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Beginnings: 1948-1967 The first live television broadcast from the Tour de France was in 1948, when the arrival at the velodrome of Parc des Princes was broadcast live.—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 The race then ends with one and a half laps of the historic Roubaix velodrome, on the Belgian border, before the winner is presented with a commemorative cobble of their own on the podium.—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Those with more traditional bikes can get on the path next to the velodrome, which offers 500- and 800-meter loops.—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 Para Track Cycling Para track cycling is similar to road cycling but takes place on a velodrome track (as the name suggests).—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for velodrome
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French vélodrome, from vélo "bicycle, cycle" (short for vélocipèdevelocipede) + -drome-drome
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