Tirador (velodrome)
Tirador ( ca, Velòdrom del Tirador or ''Velòdrom de Tirador'') is a velodrome in Palma (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain). It is an outdoor track cycling, opened in 1903 and was the most important velodrome built in Spain for six decades until the construction of the Velódromo de Anoeta (San Sebastián) in 1965. It was closed in 1973 and still existing, but no longer in use. Since 2015 it is municipally owned, despite the fact that in recent years it has suffered a process of abandonment and progressive degradation. Its cataloging as a heritage element protected by the Palma City Council is in process and its rehabilitation is scheduled since 2022. It has been one of the four cycling tracks in the city. Before it existed Son Espanyolet (1893–1911), then the current velodrome of Son Moix (1987) and finally the Palma Arena (2007). History Origins and construction Before the construction of the velodrome, this place had been owned by the carders' guild since the 14th ...
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