Penrose Park Velodrome

Penrose Park Velodrome Penrose Park velodrome is a St. Louis City park open 7 days a week, dawn to dusk, year round with sa National Track Cycling Championships. Bumpy Face.

One of only 27 velodromes in the U.S., Penrose Park was built on land donated by the City of St. Louis in 1962 after the Forest Park Velodrome was dismantled to make room for Highway 40/64 on the south end of Forest Park. Designed by Olympic Cyclist and Schwinn Bicycle Designer, Frank Burlando, Penrose Park is an all outdoor track measuring 1/5 mile and featuring a 28 degree bank. Immediately afte

r opening in 1962 in its current location, Penrose Park hosted the prestigious U.S. In the 1970’s, a sewer collapsed under one of the banked turns on the track. Multiple repair efforts were made with a more complete resurfacing finished in 1984 and again in 2005. The surface of the Penrose Park velodrome still retains some of blacktop bumps and undulations from its many years of use and repair, thus earning it the nickname Mr. The most recent resurrection of the track in 2005 was due to the organizational work of Bill Howard and the financial support of THF Realty. There are current efforts by track supporters, participants and the City of St. Louis to rebuild the track at its existing location as an all outdoor, concrete track to be completed by 2014-15.

Address

4200 N Kingshighway Boulevard
St. Louis, MO
63115

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 8pm
Tuesday 6am - 8pm
Wednesday 6am - 8pm
Thursday 6am - 8pm
Friday 6am - 8pm
Saturday 6am - 8pm
Sunday 6am - 8pm

Telephone

+13143689349

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