# Behind the scenes at Japan’s largest velodrome

*By Simon | March 22, 2024*

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## 󠀁[Behind the scenes at Japan’s largest velodrome](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/03/behind-the-scenes-at-japans-largest-velodrome/)󠁿

22 March 2024

Join former pro cyclist Lee Rodgers for a fascinating video tour of the stunning
Kitakyushu Media Dome in Japan, the country’s largest velodrome, completed in
1999, which features a 400-metre indoor track. Keirin has come a very long way
from its humble beginnings on a dirt-covered track in the very same city, 75
years ago.

![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pFZwhLLuHvs/maxresdefault.jpg)

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**Tags:** dwnews, japan, velodromes