The outdoor floodlit cycling velodrome was well known for its slight unevenness, caused by subsidence, as the stadium was built on the clay pit. There was a six-lane cinder running track inside the cycle track at one point, but this has since been removed and replaced by a mini football pitches and a road section for traffic safety courses (in the middle of the velodrome. At that time, the finish line on the cycle track was located at the opposite side of the cycle track to its current location. Maindy remains to be used extensively for training and racing and hosts many events such as the Cardiff International Grand Prix. It is used in particular for teaching youngsters to ride. At 460 metres in length and 18 degree bankings, the track is not as steep as the majority of velodromes, and therefore perfect for those new to the sport. The concrete surface is also used for floodlit training sessions during the winter, where
road bicycles are used as opposed to
track bicycles. The cycle track has recently been resurfaced, seeing an end to the characteristic red asphalt surface which covered it for several years, The
British National Derny Championships were held at the stadium in 2007, local riders and past members of Maindy Flyers,
Alex Greenfield and
Katie Curtis came second and third respecitvley. Another past members of Maindy Flyers,
Matthew Rowe, finished third in the men's championships. Other notable ex-members include
Elinor Barker,
Luke Rowe and
Owain Doull. The facility also has a 6-lane length swimming pool, which was opened in 1993, and a 5-a-side pitch, ==See also==