Stadio Rino Mercante

Stadio Rino Mercante
Full name Stadio Rino Mercante
Location Bassano del Grappa,
Coordinates 45°46′17″N 11°45′7″E / 45.77139°N 11.75194°E / 45.77139; 11.75194Coordinates: 45°46′17″N 11°45′7″E / 45.77139°N 11.75194°E / 45.77139; 11.75194
Owner Municipality of Bassano del Grappa
Capacity 2,952
Field size 105 x 65 m
Surface
  • Pitch: grass
  • Cycling track: resin and cement
Tenants
Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.

The Stadio Rino Mercante is a multi-use sports stadium in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. It is the home of Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.. The stadium also has a cycling track, measuring 400 m (1,300 ft) and made of cement and resin. It hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1985, the national track cycling championships on a number of occasions and in road bicycle racing, the finish of the Giro del Veneto from 1970 to 1980 and the finish of a stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1946, 1949, 1968, 1970 and 1974.

Preceded by
Velòdrom d'Horta
Barcelona
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue

1985
Succeeded by
7-Eleven USOTC Velodrome
Colorado Springs


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