Plans to build Britain's seventh indoor velodrome in Inverness

Britain's northernmost city wants to build an indoor velodrome as part of a National and Regional Sports Facility

Plans are afoot for a multi-million pound Olympic-standard velodrome in Inverness – if finance can be sourced.

The 250-metre velodrome at Bught Park would be at the forefront of a multiuse sports arena. However, it is dependent on the city being awarded a £410m City Deal grant from the UK and Scottish Government, of which £20m would go towards the sports facility.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.