Funding approved for Glasgow mountain bike facilities

Glasgow City Council has approved almost £940,000 funding to help the development of a new international standard BMX Centre in Knightswood and the mountain bike trails at Cathkin Braes Country Park.Both facilities are scheduled to be competition venues for the Glasgow 2018 European Championships.The new BMX Centre will be built at Knightswood Recreation Ground on the site of redundant red football pitches, and today’s decision will give £332,930 towards the building of Scotland’s first and only World and Olympic standard BMX track. The facility will be the new home of the Western Titans BMX Club.The main track will accommodate riders of all ages and abilities, and will feature eight and five metre start ramps for advanced riders. There will also be a pump track for learners, and the tracks will be floodlit.In addition, the centre will feature sanitary facilities, a meeting room, a car park and an access road from Archerhill Road. Other funding for the centre will come from the Glasgow 2018 European Championships, sportscotland and HSBC / British Cycling.The council also approved £616,766 funding towards the extension of the existing mountain bike trails and the creation of skills development areas at Cathkin Braes Country Park.