The photographs in this exhibition were taken in September 2013 when Edinburgh Libraries' photographer was privileged to attend one of the regular track cycling training sessions at Meadowbank to enhance our library archive's collection of sport images. The images and a few film clips show cyclists taking to the boards to train and race on the steep wooden slopes of Edinburgh's Velodrome.
Meadowbank Stadium and Velodrome were built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games and both hosted the Games again in 1986 when they returned to the city. The training venue has been home to a number of Olympians, world and European champions over the years, including most notably Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, former world gold medallist Craig MacLean and former world champion Graeme Obree.
The Velodrome closed in September 2017.
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