2010 brings new members
Happy New Year from the Salt Lake Velodrome Association.Just a quick note to announce some new members to our organization. Over the past few months we have been fortunate to enlist the help of some more people who are excited about bringing a velodrome to Utah. They include Chris Humbert, Chris Best, Tyler Servoss, Jennie Wade, and Ira Tibbitts. They are all cyclists and are all passionate about a velodrome coming to Utah. We welcome them all. I should also mention a couple of other people, Kim Kraan and Andrew Love, who have been helping us for a long time. They both are very interested in the bicycle component of this, but also bring roller-sports expertise to the project as an additional sport component to the velodrome.
As an update on progress, we wanted to let you know we are continuing conversations with Ogden City and Draper City to locate tracks in their cities. Sites are currently under study in downtown Ogden for an indoor track, and near Corner Canyon in Draper for an outdoor track. The Ogden track is part of a multi-purpose field house that also includes tennis and archery. The Draper track is envisioned to be more of a velopark with additional bicycle uses such as mountain biking, cyclocross, etc.
We are excited about the coming year and hope to make substantial progress towards bringing track racing to Utah.
Salt Lake Velodrome Assoc.
Draper Drome
Article in the Salt Lake Tribune about a possible velodrome in Draper.
Ogden Velodrome Conceptual Floor plans
We are excited to be able to share with you the conceptual floor plans for the Ogden Velodrome. The velodrome is going to be located within a multi-use facility that will also host an indoor archery range and tennis courts. The track is going to be a wood track and 250m long. The plans call for seating for approximately 2900 on the mezzanine level and also include concession areas and a pro-shop space. The final location has not be finalized but it will be located in downtown Ogden and close to FrontRunner.
Ogden Velodrome in Planning Stages
We have been working with city of Ogden on plans to build an indoor velodrome near downtown Ogden. This track is going to be located within a multisport facility that will also include a tennis and archery facility. We are excited about this opportunity to work with Mayor Godfrey and his staff to bring this to a realization. As we get into this more we will be sharing more information.Welcome to the home of the Salt Lake Velodrome Association
A velodrome along the Wasatch Front? Bicycle track racing at its best? Premier in-line skating indoors? The Salt Lake Velodrome Association is bringing it to Utah.
The Salt Lake Velodrome Association, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, was created to facilitate the construction of a velodrome along the Wasatch Front and bring world class racing to Utah. We have broadened the scope of a typical “bicycle-only” velodrome and have brought in-line skating into our mix. A track where you can rip it up on the bike or fly around on the skates.
Utah and the Wasatch Front is an ideal location for this venture. Our altitude of 4200 ft +/- makes our air thin enough that world records can be broken in this high altitude environment – but not too high to be a limiting factor. Most all locations along the Wasatch Front would be within thirty minutes of our international airport, allowing easy access for national and international competitions. Salt Lake City also has an Olympic history and is currently home to the “world’s fastest” ice skating oval (the Utah Olympic Oval), a ski jumping and bobsled facility (Utah Olympic Park) and is home to many Olympic and professional athletes. Track cycling is one of the few sports that has been a part of every Olympic games in modern history (except for 1912).
Track racing is an exciting and vibrant sport and a popular form of training and exercise. On the professional level track racing is extremely fast paced, and allows spectators to get very close to the action. At the turn of the 19th Century it was the most popular sport in America and is still extremely popular in Europe and Japan. On the amateur level, track racing is an excellent way for cyclists of all ages and abilities to exercise and compete in a controlled environment. Tracks across the country have very active junior development programs and weekly amateur race series.
Non-historical photos courtesy of USA Cycling - Casey B. Gibson
