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Definition of velodrome
: a track designed for cycling
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London spent $758 million on the Olympic Stadium, $419 million on the aquatic center, $145 million on a velodrome.
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David August Trimble first held the Red Hook Criterium in March 2008 on the sleepy streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn, with about 15 cyclists on bikes intended for a velodrome.
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For one hour on Wednesday afternoon, a 105-year-old Frenchman pedaled around a velodrome outside Paris.
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Watching Olympic-caliber riders whipping around a velodrome is a sight to behold, almost symphonic in its beauty.
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Origin and Etymology of velodrome
borrowed from French vélodrome, from vélo “bicycle, cycle” (short for vélocipède velocipede) + -drome -drome
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