National Indoor BMX Arena
National Indoor BMX Arena | |
 | |
| Location | Bank Street Manchester England M11 4BT |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°29′07″N 2°11′25″W / 53.48528°N 2.19028°WCoordinates: 53°29′07″N 2°11′25″W / 53.48528°N 2.19028°W |
| Owner | City of Manchester |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011 |
| Opened | August 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 stadium, located in Sportcity, Manchester, UK. The arena is situated next to the Manchester Velodrome and the buildings share a common entrance as part of the National Cycling Centre. The stadium cost £24 million, seats 2,000 spectators and is home to British Cycling's BMX programme with World Champions such as Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips, and Olympic champions Bethany Shriever and Charlotte Worthington.[1][2] It was designed by Ellis Williams Architects, and built by contractors Sir Robert McAlpine.
Events[]
The arena hosted the first round of the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in April 2013.[3]
References[]
- ^ "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. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
External links[]
 | This article about an English sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This cycling venue-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Cycle racing in England
- Sports venues in Manchester
- BMX tracks
- Cycling in Greater Manchester
- English sports venue stubs
- Cycling venue stubs