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The Dunc Gray Velodrome is an Australian velodrome located at Bass Hill approximately 5 kilometres north west of the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. The cycling venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Dunc Gray Velodrome was opened on 28 November 1999 with an opening ceremony which included performances by local talent Darren Sharp and other community groups. The Velodrome is named after Dunc Gray, the first Australian to win a cycling gold medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932.[1]

Dunc Gray Velodrome

Location	Carysfield Road, Bass Hill, Sydney
Coordinates	33°54′27″S 150°59′55″E
Capacity	3,150
Surface	Baltic Pine
Construction
Broke ground	May 1998
Opened	26 January 2000
Construction cost	A$42m
Architect	Ron Webb (track)

At the time of its construction, the State Government owned the velodrome. Bankstown Council managed the velodrome under a sublease. In 1998, the council sublet the velodrome to Bankstown Sports Club, under a 21-year sublease. The council resumed control of the velodrome in 2019.[1]

Construction

Costing $42 million as a track cycling venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympics,[2] construction of the velodrome, as well as an 800m Criterium Practice Track, commenced in May 1998 and finished in November 1999. It currently has a seating capacity of 3,150, but was expanded to 5,821 seats to cater for the 2000 Olympics.

At 250 metres length, 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 from 8 to 12 December 1999 – an official pre-Olympic test event.

In April 2000 it hosted 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 October 2007, The Dunc Gray Velodrome hosted the 2007 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships, for riders 30+ years of age.

See also

• 2000 Summer Olympics venues
• Cycling in Sydney

References

External links

• City of Canterbury-Bankstown page on Dunc Gray Velodrome
• Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australian's Gambling Industry 2008. Bankstown Sports Bankstown District Sports Club Ltd

На других языках

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[de] Dunc Gray Velodrome

Das Dunc Gray Velodrome ist ein Sportkomplex mit Radrennbahn in Bankstown City, Australien, nahe Sydney.

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- [en] Dunc Gray Velodrome

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[es] Velódromo Dunc Gray

El Velódromo Dunc Gray[1] (en inglés: Dunc Gray Velodrome) se encuentra en Bass Hill a unos 5 kilómetros al norte oeste del suburbio de Sídney de Bankstown, en Australia. El Velódromo Dunc Gray se abrió el 28 de noviembre de 1999 y lleva el nombre de Edgar "Dunc" Gray, el primer australiano en ganar una medalla de oro en ciclismo en los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles (1932). Tuvo un costo de $ 42 millones como un lugar de ciclismo de pista de los Juegos Olímpicos de Sídney 2000. La construcción del velódromo, así como la pista de practica de 800 metros, se comenzaron en mayo de 1998 y se terminaron en noviembre de 1999.

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[fr] Vélodrome Dunc Gray

Le vélodrome Dunc Gray est un vélodrome couvert inauguré en 1999 et situé à Bass Hill, banlieue de la Ville de Bankstown, au sud-ouest de Sydney, en Australie. Il a été construit dans le cadre des Jeux olympiques d'été de 2000, afin d'y accueillir les épreuves de cyclisme sur piste. Il est baptisé du nom d'Edgar Gray, dit Dunc Gray, cycliste australien et premier médaillé d'or olympique dans l'histoire du cyclisme australien.

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