http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: York (outdoor) velodrome plans approved en Tue, 26 May 2026 11:54:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12274#post-143344 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 03:25:40 +0000 Focus 143344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/york-velodrome-plans-approved-40088/?CPN=RSS&amp;SOURCE=BRROADNEWS">Plans for a £1m velodrome in York, which will host a stage start of the 2014 Tour de France, have been approved. </a></p> <p>"<em>York City councillors approved plans for the 250m Roubaix-style outdoor track yesterday, reports the BBC.</p> <p>The track will be built on the University of York Sports Village campus and is being funded by a mixture of British Cycling, Sport England, and York City Council cash. It will complement a new 1km road circuit at the campus. </em>"</p> <p>Sound more than a step up from what the council here proposes for the Jack Kane Centre, in more ways than one! </p>