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Encino Velodrome reopens with improvements

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Contributed by: Alfred Nash on 3/16/2008

The Encino Velodrome begins its 2008 race season with an improved track surface, courtesy of a grant provided by the Channel Islands Bicycle Club.

For 45 years, the concrete racing track in the heart of Southern California's Sepulveda basin has played host to exciting bicycle racing action, including the 1965 US National Championships, the 1968 US National Championships & US Olympic Trials, and the 1972 and1973 Grand Prix of the United States (televised on ABC's Wide World of Sports).

Through the work of U..S Concrete Design, several expansion joints were repaired and a high spot that had developed over the years was removed.

Encino Velodrome's 2008 racing season begins with the Bob Hansing Memorial Cup Series Omniums on the first Saturday night of the month from April through July.

Other races include the Encino Velodrome Championships Aug. 16 and 17, through which racers can qualify for the U.S. National Championships, the $2,000 Far West Championships Aug. 30 and 31, and the Southern California / Nevada Cycling Association Elite Track Cycling Championships Sept. 13 and14.

To learn more about the instructional, training and racing programs at the Encino Velodrome, visit http://EncinoVelodrome.org.

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