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20 centimetres (7.9 in) above the blue band is the black measurement line. The inner edge of this 5 centimetres (2.0 in) line defines the length of the track. 90 centimetres (35 in) above the inside of the track is the outside of the 5 cm wide red sprinter's line. The zone between black and red lines is sprinter's lane, which is the optimum ...
The first Southern Hemisphere's Indoor timber cycling velodrome. [2] Australia: St. Helens Velodrome: St Helens, Tasmania: Outdoor Australia: Canterbury Tempe Velodrome: Earlwood, New South Wales: 333.33 m: concrete: Outdoor: Official name is Canterbury Velodrome, though most call it Tempe Velodrome. 5 m
Chainline on a fixed-gear bicycle. The chainline is the angle of a bicycle chain relative to the centerline of the bicycle frame. [1] A bicycle is said to have a perfect chainline if the chain is parallel to the centerline of the frame, which means that the rear sprocket is directly behind the front chainring. [1]
The chainring, sprocket and chain should all be the same width. Although a wider chain will work on a narrower chainring or sprocket, it is not ideal. A narrower chain will not work on a wider chainring or sprocket. Newer bicycles with derailleur gears use bushingless 2.38 mm (3 ⁄ 32 in) chains which flex, making gear changing possible.
The VELO Sports Center is a velodrome in Carson, California, United States.It is currently the only cycling track of its kind in the US. Formerly known as the ADT Event Center or LA Velodrome, it opened in 2004 on the California State University, Dominguez Hills Campus, part of the Dignity Health Sports Park complex.
In September 1984, the velodrome hosted the United States Cycling Federation Veteran's National Track Championships. [1] The velodrome was the site of the track competition of the World Cycling Championships in 1986. The competition took place from 27 August to 1 September that year and marked the fourth time the World Championships was held in ...
Initially built as a velodrome in 1894, it became the main stadium for the 1900 Summer Olympics; [1] Events that took place in the Velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics included cycling, cricket, rugby union, football and gymnastics. [2] However, the track and field events were held at the Racing Club de France.
The Izu Velodrome is a velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,600 people. [ 1 ] It was opened in 2011, [ 2 ] and was selected as the venue to host the track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.