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West Michigan Velodrome Project

West Michigan Velodrome Project

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Well first of all, a velodrome is a steep, banked cycling track ridden on by bikes with no brakes or coasting. We want to make it welcoming.

The West Michigan Velodrome Project started out just like most great ideas come about. One person brought it up, another agreed that it was a good idea, and another person decided to make this a reality. It is our mission to get a velodrome built, which is pretty obvious from our title. We don't want to just stop there, we want to make this velodrome about people. We want to make it a place where

NEW RIDERS INFORMATION 05/06/2014

Anyone want to learn how to ride on a velodrome this weekend? Let me know if you're interested. We will carpool to Detroit at 7am on Saturday morning, return Saturday evening. You only need your bike shoes and pedals, a helmet, and bike clothes to ride in. Rental track bikes are available at the track.

http://www.ivbp.org/New_Riders.html

NEW RIDERS INFORMATION Check out this video of the IVBP’s Dale Hughes, courtesy of Jamie Smith. Teaching kids to ride the boardsDale Hughes has a knack for teaching kids to ride the velodrome at Bloomer Park Pedal hard.No whining. The kids eat it up.Click on the video and it will open in a larger window on this page.

Photos from West Michigan Velodrome Project's post 04/15/2014

Last weekend Dennis Hamel and Joel Bierling joined the workday at the the track in Rochester Hills, MI. They were able to lend a hand in getting the track ready to ride for the season, and in doing so learning a little about velodrome maintenance. The 4" black plastic tubing you see them working on runs along the top of the track surface, preventing wheels from falling into the small gap between the edge of the track and the fencing. PVC pipe is used to connect the sections of tubing allowing it to expand and contract with temperature variations.

West Michigan Velodrome Project Elevator Pitch 03/28/2014

Curious about what our plans are? Still a little uncertain on why we need a velodrome in West Michigan? Wonder no longer! Katie Hamel, one of the coordinators of the WMVP, created an elevator pitch for our endeavour and encourages you to share it!

West Michigan Velodrome Project Elevator Pitch What you need to know about the West Michigan Velodrome Project in 2 minutes! From its Olympic history to why our velodrome is going to be awesome, this elev...

03/14/2014

Who noticed the write-up about The West Michigan Velodrome Project in the newest 3rd Coast Chronicle? It's a good read!

01/27/2014

Have you checked out our updated website yet? You should! It now goes more in depth on what a velodrome is and the history behind it.

West Michigan Velodrome Project A grassroots effort to get a velodrome built in West Michigan!

10/27/2013

We have been invited to speak with the Hudsonville Chamber of Commerce on Monday to discuss our plans of building a velodrome in West Michigan and see what interest Hudsonville might have. This is just one of many locations we will be exploring.
Do you think Hudsonville might be a good location for a velodrome?

10/09/2013

Have you checked us out on Twitter yet? Link below!

West Mi Velo Project (WMiVP) on Twitter The latest from West Mi Velo Project (). Grassroots effort to build a velodrome in West Michigan, US. West Michigan

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