After hosting the world, Mattamy National Cycling Centre to host the public again starting September

It’s been a big, star-studded past few weeks for the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ont., which has been known since the beginning of the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games by a strikingly different name. As of September, though, the state-of-the-art cycling facility is back to its original identity.

And, most importantly for the community that hosts it, its doors will once again be open to public use.

“Now that the Games are completed and we can look back to our role as a host community with pride,” said Milton, Ont. mayor Gord Krantz, “it’s time to re-open our state-of-the-art facility for Milton residents and visitors to enjoy. From beginners to advanced cyclists…there is truly something for everyone at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre.”

As Canadian Cycling Magazine reported before the Games kicked off in July, the facility would serve two equally-meaningful purposes. Under the banner of the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, the Centre, as the Cisco Milton Pan Am/Para Pan Am Velodrome, was host to the major track and time trial events of this year’s competition. With the conclusion of those Games, though, the velodrome reverts to its original, and standing, name: the Mattamy National Cycle Centre. Under that name, the velodrome will host its neighbours as much as it hosted the world this summer.

Among its community initiatives are cycling programs for riders 10 years of age and up, ranging from familiarization sessions for cycling neophytes to specialized training offerings, regimens which include Structured Motor Pace Training. Race nights hosted by the Milton Cycling Academy are open to both participants and spectators alike, while opportunities for cyclists to attain race competency certification are also available. And in addition to its full-sized, UCI-rated indoor cycling track, the Mattamy National Cycling Centre also includes everything else needed to compete. Full sized gymnasiums, a fitness centre, indoor walking and running tracks, and more are available for public use.

The Mattamy National Cycling Centre is also on track to host a provincially-supported program for paracycling athletes, as announced earlier this month.

Of course, a testament to its world-class prominence as a cycling facility is its role as home address for a number of Canadian names related to the sport. The Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, Triathlon Ontario, the Ontario Cycling Association, and Milton Cycling Academy all call the Mattamy National Cycling Centre their home base.

Doors open to the public once again on Tuesday, Sept. 8.