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Beautiful new Pan Am velodrome welcomes cyclists

CBC's David Common tried a number of Pan Am sports in the run-up to the Games to see how challenging it really is to be among the best.

Siberian hardwood facility in Milton, Ont., wows visitors

Cycling at the velodrome with Curt Harnett and Steve Bauer

9 years ago
Duration 4:29
CBC's David Common gets a tour of a new velodrome in Milton, Ont. that will be featured in this year's Pan Am Games.

CBC's David Common tried a number of Pan Am sports in the run-up to the Games to see how challenging it really is to be among the best.


International visitors to Canada's new velodrome in Milton, Ont., are stunned by its beauty.

It's built from Siberian hardwood wrapped in an oval — a perfect facility for Canada's cycling professionals.

And you can't have better tour guides than the most successful Canadian cyclists ever: Curt Harnett and Steve Bauer.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Common covers a wide range of stories for CBC News, from war to disrupting scams. He is a host with the investigative consumer affairs program Marketplace, and a correspondent with The National. David has travelled to more than 85 countries for his work, has lived in cities across Canada, and been based as a foreign correspondent in the U.S. and Europe. He has won a number of awards, but a big career highlight remains an interview with Elmo. You can reach David at david.common@cbc.ca, Twitter: @davidcommon.