The best of Canadian Cycling meets in Bromont until Sunday

Until Sunday, the Bromont National Cycling Center, also called Vélodrome, is hosting the 2025 Canadian track championships. Already, after the first day of activities on Saturday, general director Nicolas Legault said he was satisfied with what was offered to athletes.

We are very happy with how the activities have gone so far. What’s interesting is that two world records and several Canadian records were broken today [samedi]. We always hope that our track is fast and it is. We are very lucky, it’s a good show for people who are new to the sport.maintains Mr. Legault.

This is the first time since the opening of the Sylvan-Adams Vélodrome in 2022 that the place has hosted a competition bringing together the cream of Canadian cyclists. A few days before the start of the championships, an international competition bringing together seven countries also took place.

Preparations for the two events began before the holidays, according to Nicolas Legault.

During the weekend, a total of 155 cyclists participate in the various events in the categories elite, maître et to. The majority of members of the Canadian national team are present, including Lily Plante from Sutton and Mathias Guillemette from Trois-Rivières.

After the weekend of activities, the best cyclists will travel to the four corners of the world to participate in other competitions.

In total, 30 hours of competitions in two days take place in Bromont. Activities will begin early Sunday morning.

The Montreal Olympic Vélodrome was transformed into a Biodôme in 1989. For more than 30 years, there was no longer a professional indoor track in Quebec, before the one in Bromont opened in September 2022, sixteen months after the start of work.