COATESVILLE, PA— The sale of Coatesville’s largest parcel (26.3 acres) known as the Flats was approved by a resolution on Monday, April 12, 2021 during a City Council meeting. After carefully vetting proposals, conducting public meetings, project reviews and negotiations, Coatesville’s Redevelopment Authority (RDA) recommended......
19 April, 2021At five feet eight with a trim athletic build and passion to excel, Bruce Hernandez passionately pursues his skiing and cycling interests when time allows. His “day job” in the private equity business world is identifying, building and ultimately selling middle market businesses in the......
28 March, 2021Kathryn Bertine started her career as a journalist for ESPN, when the company put her on assignment to find out what it takes to become an Olympian. So, with no prior experience in road cycling, she took up bike racing and wrote about her journey......
22 February, 2021Coatesville, PA September 21, 2020. The National Velodrome took a major step forward when the Redevelopment Authority of Coatesville voted to sell a 24 acre site in the center of the city to Impact Development Group (IDG), developers of the National Sports and Events Center......
23 September, 2020From the gritty lacrosse pitch as a pro player for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League to his cousin Prince Albert’s palace in Monte Carlo, Gabby Roe has taken a no-fear mentality into his business career as a torch bearer for up-and-coming and......
18 August, 2020Kathryn Bertine brings Women’s Advocacy to Foundation Programs Philadelphia, PA: Kathryn Bertine, one of America’s most recognized advocates for gender parity in the sport of cycling has been named to the Board of Directors of the Velodrome Development Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring......
11 December, 2019Stephen Whisnant, president of the Velodrome Development Foundation, is a visionary leader who has a long history in cycling and a strong belief that indoor velodromes can play a key role in advancing the sport. But he is best known for his distinguished career in......
11 December, 2019Australian Stephen Hall has won races in Asia, Europe and across the USA in everything from short track events to fast criteriums and grueling Six Day races. He’s the quintessential working pro who earns his living from race to race and the driving force behind......
06 November, 2019Rick Mayer’s career spans over three decades as a business executive, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. His diverse background includes working in finance at Morgan Guarantee Trust; running scrap steel, shipping and oil refining businesses in Barbados, Turks & Caicos, Belize and Costa Rica. He also......
06 November, 2019By: David Chauner To tackle this question, World Cycling League partners met with Park Lane, sports investment advisors and assembled a team of sports, media and entertainment experts. We formulated this mission statement: Bring the best elements of successful modern sports and business to cycling.......
01 October, 2019By: David Chauner Like most people who will read this, I’m passionate about cycling and have been since age 12 when Santa delivered me a Raleigh 8 speed Lenton Grand Prix “racing” bike. It was a DNA-altering event. In the many decades since then, I’ve......
30 July, 2019By: David Chauner Like many Olympic and traditional sports, cycling is facing the need to become more relevant and accessible to modern sports fans. The answer can be the development of indoor velodromes but, so far, the ideal model doesn’t exist. That’s likely to change......
30 June, 2019By: David Chauner The UCI has just announced that it will be making big changes to its track cycling program in an attempt to increase the sport’s appeal and streamline Olympic qualification. But many believe more improvement is needed to increase track cycling’s popularity. Let’s......
30 June, 2019Below is a blog post from Missy Erickson, a cyclist from the TeamTrak pilot event. She was a member of the California Wave and wrote about her experience at the event: Friday night’s final race…the men’s 8000m was going to make or break the California......
27 May, 2019By: David Chauner The Rapha Roadmap is a newly published series of ten thoughtful, well-researched, in-depth essays developed over 18 months that, according to the innovative cyclewear manufacturer, “was commissioned to guide the company’s involvement in professional cycling and to spark broad, honest debate about......
27 May, 2019
The World Cycling League and TeamTrak, its innovative track racing format, got a year-end boost from an undisclosed individual who has made a significant six-figure investment to join WCL’s ownership team....
19 December, 2018
By David Chauner
It's time for a true cycling league. The inside spin on cycling these days is all about its broken business model, particularly in the United States.
So what’s the solution: Try to fix a broken system or create a new one?
The answer is BOTH....
American Cycling Icon Named Honorary Chairman and Project Advisor Reading, PA, February 1, 2018: Three-time Tour de France winner and cycling industry innovator, Greg LeMond, adds his name and unique perspective to the growing list of supporters of the National Velodrome at Albright College, Greater......
01 February, 2018National Velodrome at Albright College Promotes Multi-use December 6, 2017, Reading, PA: USA Cycling, the national governing body for cycling in the United States, recently confirmed its support for the nation’s first world class indoor velodrome in the Eastern United States. According to a written......
06 December, 2017Stephen Whisnant and Missy Erickson bring International Prestige to Reading Project Reading, PA: Two of America’s most accomplished figures in the sport of cycling have been named to the Board of Directors of the Velodrome Development Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the success......
31 October, 2017
By: David Chauner, WCL CEO It’s July. And for cycling junkies across the U.S. it’s Tour de France time. For 21 days their daily fix is delivered by NBCSN from 7AM to noon, then post-race analysis and 8PM highlights. Even for the hardcore it is......
15 July, 2017
By: David Chauner, WCL CEO Historically, indoor velodromes have been built primarily to stage major international cycling events like the Olympics and Pan American Games. But there are many communities around the country where increased interest in cycling is stimulating a closer look at the......
23 June, 2017By James Raia CARSON, Calif. — Andreas Mueller isn’t the oldest rider competing in the World Cycling League debut. But at age 36, the California Wave rider is known as the Chairman of the Boards with good reason. Mueller of Berlin, Germany, has competed in......
20 March, 2016By James Raia CARSON, Calif. — Kwesi Browne left his native Trinidad and Tobago three years ago as a teenager to craft his cycling skills in Germany for six months en route to the United States. The international move seemed particularly wise Saturday night. Before......
20 March, 2016Mexico Heat’s Ignacio Prado (shown here) was awarded the inaugural match’s MVP of the World Cycling League. IMAGE @ Oran Kelly/2016 by James Raia CARSON, Calif. — Anita Yvonne Stenberg of Norway collected 32 points to pace the Pennsylvania Lightning to the team title Friday......
19 March, 2016
From Left to Right: Eimear Moran, Susie Mitchell and Lydia Gurley of the Dublin Thunder. Image @ James Raia/2016 By James Raia CARSON, Calif. — Rowing solo in serenity on the River Thames in England is a vast departure from the high-speed and raucous nature of......
18 March, 2016
Olympic Medalists, National Champions and Tour de France Pioneer chosen as Team Ambassadors Los Angeles (March 14, 2016) – The World Cycling League, set to premiere its new format of high-speed bicycle racing March 18-19 in Carson California, has rounded up some prestigious pedalers to......
17 March, 2016
CARSON, Calif. — It's been about a year since Christina Birch was faced with a difficult career decision. She had just graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the business world awaited. But Birch was also still enamored with cycling....
17 March, 2016
CARSON, Calif. — After too many injuries but plenty of desire to still compete, Nate Koch five years ago exchanged pole vaulting, launching a heavy metal ball and running around a track for high-speed cycling....
17 March, 2016SIX TEAMS LINED-UP FOR MARCH EVENTS AT CARSON VELODROME LOS ANGELES – For those who think the only true racing cyclists pedal for six hours a day over Alpine passes in 200-kilometer jaunts…think again. On March 18 and 19 a different breed of two-wheeled male......
15 February, 2016
The World Cycling League is set to premiere March 18-19 at Carson’s VELO Sports Center indoor velodrome!...
21 January, 2016