Velodromes

Charles Wagner's bold concept for a figure eight velodrome (Image: Philipp Ohnesorge)

Architecture

Luxodrome concept includes two cycle tracks in one

With his Luxodrome concept, architect Charles Wagner has put forward a novel take on the cycling velodrome, with two tracks side by side with adjoining lanes that form one long figure eight track.

In a move likely to inflict a sudden pang of inadequacy in bicycle clubs the world over, NL Architects has cooked up a concept both radical and supremely simple: a bicycle club with a velodrome on the roof

Architecture

My other bicycle club has a velodrome for a roof

In a move likely to inflict a sudden pang of inadequacy in bicycle clubs the world over, NL Architects has cooked up a concept both radical and supremely simple: a bicycle club with a velodrome on the roof.

The completed velodrome sits at the north end of the Olympic Park(All images courtesy Olympic Delivery Authority)

Architecture

London 2012 Olympic velodrome completed

Recently unveiled, the sinuous velodrome was chosen to represent London's claim for the "greenest Olympic games ever," because of its sustainability and efficiency initiatives.