Major Taylor Velodrome
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Coordinates: 39°49′17.2″N 86°11′57.7″W / 39.821444°N 86.199361°W
The Major Taylor Velodrome is an open-air cycling track in Indianapolis named for Marshall Taylor. The 333.34 meter long track with 28 degree banked turns and 9 degree straights. It has played host to many national and international competitions, including the 1987 Pan American Games. The Velodrome was built in 1982 at a cost of 2.5 million dollars.[1]
The Velodrome is located immediately north from Marian University campus and hosts Marian University cycling team.
[edit] References
- ^ Arthur L. Johnston (1995). Minor League Baseball and Local Economic Development. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252065026. p. 66.
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