tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165633618995685865.post679752814888731122..comments2024-02-29T02:52:37.206-08:00Comments on Bantam Arborial Bovines: Velodromes...Gliderbisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18108443515638842215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165633618995685865.post-15951336430581605342009-08-15T11:44:58.744-07:002009-08-15T11:44:58.744-07:00I'm from the suburbs of Chicago, and have been...I'm from the suburbs of Chicago, and have been frequenting the Velodrome in Northbrook. I may be moving to Rio Rancho in a year so I was checking out if there were any velodromes in the area. I read things saying there is the Southwest Velodrome but nothing definitive like an address. What is up? thanks in advance. :)me, myself and ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139939479272055162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165633618995685865.post-80263192103745068452008-02-04T20:22:00.000-08:002008-02-04T20:22:00.000-08:00Sigh...yes the dream of a velodrome has been just ...Sigh...yes the dream of a velodrome has been just that for over 20 years. I attended a meeting with an Abq's Park & Rec official in 1998. We were just getting started on the path to a basic outdoor, 333m track when a small group too impatient to wait the anticipated 3 years took over and gave us the warping firewood.<BR/><BR/>Then came Dave Chauner who convinced our mayor to go for gold and build a Home Depot-like, 250m UCI spec'd indoor facility. I'd love it - I've gone to LA to watch 3 World Cups and World Championships - but it's unrealistic and will never happen. <BR/><BR/>Fortunately, there's a private group traveling full-circle again for an outdoor 333m facility.<BR/><BR/>We actually do have a thing called a Veloport. It's next to the Albuquerque Isotopes stadium and currently consists of a covered BMX track and a site for a velodrome. I feel like going out with a bulldozer and plowing a dirt track but will keep waiting for tomorrow.paunchy43https://www.blogger.com/profile/04634355164107149558noreply@blogger.com