Forest City Velodrome at Ice House

About Forest City Velodrome at Ice House

Forest City Velodrome at Ice House is a non-profit facility in the Brockley neighbourhood of London, Ontario, located off Wellington Rd S. It features a 138-metre indoor cycling track and is one of only three indoor velodromes in North America. The facility provides a venue for recreational riding, health and fitness improvement, and cycling skill development. The Forest City Velodrome Association is a volunteer-run organization that operates the races, clinics, and other activities. Programs include VeloKids, a youth cycling program, and structured training sessions for skills and drills. Athletes can participate in recreational riding, advanced training for international competition, or races. Training focuses on leg speed, strength, fitness, tactics, and bike handling. The facility also provides a certification process where riders can be certified by volunteers to master the velodrome. Rob Good and Albert Coulier founded the velodrome in 2005. Coulier designed the track; his company, Apollo Velodrome Systems, has experience constructing Olympic and world championship tracks. The velodrome is open year-round for riding, with training sessions typically running from fall to early spring. Members currently use a pay as you go policy for sessions. The organization accepts donations, partnerships, and volunteers to help run development programs.