Velodromo Bicentenario
| Velodromo Bicentenario | |
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 Aguascalientes
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 53 '51.1 " N , 102 ° 17' 1.4" W |
| operator | Instituto del Deporte del Estado de Aguascalientes |
| start of building | 2007 |
| opening | 2010 |
| surface | Wood, 250 meters |
| architect | Encinas Humberto Martinez (building) Peter Junek (train) |
| capacity | 2500 spectators |
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The Velodromo Bicentenario is a cycling track in Aguascalientes, Mexico .
The cycling track was opened in May 2010. The track itself is 250 meters long and made of wood. The building covers an area of 65,000 square meters and the roof consists of an inflatable dome. The architect of the velodrome is Humberto Encinas Martínez , who is responsible for other cycle tracks in Mexico, such as the Velódromo Panamericano in Tlaquepaque near Guadalajara . The track itself was planned by the American Peter Junek .
The Velodrom has hosted international competitions on several occasions, such as the Pan American Championships in Track Cycling 2014, the UCI Paracycling Track World Championships in 2014 , the third run of the Track Cycling World Cup 2012/13 and the second run in the 2013/14 season . On September 12, 2015, the American cyclist Molly Shaffer Van Houweling set a new hour record in Aguascalientes with 46.274 kilometers .
The operator of the cycle track is the Instituto del Deporte del Estado de Aguascalientes .
Web links
- REVISTA LA BICICLETA - Velódromo Bicentenario de Aguascalientes. In: labicicleta.org. Retrieved September 14, 2015 (Spanish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Velódromo Bicentenario. In: hidrocalidodigital.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Track Designer and Builder Peter Junek. In: PezCycling News. October 8, 2019, accessed October 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Molly Shaffer Van Houweling sets a new women's hour record. In: rad-net.de. September 13, 2015, accessed September 13, 2015 .