Fencing is fought on a "piste", which is the French term for the strip or area where the fight takes place. The piste is a long, narrow strip, 14 metres long and between 1.5 and 2 metres wide.
Track cycling, on the other hand, does not take place on a "piste". Instead, it takes place on a velodrome. A velodrome is an arena with a banked oval track specially designed for cycling. The track surface is usually made of wood or synthetic materials and varies in length, with standard sizes being 250 metres, 333.33 metres or 400 metres.
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