Saturday, 3 October 2009

Olympic London - Velopark

Leyton East London where London Velopark to be constructed is a cycling centerin England. It will give out as one of the 'Big Five' permanent Olympic venues for the 2012 Games.The Velopark will be located at the northern end of London's Olympic Park.
The financial support for the Velopark was confirmed in February 2005 and the project was planned to go further whether or not London's proposal for the 2012 Summer Olympics was successful.
The capacity of spectator of 6000 rather than 1500 seats in Velopark, which will be used for the Olympics is the outdoor BMX.
In addition to the two Olympic venues the London Velopark will feature a 1.6 km road racing circuit, and a cross-country mountain bike course. The Velopark is planned to be finished in 2011. In 2004, during London's Olympic bid, the estimated cost was £37 million, including £20 million for the velodrome.Since London won the games, the planned size of the velopark has been compact from 34 hectares to 10 hectares. The road and mountain bike circuits will be far smaller than originally proposed, and the promised cycle speedway track will not be built.

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