Coronation Community Recreation Centre | ?m | ?s | City of Edmonton | Dub Architects
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Airboy
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Just wished that it could host UCI world cup races.
IanO
Superstar
^it cannot?
TAS
Senior Member
I think it can?
There are only 2 Category One facilities in North America - LA and Milton, Ontario - apparently certain supporting facilities are required for a category one facility (maybe to be host for world championships?).
Airboy
Senior Member
A big one is seating capacity. But I think the low floor in the training area could be another. Have friends that ride track so will differ to them. But it will be nice to have our national teamers train at home again.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Took a bunch of photos while walking around the park today:
IanO
Superstar
Stunning, but now what?
Glenco
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Airboy
Senior Member
Yup. What do you mean.
IanO
Superstar
I love multi-million dollar facilities, but how will this be used in a way to develop, train, compete at etc. National training centre? How much economic impact potential?
I have yet to really see that aspect of this.
I have yet to really see that aspect of this.
supplanter
Active Member
Airboy
Senior Member
national Training centre will Stay in Milton for cycling. as for triathlon. I believe this is planning to be the training centre. However we have a good history of track athletes from YEG. If you go to the current track you can see a list of our World and Olympic Champions. this would mean that they could stay home and train. We have some incredible coach's here so I would expect a few people come here to live and train. As for the major events. That would be open. UCI will give it some status but its up to the community to drive for those events. It Do The North gets involved they may drive a few.
IanO
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Don't get me wrong, I love these kinds of projects, but at some point a business case needs to be included to justify it on top of the obvious community/health benefits.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
I just wish there was an LRT line to this entire area. The Rec center, the swimming pool, the science center, this should be a location for LRT to go to.
David A
Senior Member
There are not very many facilities like this in Canada, so I expect it will regularly attract a high level of training and competing across the region and beyond. Maybe even some people from Canmore will come here for it.
A number of training facilities have been built in southern Alberta and elsewhere over the years, so nice to see one in Edmonton now.