Editing Caerleon (section)

===Sport===
Caerleon has been home to a number of sporting competitions including:

====Newport Half Marathon====
{{Main|Newport Half Marathon}}
It is a part of the [[Newport Half Marathon]] route, entering the town via the [[National Cycle Route 88]] path, into the historic village centre past the Amphitheatre, over Caerleon Bridge and onto Caerleon Road back towards the city centre finish.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cityofnewporthalfmarathon.com/race-information/the-route/ |title=The Route |website=The Admiral City of Newport Half Marathon |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>

====Tour de Gwent====
{{Main|Tour de Gwent}}
On 8 July 2018 the [[Velothon Wales]] included Caerleon on a 140&nbsp;km route, as well as two shorter routes of 125&nbsp;km and 60&nbsp;km.

In 2019 it was announced the Velothon Wales would not resume.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/17244142.disappointed-the-velothon-wales-wont-be-happening-next-year-sign-up-to-the-tour-de-gwent-instead/ |title=Disappointed the Velothon Wales won't be happening next year? Sign up to the Tour de Gwent instead |website=South Wales Argus |date=23 November 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref> Instead, the [[Tour de Gwent]] will be the main cycling event for South Wales each year, with a 93&nbsp;mile route and other distances for different ability levels on offer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tourdegwent.org/#routes |title=Tour de Gwent |website=tourdegwent.org |access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref> It will again start in Caerleon and head to Abergavenny, returning to Caerleon via the Wye Valley.

====Tour of Britain 2017–2018====
{{Main|2017 Tour of Britain}}
Caerleon has twice hosted the British national cycling tournament, in 2017 and 2018. It has welcomed international riders including [[Julian Alaphilippe]], [[André Greipel]], [[Tony Martin (cyclist)|Tony Martin]], and [[Geraint Thomas]] to the popular cycle routes in the area. It includes a category&nbsp;2 climb at Belmont Hill which has proven popular with organisers.

On 10&nbsp;September 2017 the [[Tour of Britain]] came to Caerleon along the 180.2&nbsp;km (112&nbsp;mi) western route from Worcester to the competition's finish in Cardiff city centre. The peak of the British domestic cycling calendar, it saw a dramatic breakaway over Belmont Hill by riders [[Gorka Izagirre]] ([[Movistar Team (men's team)|Movistar]]) and [[Mark Stewart (cyclist)|Mark Stewart]] ([[An Post–Chain Reaction|An Post-Chain Reaction]]) which is a Category 2 climb and has been a feature of the Tour with a 9% average gradient. The riders were only eventually caught by the peloton near Cardiff at the close of the stage. The stage was won by [[Edvald Boasson Hagen]] of [[Dimension Data (cycling team)|Team Dimension Data]].{{Main|2018 Tour of Britain}}
On 2 September 2018 Caerleon again hosted the Tour of Britain route as it headed east from [[Pembrey]] to [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], a flat stage of 175&nbsp;km (109&nbsp;mi). The event was Welsh [[Tour de France]] champion Geraint Thomas' first competition following his success in France, with the route following near his birthplace in Cardiff. The stage was won by André Greipel of [[Lotto–Soudal]]. The event organisers sent riders from Newport city centre to Caerleon via Sustrans [[National Cycle Route 88]], which was mostly flat along the Usk riverside. The route passed the Roman fortress towards the countryside around the Celtic Manor Resort, and then into Usk. The [[King of the Mountains]] stage was again set at nearby Belmont Hill, with Tour de France winner Thomas famously describing the climb as 'too steep'<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/02/geraint-thomas-tour-of-britain-andre-greipal |title=Geraint Thomas finds climb near home too steep in Tour of Britain|last=Fotheringham |first=William|date=2018-09-02 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2019-02-27 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> after he lost lead position in the peloton to climber Alaphilippe.

====2010 Ryder Cup====
{{Main|2010 Ryder Cup}}
[[File:Caerleon_Cricket_Pavillion.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Cricket Pavilion in Caerleon, Wales. In the background is Caerleon Comprehensive School.]]
The local ward golf club was included in promotional material for the [[2010 Ryder Cup]] which was hosted at the nearby [[Celtic Manor Resort]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.ryderdiary.com/dates-for-the-2010-ryder-cup-announced |title=Dates for the 2010 Ryder Cup Announced |website=Ryder Cup Diary (ryderdiary.com) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530000853/http://www.ryderdiary.com/dates-for-the-2010-ryder-cup-announced/ |archive-date=30 May 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 October 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Caerleon Golf Club is managed by the Celtic Manor Resort, and is a 9&nbsp;hole municipal golf course, [[driving range]] and golf clubhouse. During winter months the golf course is prone to flooding due to its location alongside the River Usk.

====Other sports====
Caerleon [[Bowls]] Club has an outdoor green and recently became home of the city's Newport Athletic [[Bowls]] Club which moved from [[Rodney Parade]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10364182.community-destroyed-as-newport-bowls-club-turfed-out-after-100-years/ |title='Community destroyed' as Newport bowls club turfed out after 100&nbsp;years |website=South Wales Argus |date=18 April 2013 |language=en |access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref> The association football club [[Caerleon A.F.C.]] is based in Caerleon along with two [[rugby union]] clubs; [[Newport High School Old Boys RFC]] and [[Caerleon R.F.C.|Caerleon RFC]] whose grounds are less than a mile apart. Both rugby clubs have large junior sections and Caerleon Junior Youth Football Club is a substantial junior football club. Bulmore Lido was opened in Caerleon in July&nbsp;1934 land with an open-air swimming pool, cafe and restaurant,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caerleon.net/archive/photos/bulmore.htm |title=The Bulmore Lido, Caerleon also Bullmore Bullmoor |publisher=caerleon.net |access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> closing in the 1980s.

[[Newport Racecourse]] at Caerleon staged [[National Hunt racing]] from the 1840s until its closure in 1948. It hosted the [[Welsh Grand National]] at Easter&nbsp;1948, the only time the race was held at Newport.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pitt |first1=Chris |title=A Long Time Gone |date=2006 |publisher=Portway |pages=390–393| location=Halifax |isbn=1901570622 |edition=Rev. and updated}}</ref> Following the closure of the course the Welsh Grand National was transferred to [[Chepstow Racecourse|Chepstow]]. The racecourse also staged the [[International Cross Country Championships]] on six occasions between 1906 and 1951.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Cross Country Championships, Caerleon 1951 |url=http://www.caerleon.net/archive/photos/c_country.htm |publisher=Caerleon.net |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref> The course was located on what is now the golf club and the comprehensive school.<ref>{{cite map |title =Monmouthshire XXIX.9 |map-url = |date=1920 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/135198982 |series=25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref>