FACILITATING GOLDEN GOAL FOR CYCLING

With new BMX track and future velodrome, federation eyes success at 2029 SEA Games

- Melvyn Teoh

Singapore's cycling fraternity is set for a double boost in the next two years, with two new facilities in the offering.

The long-awaited BMX and pump tracks in Choa Chu Kang, which had a soft launch in August, are expected to open officially in March 2026 as part of The Bricks: Sport-in-Precinct and Cycle Park.

With one project nearing completion, the Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) has set its sights on the next one – the country's first velodrome.

The Straits Times understands that it will be an outdoor facility that will also be built in northwest Singapore. Targeted for completion in early 2027, it is estimated to cost nearly $3 million, with the SCF hoping to raise funds for it through events such as its Nov 14 gala dinner.

These two projects are aligned with the SCF's "Go for Gold" campaign for the 2029 SEA Games, which will be held in Singapore.

"The outdoor velodrome will cater to the whole cycling community. There will be grassroots programmes catering not only for children and youths but also for adults," SCF president Hing Siong Chen told The Straits Times.

"Now we have a few riders, but it's hard to increase the pool when you don't have a track in Singapore and they actually go to Johor and sometimes Nilai in Seremban to train," added Hing, who has been SCF chief since 2017 and was reelected unopposed for a new four-year term during its annual general meeting in September.