Article published Aug 28, 2006
by Kathy Moeller @ Idaho Statesman
Cycling fans can't wait to spin their wheels at planned Eagle park
20-acre facility would cater to an array of bike sports
Cycling fans in the Treasure Valley say a planned 20-acre bike park that ties in with the Ridge-to-Rivers trail system could one day put Eagle on the map as Cycletown or Biketown, USA.
Eagle's largest city park — the more than 80-acre Eagle Sports Complex on Old Horseshoe Bend Road, north of Hill Road — could offer a wide array of cycling attractions, including a velodrome, mountain biking track, BMX track, skills park and jumps. Eagle wants to be known for great parks and unique outdoor recreation opportunities — that's why city leaders signed on to the bike park.
"That's really what makes this unique. There's no place that we can find that has the multiple disciplines of cycling offered in one contained location," said Douglas Tobin, a spokesman for the Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park Committee.
Individuals from across the Treasure Valley have donated about $100,000 toward building the $4.5 million Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park, which was conceived as a place to get youth and families involved in cycling.
The park's designers plan to approach corporate sponsors in their next stage of fundraising. They need $1 million in hand to begin constructing the tracks, the first phase of the park.
Concessions, seating and other buildings would be constructed in the second phase.
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