National Indoor BMX Arena

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National Indoor BMX Arena
The National Indoor BMX Arena - geograph.org.uk - 3236729.jpg
Location Bank Street
Manchester
England
M11 4BT
Coordinates 53°29′07″N 2°11′25″W / 53.48528°N 2.19028°W / 53.48528; -2.19028Coordinates: 53°29′07″N 2°11′25″W / 53.48528°N 2.19028°W / 53.48528; -2.19028
Built 2011
Opened August 2011
Owner City of Manchester
Construction cost £19 million
Architect Ellis Williams Architects
General contractor Sir Robert McAlpine
Capacity 2,000
Tenants
Eastlands BMX Club

The National Indoor BMX Arena is a indoor BMX racing stadium in Sportcity, Manchester, UK. The new 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 £19 million, seats 2,000 spectators and is home to British Cycling[1]

Events [edit]

The arena hosted the first round of the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in April 2013.[2]

National Indoor BMX Arena at the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
National Indoor BMX Arena during the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup

References [edit]

  1. ^ British Cycling (21 March 2011). "Shanaze Reade ‘tops out' National BMX Indoor Arena". British Cycling. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "BBC Sport - Shanaze Reade & Liam Phillips win World Cup time-trials". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-20. 

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