# velodrome

This year

2023

Planning permission granted for Ireland's first indoor velodrome

The facility will include 12 badminton courts and the new headquarters for Cycling Ireland and Badminton Ireland.

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Feb 4th 2023, 12:20 PM

All time

Irish team fail to finish as Denmark take gold in chaotic men's Madison

Mark Downey and Felix English were listed as non-finishers having lost two laps on the bunch.

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Aug 7th 2021, 10:48 AM

When will we see a Velodrome in Ireland?

Mark Downey looks at the state of Irish cycling in his latest column.

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Apr 17th 2020, 7:00 AM

Two years after taking up track cycling, Lydia Gurley is already winning World Cup medals for Ireland

And the Galway woman has her eyes on this year’s World Championship.

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Feb 26th 2017, 7:00 AM

'I want three medals around my neck': Ireland's dynamic duo gunning for track glory

All eyes will be on Rio’s Velodrome over the next few days as Ireland’s cyclists go in search of Paralympic success.

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Sep 8th 2016, 7:30 AM

Rio organisers fixed a hole in the velodrome bike track with duct tape and cardboard

You could talk that down, Ted.

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Aug 13th 2016, 9:48 AM

London 2012 Olympics, day six

Check in on what unfolded on another action-packed day at the Games.

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Aug 2nd 2012, 8:46 PM