Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre

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Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre
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Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre prior to the start of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre
Address256 Centennial Park Road
Toronto, Ontario
M9C 5K6
Coordinates 43°39′17.7″N79°35′42.7″W / 43.654917°N 79.595194°W / 43.654917; -79.595194
Owner City of Toronto
Capacity 2,000 (temporary)
Field size350-metre, four straightaways, three banked turns
Construction
Built2013–2015
Opened2015
Tenants
2015 Pan American Games

The Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre is a [1] BMX cycling facility at Centennial Park in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that hosted BMX Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games. [2] During the games the venue included temporary seating for 2,000 spectators.

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Description

Prior to its development, the site was an empty grass area next Centennial Park's baseball diamonds at the corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Centennial Park Road.[ citation needed ]

The BMX facility cost CA$4.41 million to build [1] [3] and features a 350-metre (1,150 ft) track in a closed loop design consisting of four straightaways, three banked turns, and multiple jumps. The track includes two start ramps; an 8-metre (26 ft) starting platform for professional and international competitions and a 5-metre (16 ft) platform for youths and beginners. [4]

The facility was originally supposed to be built at Ontario Place but was moved to Centennial Park for unknown reasons. The move faced opposition from city councillor Doug Holyday who said "We want people to come with their families [to Centennial] and be able to sit down and have a picnic. We want to be able to walk around the place without getting hit by a baseball or run over by a bike. And that's the way the place should be." [5] [6]

Upon the completion of the games, the facility was opened for public use. The facility is open from dawn to dusk daily, from May 1 to October 31, and is maintained by the City of Toronto. [4]

Major competitions hosted

YearDateEventLevel
2015June 14 BMX Canada Cup Series Round #2National – UCI – C1
2015July 10–11 2015 Pan American Games International
2016July 9–10 BMX Canada Cup Series Round #5 & #6National – UCI – C1
2017July 8–9 BMX Canada Cup Series Round #3 & #4National – UCI – C1
2018July 14–15 BMX Canada Cup Series Round #2 & #3National – UCI – C1
2019July 6 Canadian BMX Championships National – UCI – C1
2019July 7 BMX Canada Cup Series Round #1National – UCI – C1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lorinc, John (January 18, 2011). "BMX enthusiasts aim to jump over stereotypes". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Cycling 2015 Pan American Games Archived August 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Toronto 2015 Pan Am Report
  4. 1 2 "Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre | Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games". Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. ↑ Toronto Deputy Mayor Rejects Proposed Pan Am BMX Site, Velodrome Still Not Confirmed
  6. ↑ Pan Am bike course survives challenge
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