How to Use velodrome in a Sentence
velodrome
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The velodrome, the ballfields, Dairyville, the Alpenrose Opera.
—oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2021
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On the way are a new indoor velodrome and a bike path that will link up Abu Dhabi with Dubai.
—Barry Neild, CNN, 14 July 2022
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Most riders start on the road, then come to the velodrome later in their career.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021
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The velodrome will be the first in the Middle East, and Adams sees it as a bridge of peace between Israel and its neighbors.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN, 4 May 2018
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Many Olympic venues are abandoned; a fire in July damaged the velodrome.
—The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
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Those unwilling to run afoul of the law can catch the final week of cycling, which will shift to the velodrome in Izu for track cycling.
—Dave Skretta, ajc, 29 July 2021
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A fire recently destroyed part of the velodrome’s roof.
—Simone Preissler Iglesias, Bloomberg.com, 22 Aug. 2017
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The velodrome is used for the development of track cycling.
—Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 13 May 2021
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Its track surface was later sold to a velodrome in Quebec.
—Dave Skretta, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
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Meanwhile, no decision has been made about what might take the velodrome’s place at the Sports Center, said spokeswoman Sara Soli.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
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For us, this includes the velodrome and the surrounding property that is used for cyclocross races.
—oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2021
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With frequent outdoor concerts, a velodrome, a free climbing wall and a 40-acre dog park, there’s no shortage of cool ways to spend the last few hours of sunlight.
—Crystal Paul, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2018
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Due to the pandemic, Marquardt has been forced to give up access to a cycling velodrome track, world-class gym, and all the perks that come with being an Olympic hopeful.
—Cesar Marin, CNN, 2 May 2020
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Their names are now engraved on a monument at a garden where the velodrome once stood, along with some 4,000 other children targeted in the raids.
—Angela Charlton and Jade Le Deley, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
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Hungry for success The accident is a reminder of the dangers of track cycling as riders race around steep velodromes at high speeds on a fixed-wheel bike with no brakes.
—Paul Gittings, CNN, 4 Feb. 2020
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First, there were plans for a temporary velodrome to be built in the Japanese capital, allowing the biggest portion of the cycling program to be held in the heart of the Olympics.
—Dave Skretta, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
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Lexus is the velodrome's naming rights sponsor under a multiyear deal.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2021
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The complex has track and pool facilities, as well as a gymnasium and velodrome.
—Washington Post, 18 July 2019
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For one hour on Wednesday afternoon, a 105-year-old Frenchman pedaled around a velodrome outside Paris.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2017
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Walls, 24, was attempting to avoid a pile-up of riders who had crashed lower down the steep embankment of the velodrome when the incident happened, but ended up going over the top.
—Amanda Taylor, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2022
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Pluses include excitement for a bike race aligning with Northbrook as a cycling town with its renowned Ed Rudolph velodrome.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
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National federations have been asked to send young riders to trials at the UCI’s velodrome in Switzerland.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2015
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Britain is one of six which chose to skip track and field competition entirely, but has sent six-time Olympic cycling champ Jason Kenny to race in Minsk velodrome.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2019
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From a presidential speech to Pennsylvania’s restrictive blue laws to a velodrome flooded with mud, the league tends to move its contests to that day of the week only as a last resort.
—Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2020
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Open Track Training Residents of all ages can enjoy velodrome cycling.
—Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 June 2018
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Every day: Residents of all ages can enjoy velodrome cycling.
—Mary Lou Cruz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 July 2018
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The closest velodrome to Arizona requires a six-hour driveto Carson, Calif., which doesn't lend itself to even a basic understanding of the sport, much less aspiring to be an Olympian in it.
—Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 20 June 2020
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Watching Olympic-caliber riders whipping around a velodrome is a sight to behold, almost symphonic in its beauty.
—Adam Duvendeck, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2012
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Few cyclists use the velodrome's Siberian pinewood floor to train and Brazil didn't field a single competitor for Tokyo, despite promises the facility would be an incubator.
—David Biller and Mauricio Savarese, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
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One afternoon, bicycle races in a virtual velodrome were running every three minutes, each lasting about a minute.
—New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
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