The Burnaby Velodrome

Vancouver is home to one of only three indoor velodromes in North America. Located just below SFU on the Barnet Highway in Burnaby, the Velodrome was built by Cycling BC and numerous volunteers between 1991 and 1997. The Burnaby Velodrome opened its doors in November 1997 as the first indoor velodrome in North America and is happy to be celebrating its 10th year in operation.

Throughout its 10 year history, the Burnaby Velodrome has hosted many popular and exciting track events: Provincial Championships, National Team Trials and Training Camps, three internationally recognized Six Day race, a dozen or more 3 Day Challenges, and hundreds of winter week night race events.

Very popular in Europe and Australia, track racing takes place on tight 200m – 400m wooden or concrete circular tracks. Canada has a proud heritage of world class track cyclists, from Torchy Peden in the 30's and Jim Davies in the 50's right through the 90’s with Olympic medallists and World Champions Kurt Harnett, Tanya Dubnicoff and Brian Walton and most recently Lori Ann Muenzer, with her Gold Medal performance in the Match Sprint at the 2004 Olympic Games. 

Building on this proud history, the Burnaby Velodrome is keenly focused on supporting the next generation of Canada’s world class athletes. Our junior training program is open to all levels of riders under the age of 19 and is a joint venture between Cycling BC and the Burnaby Velodrome. Only one year has passed since the inception of this program in the fall of 2006, yet the program is being recognized as one of the best in Canada.

The velodrome offers a safe venue for elite athletes, fitness enthusiasts, triathletes, road racers, and cross training athletes to work out at their own pace, without the worries of weather or traffic. It provides an opportunity for cyclists of all levels to develop skills that improve all aspects of cycling and contributes to the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle.

The Burnaby Velodrome Club is a non-profit sports organization, focused on the operation of the Burnaby Velodrome and responsible for organizing 20 week night races, 2 weekend 3 Day races, an Internationally recognized Six Day race, and the Canadian National Track Championships in 2008.