The MVA Mission

The Marymoor Velodrome Association is a non-profit, volunteer organization that manages educational and competition programs at the Group Health Velodrome in Marymoor Park located in Redmond, Washington. Membership consists of local racers, enthusiasts, and their family & friends. From April through December the MVA manages the promotion of over sixty Track Racing and Cyclocross events, as well as seventy days of cycling classes. The MVA provides the opportunity for skill development for adult and kid cyclists and racing experiences across all skill levels and ages. We welcome your comments. Please see the Board and Staff listing below for contact information.

Directions

The Group Health Velodrome is located in Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond, WA.

From I-5 or I-405, take State Route 520 east to the West Lake Sammamish Parkway exit. At the bottom of the ramp, go right (southbound) on W. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE. The park entrance is the next left at the traffic light. Marymoor is also accessible by foot, bicycle or rollerblades via the Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River Trail.

Click here for a map to the Group Health Velodrome.

The MVA Board and Staff

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History of the MVA

The Group Health Velodrome officially opened for racing as the Marymoor Velodrome in the spring of 1975. Built with funds generated from the Forward Thrust park bonds, the bill for the first stage of construction came in at a bargain-basement price of $176,000. The original track lacked a railing, lights, judges stand, or even a paved parking lot. The railing was installed in 1976, followed by the landscaped parking lot the next year. The Velodrome's lighting system came next, in 1979. Finally in 1990, the infield warm-up circle was added.

Beginning with opening night 1975, all racing programs at the Velodrome were organized by the Washington State Bicycling Association (WSBA), in cooperation with the King County Department of Parks and Recreation. In 1991, the WSBA was replaced by the Marymoor Velodrome Association (MVA), a non-profit, volunteer organization whose membership consists of local racers and enthusiasts. The MVA operates the Velodrome on a budget befitting the volunteer organization that it is, but with a professional flair that makes first-time spectators wonder where the office staff resides.

In 1977, just two years after the Velodrome opened, the WSBA hosted the National Championships for the first time. National Championships have since returned in ’86, ’89 91, ’92, ’94, ’98, and 2001. Each year nearly 18,000 people attended the five-day competition, breaking all existing National Championships attendance records. Over the years, Marymoor has been a regular stop for the Sundance Grand Prix, the 7-Eleven/Bicycling Magazine Grand Prix, the regional Olympic Trials, and several Olympic and Pan-Am development meets, as well as the 1990 Goodwill Games which saw 16,000 spectators enjoying the racing.

The Friday Night Racing series, which runs from mid-May through August, is a summertime sports tradition in the Seattle area. Together with the MVA's renowned rider-development programs, they have produced a large number of nationally known riders. Some of the famous riders who’ve learned their trade at Marymoor include four time World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Rebecca Twigg, 1981 National Champion and two-time Olympian Tom Broznowski, 1990 World Championship silver medalist Renee Duprel, Pan-American Games silver medalist Julie Gregg, 1998 National Sprint Champion and multiple World Cup medalist Jennie Reed, and 20 time National Champion Ryan Miller.