Dunc Gray Velodrome

The Dunc Gray Velodrome is located at Bass Hill approximately 5 kilometers north west of the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. The Dunc Gray Velodrome was opened on November 28 1999 and is named after Edgar "Dunc" Gray, the first Australian to win a cycling Gold Medal at the Olympic Games (Los Angeles 1932).

Construction

Costing $42 million as a venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, construction of the velodrome, as well as an 800m Criterium Practice Track, commenced in May 1998 and finished in September 1999. It currently has a seating capacity of 3,150, but was expanded to 5,821 seats to cater for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Being 250 metres long, 60 kilometres worth of Baltic Pine (Finland) were used in its composition. The track bends at a maximum angle of 42° degrees, while the straights are at 12.5°. The Safety Track is 5 metres wide and the racing surface is of 7 metres width.

Events

The first major international cycling event ever held was the Oceania International Cycling Grand Prix during from December 8 to 12, 1999 - an official pre-Olympic test event.

In April 2000 it hosted the 'The Bankstown Millennium Buzz' performance in celebrating the Olympics and the millennium year. It hosted six days of Track Cycling events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as Paralympic cycling.

In May 2003, the Dunc Gray Velodrome hosted a round of the UCI Road World Cup, and in April 2007 hosted the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

In October 2007, The Dunc Gray Velodrome hosted the 2007 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships, for riders 30+ years of age.

References

External links

• Dunc Gray Velodrome website
• Cycling New South Wales website