Sylvan Adams Velodrome
| Sylvan Adams Velodrome | |
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| Data | |
| place |
 Israel Tel Aviv , Israel
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 6 '19.6 " N , 34 ° 49' 28.4" E |
| surface | 250 meters (cycling track) |
| architect | Mazor-First (building) VeloTrack GmbH, Osterholz-Scharmbeck (train) |
| capacity | 620 seats |
The Sylvan Adams Velodrome is a multi-purpose sports hall with velodrome in Israeli Tel Aviv .
The Velodrome is intended as a training facility and as a venue for track cycling competitions in the Olympic disciplines. The track has a curve superelevation of 45 degrees and is 250 meters long according to the UCI standards; at that time it was the first UCI-certified cycling track in the Middle East . 900 tons of steel, 17,000 connecting plates and 100,000 bolts were used. There are 620 seats. Inside, areas were created for other sports such as athletics . The Velodrome, in which the Israeli cycling association has its headquarters, was inaugurated in May 2018, shortly before the start of the Giro d'Italia in Jerusalem , in the presence of the German sprinter Robert Förstemann . It should be open to the public towards the end of 2019. The Velodrome is close to the National Sport Center with other stadiums and sports areas as well as the offices of the Israeli NOC .
The steel construction and the buildings were planned by the local architecture firm Mazor-First , the cycle track itself was planned and built by the German company Velotrack from Osterholz-Scharmbeck .
The Velodrome cost 19 million dollars to build, half of which was taken over by the Jewish - Canadian cycling enthusiast ("cycling meshuga") billionaire Sylvan Adams , which is why it bears his name. He had already funded the start of the 2018 Giro in Israel, helped found the Adams Institute for Sports Research at Tel Aviv University , and sponsored the Israel Cycling Academy team .
In 2022, the junior track world championships will be held in this velodrome ; the original date in 2021 has been postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Web links
- Almost There: Sylvan Adams National Velodrome on YouTube , April 17, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Velodrome - ICA. In: israelcyclingacademy.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Cycle City: Tel Aviv Houses Mideast's First Olympic-Standard Velodrome - Design News. In: nocamels.com. June 28, 2018, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ^ Abigail Klein Leichman: Tel Aviv building 1st Olympic velodrome in the Middle East. In: israel21c.org. May 2, 2018, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ^ A b Dan Handel: Will Tel Aviv's Gorgeous New Velodrome Get Israelis Excited About Cycling? May 26, 2019, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ^ The business with the cycle racing tracks: From Bremen into the world. In: butenunbinnen.de. January 8, 2019, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Billionaire Sylvan Adams brought the Giro d'Italia to Israel - Blick. In: blick.ch. May 6, 2018, accessed November 15, 2019 .
- ↑ The UCI prepares for the resumption of the 2020 cycling season and confirms the transfer of its anti-doping activities to the ITA. In: uci.org. June 12, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 .