Regional Velodrome

A 250-metre indoor cycling track under a 90-metre clear-span steel roof, with acoustic and airflow design tuned for record attempts.

A 250-metre indoor cycling track under a 90-metre clear-span steel roof, with acoustic and airflow design tuned for record attempts.

Brief

A UCI-standard track where roof deflection, air movement and glare all stay within racing tolerances.

Approach

The long-span trusses were optimised in Tekla against a hard deflection budget; air handling releases along the outer concourse so no jet ever crosses the track.

Outcome

Commissioning measured airflow over the racing line at a fraction of the allowable maximum.

Photography: Mkckim — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.