The Vélodrome Sylvan Adams - Centre Multisports Desjardins is a 250-meter indoor cycling track located in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. Built to replace the outdoor Bromont Velodrome, the track opened in September 2022. As well as a velodrome, the building has an BMX pump track, indoor running track, gym and sports courts.[1][2] Unlike the previous velodrome, the venue can be used year round.[3]
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| Full name | Vélodrome Sylvan Adams - Centre Multisports Desjardins |
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| Address | 400 rue Shefford Bromont, Quebec Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°19′26″N 72°38′32″W / 45.323796°N 72.642280°W |
| Owner | Bromont, Quebec |
| Field size | 250 meter oval |
| Surface | Wood |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 2022 |
| Construction cost | $22m |
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| Bromont National Cycling Centre | |
| Website | |
| https://centrenationalbromont.com | |
The velodrome was built at a cost of $22m, funded by the Government of Quebec with contributions from billionaire (and passionate cyclist) Sylvan Adams, Desjardins and the local municipality of Bromont.[4] As with the previous velodrome, it is operated by the Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont (Bromont National Cycling Centre).[5] It remains a national training centre for Canadian athletes. The venue will host the 2023 Canadian track cycling championships.[2]
Work to replace the outdoor Bromont Velodrome began in 2014, with construction beginning in April 2021.[6]
The Velodrome is the second 250m indoor velodrome in Canada, after the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario opened in 2015. It will be joined by a rebuilt Argyll Velodrome in Edmonton, Alberta in 2026.[7] The last indoor velodrome in Quebec closed in 1988, when the velodrome built for the 1976 Summer Olympics closed to be converted to the Montreal Biodome.
Bromont Velodrome
editThe Bromont Velodrome was a 250-metre outdoor cycling track located in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. It was originally built for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and spent from 1996 to 2000 in storage before being purchased and relocated to Canada. The track opened in June 2001. It was operated by the Bromont National Cycling Centre, or CNCB.[5] The velodrome was a national training centre for both Track Cycling and Track Para-Cycling.[8][9] The track closed in 2020, as it had reached the end of life thanks to 20 years of weather on the wooden track.[4]
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edit- ^ Hansen, Matt (2022-09-30). "The Sylvan Adams Velodrome in Bromont is open and it's absolutely beautiful". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b Racine, Jean-François. "Bromont: une longue attente de 33 ans pour le seul vélodrome couvert au Québec". Le Journal de Québec (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Magazine, Canadian Cycling (2020-03-12). "The Bromont Velodrome will be the only covered track in Quebec". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b Hansen, Matt (2021-11-19). "The Bromont Velodrome is going to be seriously impressive". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b "Histoire du vélodrome". Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont. Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Sylvan Adams giving $2M to Bromont Velodrome project". The Canadian Jewish News. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (2022-02-22). "Edmonton velodrome officially breaks ground". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "National Cycling Centres". Canadian Cycling Association. Canadian Cycling Association. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "National Cycling Centres". Canadian Cycling Association. Canadian Cycling Association. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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