Stadio Ottavio Bottecchia, Velodrome and football stadium in Pordenone, Italy
Stadio Ottavio Bottecchia, also known as Velodromo Ottavio Bottecchia, is a combined football stadium and velodrome in Pordenone, Italy. It features a natural grass pitch surrounded by a 400-meter concrete cycling track, with two seated stands: a covered main stand on the north side and an open stand opposite, providing around 3,000 seats in total.
Construction began in 1925 with private funding, and the stadium opened on 3 October 1926 as Stadio del Littorio. After World War II, it was renamed in honor of Ottavio Bottecchia, and it served as the home ground of Pordenone Calcio until the team moved to larger venues following its promotion to Serie B in 2019.
The name honors Ottavio Bottecchia, a cyclist from Treviso who won the Tour de France, and locals often refer to the venue simply as "Bottecchia." On race days, the concrete track draws fans who come to watch track cycling events, a tradition that continues today.
The stadium is part of a larger sports complex that includes an athletics field and tennis courts, so allow extra time to explore the area. The main stand offers cover, while the opposite stand is open to the sky, so check the weather before settling in.
The velodrome is one of the few open-air tracks in the world to host international competitions, and in 2001 it welcomed a stage of the Track Cycling World Cup. Its concrete surface and 400-meter length make it a rare example of a combined football and cycling venue still in active use.
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