Lee Valley VeloPark
The VeloPark under construction in 2012
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| Full name | Lee Valley VeloPark |
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| Location |
Olympic Park London, E20 United Kingdom |
| Public transit |
     Stratford Stratford International
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| Operator | Lee Valley Regional Park Authority |
| Capacity | 6,750 (velodrome) |
| Field size | 250 metres |
| Surface | Siberian pine (velodrome) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2009 |
| Built | 2009–2011 |
| Construction cost | £105 million (velodrome) |
| Architect | Hopkins Architects, Grant Associates |
| Structural engineer | Expedition Engineering |
| Services engineer | BDSP |
| Main contractors | ISG |
| Tenants | |
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2012 Olympic Games 2012 Paralympic Games |
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Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East London. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the permanent venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Lee Valley VeloPark is at the northern end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It has a velodrome and BMX racing track, which have been used for the Games, as well as a one-mile (1.6 km) road course and 5 miles (8 km) of mountain bike trails. The park replaces the Eastway Cycle Circuit demolished to make way for it. The facilities built for the Olympics were constructed between 2009 and 2011. The first event in the Velopark was the London round of the 2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series.
In February 2005 plans were announced for a £22 million VeloPark. Sport England would invest £10.5 million, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority £6 million and the Mayor of London and Transport for London would invest £3 million and £2.5 million respectively. The site was to be 34 hectares on the northern end of the proposed Olympic Park, next to the A12. The park would include a velodrome seating 1,500, which could be increased to 6,000 if London's bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were successful. The site would also have an international competition BMX circuit, a BMX freestyle park, cyclo-cross/cross-country course mountain bike course and an outdoor cycle speedway track. The facilities would be used by internationals as well as those learning to ride. It was estimated that the park would attract 88,000 users a year, replacing the Eastway Cycle Circuit. Eastway Cycle Circuit opened in 1975, it was the first purpose built road cycling venue in Britain.
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