Omnisport Apeldoorn

Omnisport Apeldoorn
Location Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Coordinates 52°12′29.16″N 5°59′46.92″E / 52.2081000°N 5.9963667°E / 52.2081000; 5.9963667
Capacity 5000 (cycling hall)
2000 (volleyball hall)
Opened 2008
Tenants
Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn (volleyball)

The Omnisport Apeldoorn is a velodrome and multisport indoor arena in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects the facility opened in 2008, it is divided into two halls: a cycling hall containing 250 m (820 ft) cycling track and 200 m (660 ft) athletics track and a volleyball hall. The cycling hall has a capacity for 5000 spectators and the volleyball hall for 2000. Omnisport Apeldoorn is used during the day by educational institution ROC Aventus and has been the home of volleyball club SV Dynamo. The cycling hall was the host of the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and will serve as the starting point of the 2016 Giro d'Italia. The volleyball hall was one of the venues of the 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship.

Besides the Omnisport Centre, there is a skating rink. It was designed to be used as an ice-skating rink for six weeks every winter.

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Preceded by
Ballerup Super Arena
Ballerup
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue

2011
Succeeded by
Hisense Arena
Melbourne
Preceded by
BGŻ Arena
Pruszków
European Track Championships
Venue

2011
Succeeded by
Cido Arena
Panevėžys
Preceded by
Cido Arena
Panevėžys
European Track Championships
Venue

2013
Succeeded by
TBA
Preceded by
Women's European Volleyball Championship
Venue

2015
Succeeded by


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