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The Velopark is a motorsport venue and it is located in the city of 
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
, Azerbaijan
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About
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003.
The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...
, Mehriban Aliyeva
Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva (; az, Mehriban Arif qızı Əliyeva Paşayeva, ; born 26 August 1964) is an Azerbaijani politician and physician who is the vice president and First Lady of Azerbaijan.
She is married to Ilham Aliyev, the president o ...
(chairman of the Baku 2015 First European Games Organizing Committee) and Arzu Aliyeva participated in the opening of Velopark. The park in the territory of “Velopark” was created in the early 1970s. In September 2005, cleaning works were started in this territory. In 2013, the area of the park was handed over to the Azerbaijan Cycling Federation as a base. During this period, the Federation planted thousands of trees on 40 hectares of land, 4 routes for cycle races, including mountain biking. There is registration center, doping control, doping sample analysis rooms, meeting room with 25 seats and other rooms in the two - storey buildings constructed in the territory of the Velopark. There are also parking spaces, registration and other service areas for VIP guests, Olympic family, representatives of international federations, official representatives.
BMX velopark
BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the earl ...
velopark was built for the European Games in Velopark, with a total area of more than 30 hectares. The ground with barriers created for BMX velopark is 6,700 square meters area. 1197 seats for spectators were created here. This sport centre is in south of the Flag Square and European Games Park.
Events
* On March 15-16, 2014, the Criterium bike race was held in the Velopark. * The 2.1-round Tour d'Azerbaidjan-2015 international cycling race of the International Cycling Union was held in Velopark with representatives of 25 teams from 24 countries of the world on May 6, 2015. * On May 4, 2015, the project of 4,000 tree planting in VeloPark completed. * Baku 2015 European Games was held at the BMX Velopark * The 2018 UCI BMX World Championships was held in the Velopark.Bicycle races in Azerbaijan
Holding bicycle races in Azerbaijan coincides with the beginning of the 40s of the last century. At present, schools and clubs for cycling are operating in the country. Members of “Synergy Baku Cycling Project
Synergy Baku Cycling Project () was an Azerbaijani UCI Continental cycling team managed by Jeremy Hunt and sponsored by Synergy Group.
Team roster
Major wins
;2013
: Road Race Championships, Samir Jabrayilov
: Time Trial Champio ...
” bike team participate in European and Asian tours organized by International Cycling Union
The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
The UCI issues racing ...
since 2013.
See also
Baku Olympic Stadium
Baku Olympic Stadium ( az, Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu), is a stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Federation of Association Foo ...
Cycling in Azerbaijan The history of cycling in Azerbaijan began in 1930, when bicycles were first imported from Russia.
History
Initially bikes were popular among pupils and students, and in the 1940s they became widely used by almost entire population without except ...
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