Vélodrome d'Hiver
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The Vélodrome d'Hiver, colloquially Vel' d'Hiv', was an indoor bicycle racing cycle track and stadium (velodrome) on rue Nélaton, not far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. As well as a cycling track, it was used for ice hockey, basketball, wrestling, boxing, roller-skating, circuses, bullfighting, spectaculars, and demonstrations. It was the first permanent indoor track in France and the name persisted for other indoor tracks built subsequently.
Photo of a 24-hour roller skating endurance competition held inside the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris in 1911
Singer and actress Mistinguett
Ernest Hemingway aboard his yacht, the Pilar, c. mid 1950s
Commemorative plaque to the victims held in the Vel' d'Hiv' after the 16–17 July 1942 roundup of Jews in Paris.
Velodrome
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A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement curve.
The Dunc Gray Velodrome located in the City of Bankstown in Sydney, Australia
Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Forest City Velodrome in London, Canada
Bicycle racing on an outdoor velodrome.