 seats if necessary.
The entire building complex spans an area of 10,000 square meters and, in addition to the cycling track itself, houses fitness and conference rooms, a bicycle shop and a café. There is also the Gallagher Bike Skills Park , where cyclists can train their skills. The Avantidrome is located on the 70-kilometer Te Awa Cycleway from Ngāruawāhia to Horahora .
As the first international event, the second run of the Track Cycling World Cup 2015/16 will be held in the Avantidrome in December 2015 .
Web links
- Avantidrome - Home of Cycling - Waikato. In: Avantidrome. Retrieved April 22, 2015 .
- The Home of Cycling on YouTube , February 18, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ The Avantidrome, Home of Cycling, National Velodrome, Cambridge »Chibnall Buckell Marovic - Team Architects. In: cbmarchitects.co.nz. June 18, 2014, accessed April 22, 2015 .
- ^ John Eastwood: Spectacular Avantidrome Brings APL Full Circle - EBOSS. In: eboss.co.nz. May 1, 2014, accessed April 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Chris Jackson: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge ... news photo - Getty Images. In: Getty Images. April 12, 2014, accessed April 22, 2015 .