Baltimore Cycling News: March 6, 2012

• DC Velodrome Coming to Buzzard Point

(Washington, DC) Akridge and DC Velodrome have announced an agreement to locate the District’s first track cycling facility on Buzzard Point in southwest DC.  DC Velodrome, a newly formed nonprofit organization, will install the track on the south end of Akridge’s nine-acre development site at 100 V Street by June.  The venue will stage professional and amateur races from June through the fall and offer a wide range of classes for children and adults.  The track, leased from Major League Cycling, can accommodate 12 to 24 cyclists at a time and hundreds of spectators.