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Cycling on wooden indoor tracks regularly drew large crowds as early as 1870 and was included in the inaugural Olympics Games.

Wooden indoor tracks

As early as 1870, track races in England were regularly attracting large crowds. The riders competed on wooden indoor tracks that closely resembled the modern velodromes of today. Such tracks ensured the event could be competed all year round. But for promoters there was an even greater benefit – spectators could be charged an entrance fee!

Olympic history

Track cycling events have been organised at all the editions of the Games since 1896, with the exception of the 1912 Games in Stockholm, when only the road race was staged. Between 1924 and 1992, the range of events was generally as follows: sprint, time trial over one kilometre, tandem and team pursuit. The individual pursuit was added to the programme of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the tandem was dropped after the 1972 Games in Munich.

Women have competed in the track events since the Seoul Games in 1988, the year that marked the appearance of women in the sprint event, followed by the individual pursuit in 1992. At the Sydney Games in 2000, several track events were introduced: 500m time trial for women, but also keirin, American and sprint for men.

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Katy Marchant of Great Britain wins bronze during the Women's Sprint Finals bronze medal race against Elis Ligtlee of the Netherlands on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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(L-R) Silver medalist Rebecca James of Great Britain, gold medalist Kristina Vogel of Germany and bronze medalist Katy Marchant of Great Britain celebrate during the medal ceremony after the Women's Sprint Finals race on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Jason Kenny of Great Britain competes in the Men's Keirin Finals race on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Tianshi Zhong of the People's Republic of China leads Wai Sze Lee of Hong Kong, Simona Krupeckaite of Lithuania and Anastasiia Voinova of Russia during a Women's Sprint Quarterfinal race on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia celebrates after winning the Men's Keirin First Round Repechages on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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