National Indoor BMX Arena
National Indoor BMX Arena | |
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| Location | Bank Street Manchester England M11 4BT |
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| Coordinates | 53°29′07″N 2°11′25″W / 53.48528°N 2.19028°W |
| Owner | City of Manchester |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2010–2011 |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Construction cost | £24 million |
| Architect | Ellis Williams Architects |
| General contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine |
| Tenants | |
| Eastlands BMX Club | |
The National Indoor BMX Arena is an indoor BMX racing facility, located in Sportcity, Manchester, United Kingdom. The arena was designed by Ellis Williams Architects and built by contractors Sir Robert McAlpine.[1] It is situated next to the Manchester Velodrome and the buildings share a common entrance as part of the National Cycling Centre. The arena cost £24 million to construct, seats 2,000 spectators and was opened in 2011. It is home to British Cycling’s BMX programme, which has produced world champions Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips and Olympic champions Beth Shriever and Charlotte Worthington.[2][3]
Events
[edit]The arena hosted the first round of the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Latest: National BMX Indoor Arena". britishcycling.org.uk. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "About". National Cycling Centre. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ British Cycling (21 March 2011). "Shanaze Reade 'tops out' National BMX Indoor Arena". British Cycling. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Shanaze Reade & Liam Phillips win World Cup time-trials". Bbc.co.uk. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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