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4.5 POTENTIAL EVENT HOSTING OPPORTUNITIES
In addition to potential Training and Coaching Development Camps, the following provides an illustration of
potential events which could be hosted annually at the Milton Velodrome with a 250m UCI international
standard track. The example of London below provides an opportunity to replicate similar events at the
National Velodrome in Milton.
Exhibit 17: Potential Event Hosting Opportunities
Local Event Hosting Examples (Races & Special Events specific to Forest City Velodrome -2011)
� FCV Grand Prix
� FCV International
� Madison Challenge
� CanAmQue Challenge
� Madison Madness
� Tim Horton’s Winter Nationals
� Saturday races
(Most shows span 2 hours and typically range from sprint to endurance races)
Provincial Event Hosting
� Ontario Provincial Track Championships
� Ontario Cup Races (4 events annually)
National Event Hosting
� National Track Cycling Championships
� National Paracycling Championships – Track Cycling
International Event Hosting (Eligible as a UCI Class 1 Velodrome)
� UCI Track Cycling World Championships (annual event)
� UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships (annual event)
� UCI Track Cycling Junior World Championships (annual event)
� UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics I, II, III or IV (annual events)
� Pan American Track Cycling Championships (annual event)
� Pan American Junior Track Cycling Championships (annual event)
� Games (Commonwealth, Pan American, Olympic, Paraolympic)
� Paracycling Track World Championships (annual since 2006, no event in 2008)
With strong management at the velodrome and involvement from the national federation, several
international events could be held at the facility each year on a sustained multi-year basis. The UCI world
championships are itinerant but do return to good facilities. As an example, the Manchester Velodrome
has hosted the world championships 3 times since it opened in 1994 (1996, 2000, 2008).
The UCI World Cup classics events have four rounds held in different months and each round is held on a
different continent. UCI has made an effort to bring the World Cup games back to the same communities
in the same month for a period of at least two years. The reason for this is to build and reward audiences
for the sport so that athletes can compete to a full house of spectators. The Manchester velodrome has
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