“Cycling emerged as sport in the nineteenth century, the early Olympic velodrome was no more than a simple and inclined concrete circuit without seating facilities. London (1906) and Amsterdam integrated cycling track to the athletic stadium, resulting in criticism but also bringing the cycling events more attention, however, until the second world war the velodrome was a minor olympic venue.
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Sydney, Athens and Beijing consolidated the status of the velodrome as one of the Olympic architectural backbones.”
—Sustainable Olympic design and urban development. Adrian C. Pittis, Hanwen Liao, Taylor and Francis, 20009.
