Bellville Velodrome
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The Bellville Velodrome is a 250 meter, multi-purpose indoor velodrome located in Bellville (about 25 kilometers outside of the centre of Cape Town
), South Africa
. The velodrome was initially developed for the South African Olympic Bid, this venue hosted the World Cycling Federation Championships in 1999. The project was completed in 9 months from inception.
The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events. The Velodrome was designed as a phased development with seating capacity
on completion of up to 10 200 seats. Phase 1 is complete and various designs exist as well as development proposals for the surrounding property to support support the functions of the Velodrome.
The venue has served as Cape Town's main concert venue for the last ten years and has now been replaced by the Grand Arena at Grand West Casino. Its maximum capacity for cycling competition would range from 5-8,000.
On September 5, 2007, WWE's RAW SummerSlam Tour took place with over 7000 fans in attendance.
The velodrome hosted the 2007 UCI "B" World Championship in June 2007.http://oldsite.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=PA&level1=0&level2=0&idnews=3962
It is also likely to be the venue for the 2008 UCI Junior World Championships, which have also been awarded to the city of Cape Town.
It is also the home of the Organised Chaos LAN Party
, South Africa's biggest monthly gaming
event.
The tender was won by Devmet Property Developments, a consortium of Devmark Property Group (Pty) Limited and Mettle Property Group (Pty) Limited, through a competitive bidding process that lasted more than two years. Mettle Property Group is 49% owned by Metropolitan Capital, an associated company of the Metropolitan Group, and is a level eight contributor in terms of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).
The development is based on a spine ‘Galleria’ that will provide the circulation and connection to all the facilities. Parking with entrances at various levels and locations will be provided to connect the hotel, conference and sporting facilities with the retail, business and residential components.
Devmet Property Developments has put together a group of companies and management models that offer a suitable range of skills and experience in property development, property management, financial oversight, facilities management and events management. They incorporate and provide local and international experience, strategic partnerships and networks, and innovative technologies, designs and processes. The group includes Devmet, Big Concerts, the High Performance Sports Centre and several smaller, specialist firms,” Gelderbloem added.
The overally capacity of the venue will be increased to 18,000 with the upgrade to the velodrome and adjoining athletics venue considered as part of Phase 1.
It is envisaged that the development will be completed by 2014.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
), South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The velodrome was initially developed for the South African Olympic Bid, this venue hosted the World Cycling Federation Championships in 1999. The project was completed in 9 months from inception.
The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events. The Velodrome was designed as a phased development with seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
on completion of up to 10 200 seats. Phase 1 is complete and various designs exist as well as development proposals for the surrounding property to support support the functions of the Velodrome.
The venue has served as Cape Town's main concert venue for the last ten years and has now been replaced by the Grand Arena at Grand West Casino. Its maximum capacity for cycling competition would range from 5-8,000.
On September 5, 2007, WWE's RAW SummerSlam Tour took place with over 7000 fans in attendance.
The velodrome hosted the 2007 UCI "B" World Championship in June 2007.http://oldsite.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=PA&level1=0&level2=0&idnews=3962
It is also likely to be the venue for the 2008 UCI Junior World Championships, which have also been awarded to the city of Cape Town.
It is also the home of the Organised Chaos LAN Party
Organised Chaos LAN Party
Organised Chaos , is a monthly LAN Party held in Cape Town, South Africa at the Bellville Velodrome. The LAN has a current capacity of 1220 which was filled for the first time in January 2011 with 1223 attendees. The LAN's venue, the Bellville velodrome has the capacity to expand the LAN even...
, South Africa's biggest monthly gaming
Gamer
Historically, the term "gamer" usually referred to someone who played role-playing games and wargames. Since they became very popular, the term has included players of video games...
event.
The Galleria Development
At a Council meeting on 28 October 2009, approval was given for the City of Cape Town to award a R3 billion tender to establish retail, business, residential, hotel and conference facilities on an 11.5 ha property in the Bellville Velodrome precinct.The tender was won by Devmet Property Developments, a consortium of Devmark Property Group (Pty) Limited and Mettle Property Group (Pty) Limited, through a competitive bidding process that lasted more than two years. Mettle Property Group is 49% owned by Metropolitan Capital, an associated company of the Metropolitan Group, and is a level eight contributor in terms of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).
The development is based on a spine ‘Galleria’ that will provide the circulation and connection to all the facilities. Parking with entrances at various levels and locations will be provided to connect the hotel, conference and sporting facilities with the retail, business and residential components.
Devmet Property Developments has put together a group of companies and management models that offer a suitable range of skills and experience in property development, property management, financial oversight, facilities management and events management. They incorporate and provide local and international experience, strategic partnerships and networks, and innovative technologies, designs and processes. The group includes Devmet, Big Concerts, the High Performance Sports Centre and several smaller, specialist firms,” Gelderbloem added.
The overally capacity of the venue will be increased to 18,000 with the upgrade to the velodrome and adjoining athletics venue considered as part of Phase 1.
It is envisaged that the development will be completed by 2014.