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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 ...
Dan Henry (1913-2012) is the inventor of directional pavement markings commonly used to guide participants along the route of organized bicycling events. The markers themselves are usually called Dan Henry Arrows. [1] An example "Dan Henrys" for six different routes. All indicate the same direction of travel.
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
The Manchester Velodrome, a banked Siberian Pine-surfaced track, which has hosted the UCI World Championships on three occasions and home to British Cycling. The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held every year, usually in March or April at the end of the winter track season. There are currently (2024) 22 events in the World ...
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 the US. In June 2014, a masters champion, Victor Williams, died after a crash during a race at the Velodrome. [2] [3]
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.
The Flemish Cycling Center Eddy Merckx is a sport complex with indoor cycling track in the Belgian city of Ghent.It is named after the famous Belgian road and track cyclist Eddy Merckx.
In sports, a hash mark or hash line is a short line/bar marking that is painted perpendicular to the sidelines or side barricades, used to help referees and players recognize on-field locations and visually measure distances. Hash marks serve the same function as the graduated markings on measuring tools such as rulers.