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Update: What's up with the Velodrome? |
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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
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 Instead of building model cars or putting ships in bottles, Tim Anderson has taken on a hobby of a different sort.
The cyclist wants to bring a velodrome — an oval track for cycling, seen in the Olympics — to Fort Collins.
“I needed a project, so I figured my project could be to help get the city a velodrome,” he said. “It’s my way of giving back.”
For the last year, Anderson has aggressively sought community interest, support and understanding.
There are about 20 velodromes in the United States, with one in Colorado Springs. Many serve multiple functions, including housing tennis courts, featuring concerts or conventions and inline skating.
Anderson has had several conversations with the city about a joint venture with Colorado State University.
“The city government is starting to look at it,” he said.
His hope is to have the velodrome downtown and sees it as an economic development opportunity for the city.
“We want it to be an attraction for downtown visitors and within walking and cycling distance,” Anderson said.
The track would be used for races, youth programs and available for public use.
Anderson, 50, has his own dental practice in Fort Collins. His sons both raced bikes and Anderson started racing three or four years ago.
“I was 220 pounds and was drinking coffee and watching them race,” he said. At that moment, he decided to try cycling. He lost more than 50 pounds and is still pedaling. “I’m still no good at it, but I’m getting better,” he said.
A project like this is expensive and will require a lot of fundraising. If public land isn’t available, the space must be purchased or donated.
Though the velodrome is still in conceptual stages, Anderson said he thinks it could potentially happen in the next two or three years.
“Racing cyclists want it so bad they can taste it,” Price said.
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