Omnisport Apeldoorn
Location | Apeldoorn, the Netherlands |
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Coordinates | 52°12′29.16″N 5°59′46.92″E / 52.2081000°N 5.9963667°E |
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 |