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velodrome

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ve·lo·drome  (vl-drm, vl-)
n.
A sports arena with a banked oval track for bicycle and motorcycle racing.
[French vélodrome, blend of vélocipède, velocipede; see velocipede, and -drome, racecourse (from Latin -dromus; see -drome).]
velodrome [ˈviːləˌdrəʊm ˈvɛl-]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Cycle Racing) an arena with a banked track for cycle racing
[from French vélodrome, from vélo- (from Latin vēlōx swift) + -drome]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.velodrome - a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track - a course over which races are run
Translations
velodrome [ˈviːləˌdrəʊm] N → velódromo m
velodrome
n → Velodrom nt, → Radrennbahn f
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Summary: Sir Chris Hoy roared to victory in the keirin on day five of the National Track Cycling Championships at the Manchester Velodrome.
Hoy flies to victory by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
Pendleton (left) was the 14th and final rider to power her way round two laps of the Manchester Velodrome.
VICTORIA'S SEVENTH HEAVEN by The Mirror (London, England)
Six-time Paralympic champion Darren Kenny won two titles to take his Paralympic World Cup haul to 13 in the fifth edition of the event, while Jody Cundy, Simon Jackson, Aileen McGlynn and Sarah Storey each triumphed at the Manchester Velodrome.
GB gold rush by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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