Invercargill ILT Velodrome

The Invercargill ILT Velodrome is the biggest and most expensive velodrome in New ZealandFact|date=March 2008. The velodrome which cost $94 Million dollars is an indoor complex next to Stadium Southland, built on the side. Stadium Southland, which is also one of New Zealand's best indoor sports facilities, houses 13 indoor courts, 4 tennis courts, 4 squash courts, 11 business offices and a main Basketball, Netball and Volleyball court (5,500 capacity).

ILT

ILT (Invercargill Licensing Trust) an Invercargill-based trust running hospitality businesses. It provides donations and sponsorships to many organisations in the Invercargill area.

It has spent NZD$180 million on the "Invercargill Velodrome" and "Stadium Southland". It has sponsored the successful "Southern Sting" and currently the new "Southern Steel". It is also a sponsor of the "Southern Highlanders" and "Southland Stags". It helped finance the "Splash Palace" (Invercargill's Olympic size swimming centre). It also part-financed Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill's major soccer and rugby venue.

Olympic Games Training

The ILT velodrome is the current home of the 2008 New Zealand Beijing Olympic cycling team. The cycling team who are currently living in Invercargill and training at the ILT velodrome includes: Hayden Roulsten, Alison Shanks, Sarah Ulmer. Several of the team have recently set records at the velodrome in Invercargill.

Previous and future events

2006:

Tour of Southland Time Trials

New Zealand National Championships

Commonwealth Games Qualifying champs

New Zealand Under 19 Champs

2007:

Under 21 World Championships

Oceania Continent Cup

New Zealand National Championships

Olympic Games Team New Zealand Qualifying

Tour of Southland Time Trials

2008:

Oceania Continent Cup

Tour of Southland Time Trials

World Championships (Qualifying)

External links

* [http://cyclingsouth.org.nz/AboutVelodrome.asp Invercargill ILT Velodrome history]