Edmonton indoor velodrome rolls ahead
EDMONTON - Edmonton could become the first Canadian city with an indoor velodrome, after a council committee recommended Tuesday spending $8.5 million to design the project.
The facility, intended to replace the crumbling outdoor Argyll velodrome, would be part of a $97-million Coronation Park recreation centre that would also include a jogging track, fitness centre and link to Peter Hemingway pool.
“This is a project that I’m really passionate about. It’s really important to see it done,” said Tara Whitten, an Edmonton member of the bronze-medal winning women’s pursuit team at the London Olympics.
“I just know the impact it can have on the community, from young kids to elite athletes and families.”
Whitten has had to do much of her training in Los Angeles, which now has North America’s only indoor 250-metre cycling track, but said she and other Canadian racers would love to be able to train in Edmonton.
The facility might also attract competitors from other countries, particularly triathletes, because nowhere else in North America has indoor cycling, swimming and running, said David Embury of the Argyll Velodrome Association.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Edmonton+indoor+velodrome+rolls+ahead/7364230/story.html
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