The arena was designed by Ellis Williams Architects and built by contractors Sir Robert McAlpine.

[1] It is situated next to the Manchester Velodrome and the buildings share a common entrance as part of the National Cycling Centre.

The arena cost £24 million to construct, seats 2,000 spectators and was opened in 2011.

It is home to British Cycling’s BMX programme, which has produced world champions Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips and Olympic champions Beth Shriever and Charlotte Worthington.

[2][3] The arena hosted the first round of the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.