Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area - some pics from Cologne (Köln) & Hamburg Germany velodromes

Just thought I'd share some pictures I took at Cologne's Albert Richter velodrome and Hamburg's Stellingen velodrome, from June 2011. This was my first visit to a velodrome, as the Olympic one in my home town was turned into a bio-museum in the early 90s.

Cologne;
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/5903777495_636cc8d9e8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903777495/)
Albert Richter velodrome (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903777495/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5116/5904373118_bd86d1ed00_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904373118/)
curves (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904373118/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5079/5903812101_281c0da9ae_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903812101/)
line (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903812101/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/5904369664_7e8e13dbb6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904369664/)
wood (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904369664/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5277/5903807977_e4bf8f2e29_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903807977/)
pursuit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903807977/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5159/5903805359_97a24fa4f0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903805359/)
helping hand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903805359/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/5903778655_d5578ff975_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903778655/)
bank (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903778655/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5903775559_47b77bf15d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903775559/)
ready? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903775559/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/5904331764_4d5269a13f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904331764/)
determination (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904331764/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/5904330174_17af3c5425_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904330174/)
lil' kid waiting to go (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904330174/)

Cologne cont.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5903770737_31fdb18e60_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903770737/)
families in the infield (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903770737/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/5904327450_e9dd40b242_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904327450/)
merckx streak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904327450/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/5904324818_81743e5bf2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904324818/)
corima streak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904324818/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/5904319324_42c90e813b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904319324/)
bell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904319324/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5903759897_80c836dc28_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903759897/)
Schauff (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903759897/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5076/5904316830_a59a1f2565_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904316830/)
...aaaAAAAaaahhh... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904316830/)

Hamburg;
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5274/5903626275_925f7575b7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903626275/)
the track plus hockey rink (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903626275/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/5904183818_53a0d13423_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904183818/)
coming down (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904183818/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6006/5903622833_2a97e18ee0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903622833/)
women start (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903622833/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/5904181440_bda0e992ee_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904181440/)
women's run (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904181440/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5903619825_903902399c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903619825/)
men start 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903619825/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6036/5903618157_1ddd80edb0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903618157/)
yellow streak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903618157/)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5235/5903616031_a0c7f37f4a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903616031/)
stevens (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5903616031/)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5904174094_eac5772506_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904174094/)
check (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowizm/5904174094/) by Flowizm (http://www.flickr.com/people/flowizm/), on Flickr

Those pictures are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing! I’ll have to put the tracks on my German itinerary. Those are better than Google earth photos! ;-)

And what, a doctor called “Flussfisch” sponsors the women’s race team? Was für ein geiler Name!

Thanks, Flow, for taking and sharing these!

Ngggahhhh! I lived in Hamburg for a couple years. I miss German summers.

I don't miss the winters. No sunshine for 4 months and about 6 hours of daylight.

Gorgeous pictures!

Were the last three pictures flipped?

I don't miss the winters. No sunshine for 4 months and about 6 hours of daylight.

Didn't mind to much, Hamburg was close to the North See so a couple of trips to the beach in Winter cleans out the cobwebs. And the snow.