Washington Park Velodrome home to cyclists young and old
The nation’s oldest operating velodrome opens its 97th season on Tuesday. Washington Park Velodrome, 1821 Washington Road, opens its 16-week racing schedule with a series of miss-and-out, scratch, and points races. Admission is free. Racing begins at 7 p.m. Washington Park Velodrome opened in 1927. It’s graced the presence of Olympians, world champions, and national champions who torched the straightaways at a speed of nearly 40 miles per hour.
