Calgary Cycling Track Where Olympians Trained Faces Demolition Plan

Hey friend, listen to this. The Calgary Velodrome might get torn down. It’s a cycling track where many athletes trained, even Olympians and Paralympians. The city wants to expand a water plant, and the track sits on land the city owns.

The city leases the land to the cycling league, but the lease ends in October 2026. They need the space for the water plant, and the league understands it is vital. They still hope to find a solution, as the track is important to their sport.

The league is talking to the city. Finding and building a new track location takes time. They hope they can keep the track a bit longer, as the next closest track is far away in Edmonton.

If Calgary loses its track, cyclists might move or even quit the sport. This hurts Calgary’s sports scene, and losing the facility is a risk for everyone. The city says the water plant expansion is needed.

Calgary’s population is growing fast, and they need more water. The expansion must be near the current plant. The city knows this impacts groups using the area and are trying to minimize the harm this causes; users of a park and Safety City will also be affected.

The city has a plan for new sports facilities that could include a new velodrome. The league hopes the city adds it, so they can have a place to ride and keep their community. Ideally, plant work would be delayed, allowing them to keep the track longer.