A track built specifically for bicycle racing, made up of two long straights and two short, curved end sections that are sharply banked Most velodromes are 1/3 of a kilometer around, though some are as short as 200 meters and others as long as 500 meters
[ 'vE-l&-"drOm, 've-, 'vA- ] (noun.) 1895. French vélodrome from French vélo (“bicycle”) + Ancient Greek δρόμος (dromos, “a course, race course, road”). See also English suffix -drome.