The velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
The Vélodrome de Vincennes (officially Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil - La Cipale ) is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes , Paris , France .
Initially built as a velodrome in 1894, it became the main stadium for the 1900 Summer Olympics ;[ 1] Events that took place in the Velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics included cycling , cricket , rugby union , football and gymnastics .[ 2] However, the track and field events were held at the Racing Club de France .
At the 1924 Summer Olympics it became the cycling (track) venue.[ 3]
The venue was the finish line of the Tour de France between 1968 and 1974 most notably seeing Eddy Merckx winning each of his five Tour victories there. Prior to this, the finish had been held at the Parc des Princes from 1904 to 1967. From 1975 to the present, the Tour de France has ended on the Champs-Élysées .
It has featured in two feature films, La Rafle and Sarah's Key , standing in for the Vélodrome d'hiver , in films about the notorious round-up of Parisian Jews in July 1942.
The stadium is still used for cycling, football and rugby matches.
In 2013, the ground hosted three matches when Marylebone Cricket Club visited France.
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1896
Marathon (city) , Neo Phaliron Velodrome
1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Field
1908
White City Stadium
1912
Liljeholmen , Mälaren
1920
Antwerp , Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
1924
Stade de Colombes , Vélodrome de Vincennes
1928
Amsterdam , Olympic Stadium
1932
Los Angeles Avenue , Pacific Coast Highway , Rose Bowl in Pasadena , Vineyard Avenue
1936
Avus Motor Road , BSV 92 Field & Stadium
1948
Herne Hill Velodrome , Windsor Great Park
1952
Käpylä , Maunula , Pakila , Velodrome
1956
Broadmeadows , Velodrome
1960
Olympic Velodrome , Via Cassia , Via Flaminia , Via Cristoforo Colombo , Via di Grottarossa
1964
Hachioji City , Hachioji Velodrome
1968
Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome , Satellite Circuit
1972
Bundesautobahn 96 , Grünwald , Radstadion
1976
Mount Royal Park , Olympic Velodrome , Quebec Autoroute 40
1980
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit , Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome , Moscow-Minsk Highway
1984
Artesia Freeway , Olympic Velodrome , Streets of Mission Viejo
1988
Olympic Velodrome , Tongillo Road Course
1992
A-17 highway , Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit , Velòdrom d'Horta
1996
Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park , Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome
2000
Centennial Parklands , Dunc Gray Velodrome , Western Sydney Parklands
2004
Athens Olympic Velodrome , Kotzia Square , Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue , Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
2008
Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course , Laoshan Velodrome , Urban Road Cycling Course
2012
BMX Circuit , Hadleigh Farm , London Velodrome , Hampton Court Palace
2016
Barra Velodrome , Flamengo Park , Olympic BMX Center , Olympic Mountain Bike Park
1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Field
1908
White City Stadium
1912
Råsunda IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats
1920
Jules Ottenstadion , Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien , Stadion Broodstraat
1924
Stade Bergeyre , Stade de Colombes (final), Stade de Paris , Stade Pershing
1928
Monnikenhuize , Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
1936
Hertha-BSC Field , Mommsenstadion , Olympiastadion (final), Poststadion
1948
Arsenal Stadium , Champion Hill , Craven Cottage , Cricklefield Stadium , Empire Stadium (medal matches), Green Pond Road , Griffin Park , Selhurst Park , White Hart Lane
1952
Helsinki Football Grounds , Kotka , Lahti , Olympic Stadium (final), Tampere , Turku
1956
Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium
1960
Florence Communal Stadium , Grosseto Communal Stadium , L'Aquila Communal Stadium , Livorno Ardenza Stadium , Naples Saint Paul's Stadium , Pescara Adriatic Stadium , Stadio Flaminio (final)
1964
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium , Mitsuzawa Football Field , Nagai Stadium , Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium , Ōmiya Football Field , Prince Chichibu Memorial Football Field
1968
Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Estadio Nou Camp , Jalisco Stadium
1972
Drei Flüsse Stadion , ESV-Stadion , Jahnstadion , Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion , Urban Stadium
1976
Lansdowne Park , Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium , Varsity Stadium
1980
Dinamo Stadium , Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena , Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium , Republican Stadium
1984
Harvard Stadium , Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium
1988
Busan Stadium , Daegu Stadium , Daejeon Stadium , Dongdaemun Stadium , Olympic Stadium (final)
1992
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta , Camp Nou (final), Estadio Luís Casanova , La Romareda , Estadi de Sarrià
1996
Florida Citrus Bowl , Legion Field , Orange Bowl , RFK Memorial Stadium , Sanford Stadium (both finals)
2000
Stadium Australia , Brisbane Cricket Ground , Bruce Stadium , Hindmarsh Stadium , Melbourne Cricket Ground , Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final)
2004
Kaftanzoglio Stadium , Karaiskakis Stadium (women's final), Olympic Stadium (men's final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium , Pankritio Stadium , Panthessaliko Stadium
2008
Beijing National Stadium (men's final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Shanghai Stadium , Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium , Workers' Stadium (women's final)
2012
City of Coventry Stadium , Hampden Park , Millennium Stadium , St James' Park , Old Trafford , Wembley Stadium (both finals)
2016
Estádio Nacional de Brasília , Arena Fonte Nova , Mineirão , Arena Corinthians , Arena da Amazônia , Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , Maracanã (both finals)
Baseball
Basque pelota
Cricket
1900 : Vélodrome de Vincennes
Croquet
Jeu de paume
Lacrosse
Polo
Rackets
Roque
Rugby union
Softball
Tug of war
Water motorsports
Coordinates : 48°49′34.79″N 2°24′41.50″E / 48.8263306°N 2.4115278°E / 48.8263306; 2.4115278 .