Velodrome is back on track after £27m refit

MANCHESTER'S Velodrome at the National Cycling Centre has reopened after a £27m refurbishment.

- NICOLE WOOTTON-CANE

The cycling track is now the UK's first all-electric velodrome and boasts brand new changing rooms, facilities cafe and increased seating, all hoped to Manspectator encourage chester residents to pursue an active lifestyle.

The refurbished centre is expected to save up to 517 tonnes of carbon emissions per year, with brand new heat recovery systems, a new air source heat pump, and solar panels.