The Vélodrome Sylvan Adams - Centre Multisports Desjardins is a 250-meter indoor

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located in Bromont,

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. Built to replace the outdoor Bromont Velodrome, the track opened in September 2022. As well as a velodrome, the building has an BMX pump track, indoor running track, gym and sports courts. Unlike the previous velodrome, the venue can be used year round. The velodrome was built at a cost of $22m, funded by the

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with contributions from billionaire (and passionate cyclist) Sylvan Adams, Desjardins and the local municipality of Bromont. As with the previous velodrome, it is operated by the Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont (Bromont National Cycling Centre). It remains a national training centre for Canadian athletes. The venue will host the 2023 Canadian track cycling championships. Work to replace the outdoor Bromont Velodrome began in 2014, with construction beginning in April 2021. The Velodrome is the second 250m indoor velodrome in Canada, after the

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opened in 2015. It will be joined by a rebuilt

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in 2026. The last indoor velodrome in Quebec closed in 1988, when the velodrome built for the

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closed to be converted to the

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Bromont Velodrome

The Bromont Velodrome was a 250-metre outdoor

located in Bromont,

. It was originally built for the

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, and spent from 1996 to 2000 in storage before being purchased and relocated to Canada. The track opened in June 2001. It was operated by the Bromont National Cycling Centre, or CNCB. The velodrome was a national training centre for both

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and Track Para-Cycling. The track closed in 2020, as it had reached the end of life thanks to 20 years of weather on the wooden track.

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Bromont Velodrome

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