Valley Preferred Cycling Center

Entrance to the Valley Preferred Cycling Center

The Valley Preferred Cycling Center is a cycling center with velodrome in US Trexlertown , Pennsylvania .

The Valley Preferred Cycling Center name essentially refers to the Trexlertown Velodrome (formerly known as the Lehigh County Velodrome ). It is 333 meters long and made of concrete. The track is one of the most important training centers for the US track cycling elite .

The railway was built in 1974; The initiator was the publisher and Olympian Bob Rodale (1930–1990), who also owned the land on which it stands. The first race took place on October 12, 1975. Initially there were no cloakrooms, toilets or stands; they were only added over time. In the meantime, Track Cycling World Cups , Junior Track World Championships , national championships and international competitions have taken place in Trexlertown .

The track Olympic champion and multiple world champion Marty Nothstein , who comes from the neighboring town of Allentown , began his career in "T-Town". Until August 2018 he was director of the center, which is owned by a non-profit foundation.

Hall of Fame

Training on the track

The cycling center has its own Hall of Fame . Members are:

Jerry Ash - cyclist Leigh Barczewski - cyclist, trainer and official Karen Bliss - cyclist Dave Chauner - cyclist and organizer Danny Clark - Australian cyclist Betsy Davies - cyclist Bruce Donaghy - cyclist Brian Drebbern - cyclist and speaker Janie Eickhoff - cyclist Alaric Gayfer - British cyclist and organizer Patrick Gellineau - cyclist, originally from Trinidad and Tobago Artie Greenberg - frame builder and UCI commissioner Curt Harnett - cyclist Gil Hatton - cyclist Ian Jackson - Australian cyclist Dave Lettieri - cyclist Tanya Lindenmuth - cyclist Pat Mcdonough - cyclist Art McHugh - cyclist

Marty Nothstein - cyclist Paul Pearson - cyclist Nicole Reinhart - cyclist Mary Jane Reoch - cyclist Robert Rodale - Velodrome builder and book publisher Ardath Rodale - wife of Robert Rodale, organizer Jeff Rutter - cyclist Nelson Saldana - cyclist Gene Samuel - cyclist from Trinidad and Tobagoy Hubert Schleh - the man at the bell Jack Simes - cyclist, organizer Gordon Singleton - Canadian cyclist Andy Taus - cyclist and commissioner Lucy Tyler-Sharman - cyclist Nelson Vails - cyclist Shaun Wallace - American-British cyclist Mark Whitehead - cyclist

Web links

Commons : Valley Preferred Cycling Center  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• The Velodrome - Valley Preferred Cycling Center. In: thevelodrome.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sports-reference.com
2. ^ Velodrome seeks new executive director to replace Marty Nothstein. In: WFMZ.com , August 3, 2018.

Coordinates: 40 ° 32 ′ 50.5 ″  N , 75 ° 36 ′ 37.6 ″  W.