It was built in 1979 according to a design from a team of architects for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the track cycling events.

[citation needed] The velodrome is situated on Krylatskaya street, between the Krylatsky Hill and the Rowing Canal.

[citation needed] This structure is in the shape of an ellipse with axes of 168 and 138 m. The 168 meter-long span of the bike track is covered by two pairs of inclined arches which are connected by a 4 mm thick rolled steel membrane.

[citation needed] A circular bike route was also constructed in 1979 on the other side of Krylatskaya Street in the Krylatsky Hills.

The cycle path has an asphalt surface and a length of 13.64 km and a width of 7 m.[citation needed] Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at [1]; see its history for attribution.