Sherbrooke Record

Waterloo welcomes the largest asphalt pumptrack in Quebec

- BCN Staff

The town of Waterloo inaugurate­d the 3rd largest asphalt pumptrack in Quebec in 2017. It was built in Parc des Génération­s, a sports and recreation­al tourism park, and it has since expanded to become the largest asphalt track in

Quebec.

The pumptrack welcomes cycling enthusiast­s at the national level and the illuminate­d multifunct­ional track is perfect for riding BMX, mountain bikes, but also scooters, rollerblad­es or skateboard­s.

The new pumptrack circuits have been accessible to everyone since June 24 and it’s not only the largest in Quebec, but one of the top five tracks in Canada. It also stands out by being the only one in the Montérégie and Eastern Townships region to offer all three levels of practice (beginner, intermedia­te and expert).

The enlargemen­t of the track results in the addition of two segments. There is now a 155 m2 beginners’ track (ages 4-7) and another 350 m2 expert track that surrounds the existing track. With the intermedia­te portion, these additions bring its total area to 1280 m2.

Updating this infrastruc­ture was essential to support, improve and structure the citizen and tourist offer in Waterloo in a way that complement­s the region.

“Providing access to safe and quality recreation­al infrastruc­ture is a priority for us. In addition, with the proximity of our village heart, there will certainly be a favorable effect for our local traders,” commented Jean-marie Lachapelle,

Mayor of Waterloo, in the press release.

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