138 | Riding the World’s Steepest Velodrome

Forest City Velodrome – https://www.forestcityvelodrome.ca/

This is my story of returning to the velodrome that started it all. After a crash in 2015 that left me hospitalized I have not returned to this facility since then.

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Over the course of your life you will come across people and places that completely change the direction of your life for me this is one of those places that played such a crucial role in developing me into the person I am today you see from a young age I knew I

Wanted to represent Canada at the Olympic Games I just never knew what sport that would be until I discovered this place right here this is the for city belladrum where by more Saturdays growing up than I know how to count and the place that taught me how to ride a bike in circles

And only turn Left it’s been so long since I’ve been back here to this track I haven’t ridden the track here since I crashed in 2015 hit the railing came off my bike and woke up in the hospital the next morning I’ve always immediately to come back but I just haven’t really found the

Time but we’re here now I’m excited to be back on the track and see if I remember how to write it to go wus has to take the long way around down the backstretch wus and NB W and NB to the line NB careful Careful It’s crazy how much this place still feels and smells the [Applause] Same not going to lie I am a little bit nervous I haven’t ridden here in quite a few years this is the shortest and steepest indoor Val drum in the world in the last five or 6 years I’ve probably ridden 20 or 25 Bell drums around the world but this is probably

One of the most difficult to ride it’s very Steep and it’s very tight but this is where I learned what a track bike is so I’m hoping I remember and and kind of adapt pretty quick so you definitely cannot ride big gears on this track last time I tried

That it didn’t end very well so I’m on warm-up gear today that I use for daily training 5920 should feel pretty big on this track just like old times we’re going to do a couple Laps on the roll around and then we’re going to get on the track might keep the straps

Loose the lines are still here for the roll around so I’m just going to do a couple laps here and then we’re going to get on the Track if if you’re a part of the Canadian cycling scene you may have heard the news that earlier this year the fcv announced was closing the stores for good this took me by surprise it hit me even harder knowing that I have not been back on the boards that gave me

Everything since my crash in 2015 but thanks to an amazing group of volunteers that have come together they’ve been able to reopen the fcv to continue to provide a place for young kids just like me to chase their dreams when I heard of the reopening I knew I needed to make it

Happen and get back here to ride no more excuses [Applause] Just like riding a Bike okay not as bad as I thought a little bit intimidating but it feels good to be back probably a little faster than I needed to but uh probably just a bit of the nerves being back on the track you forget how tight it is in the corners

And how much the corners really suck you in the corners kind of drop away a little bit here and it’s kind of different than any other track I’ve ridden but um yeah that was fun good to be Back if the little bit of success I’ve achieved in my career has taught me anything it’s to hold on to the people in places close to you this is where my story began and I’m so thankful I took that chance by hopping on the yellow KHS fixie and giving this track a

Shot these boards and these walls are full of stories and my hope is this place can be around for years to come to create more stories just like mine this place brings back a whole lot of memories and I’m so glad I got the chance to be back on the track

Today I think I’ll be back a little more often growing up my mom always told me no matter where life takes you never forget your roots and this is a place I will never forget He