Calgary cycling track where Canadian OIympians trained to be demolished [Video]

More than a dozen Olympic and Paralympic athletes have trained there — and more have completed in the Pan American Games and World Cups — but the Calgary Velodrome, like the ski jumps, bobsled and luge tracks in the city, may soon become just another of the Calgary’s Olympic memories.

The 50-year-old concrete cycling track track, home to the Calgary Bicycle Track League (CBTL), is slated to be torn down to make way for an expansion of the city’s Glenmore water treatment plant.

“Our committee understands that water is super important and that’s going to come first. It’s critical infrastructure,” said league president Erin Ruttan. “But surely there’s got to be a way we can figure it out so we’re not losing infrastructure that’s also critical to the sport.”

The land the track sits on is leased from the city, and the league was recently informed that the lease will expire in October of 2026 to allow for the water …