Full name | Glasgow BMX Centre |
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Location | Knightswood, Glasgow, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°53′39″N 4°21′07″W / 55.8941835°N 4.3519439°W / 55.8941835; -4.3519439 |
Public transit | [REDACTED] Scotstounhill |
Owner | Glasgow City Council |
Operator | Glasgow Life |
Field size | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2017 |
Built | 2017–2018 |
Opened | 28 February 2018 |
Construction cost | £3.7 million |
The Glasgow BMX Centre is an outdoor BMX racing facility in Knightswood, Glasgow, Scotland.
Events
The first major event hosted at the centre was the 2018 European BMX Championships, which formed part of the 2018 European Championships across the cities of Glasgow and Berlin.
In May 2022, it hosted the opening round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
It is due to host the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships as part of the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships held in Glasgow.
See also
References
- ^ "Construction starts on £3.7 million Knightswood BMX Centre ahead of Glasgow 2018 European Championships". Glasgow City Council. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, Laura (28 February 2018). "New £3.7 million BMX centre officially opens to public". Glasgowlive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Glasgow BMX Centre". UCI Cycling World Championships. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- Egelstaff, Susan (12 August 2018). "Glasgow 2018: Surprise BMX gold and silver double for GB". Glasgow Times. Newsquest. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- Tulloch, Ash (27 June 2023). "Laura Smulders and Diego Arboleda win 2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup opener in Glasgow". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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