7-Eleven USOTC Velodrome, Colorado Springs
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ronjean
N 38° 49.737 W 104° 47.772
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The 7-Eleven United States Olympic Training Center Velodrome
Waymark Code: WM4N4E
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2008
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At 6107 feet elevation, it takes training just to breathe. Built about 10 years ago less than a mile from the US Olympic Training Center, both amateur and professional athletes use it.
The velodrome was built in 1982 in preparation for the 1984 Olympics in LA. The track is a 333.3 meter track, with a 33 degree banking. Riders love this track for its speed. Mostly used by Olympic athletes in training, the Velodrome hosts national bicycling track races. Not as well paid as baseball players, but as many logos on their team shirts as NASCAR drivers.
It's the home of which team(s)?: US Olympic Cycling Team
Which professional sports are played here?: Track Cycling
Capacity (number of seats): 1500
Opening Date: 07/04/1982
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
Guided Tours: Not Listed
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2) Pictures:
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