Sir Michael Hopkins, the British architect who designed the Velodrome for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, has died at the age of 88, it was announced today. Considered a pioneer of ...

In just eight short months, London will kick off the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Like every city on the eve of hosting a major world event, London has been unveiling building after new building from ...

nepalnepal — With less than 18 months until the London Games, Chris Hoy tested the new cycling track where he expects world records to tumble and hopes to add to his collection of four Olympic gold ...

One of the four permanent venues in the London Olympic Park, the velodrome was one of the last to be commissioned, and the first to be completed on time and on budget. Unveiled in February, the ...

Sir Chris Hoy rode on the finished London 2012 cycle track for the first time today and said he "can't wait" for the Olympics to begin. The four-time Olympic champion was joined by fellow Beijing ...

The Olympic Velodrome, scene of so much patriotic fervour during the recent Games as the likes of cycling stars Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Laura Trott rose to the challenge of delivering ...

Michael Taylor, the man who designed the London 2012 Velodrome, doesn’t seek the spotlight. As a photographer sets up outside the building’s elegantly swooping exterior, he seems almost disappointed ...

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has unveiled the completed London 2012 Olympic Velodrome – the first venue to be handed over. The Velodrome – which will host the cycling and BMX events during the ...