# American arena racing series winds up for 2025 launch

*By Simon | November 4, 2024*

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## 󠀁[American arena racing series winds up for 2025 launch](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/11/american-arena-racing-series-winds-up-for-2025-launch/)󠁿

4 November 2024

A US-based initiative to launch a velodrome racing series has confirmed plans to
begin operations in 2025.

[TeamTrak Cycling League](https://teamtrakcycling.com) will take a portable and
expandable track to four American arenas, building to a championship finale in
Worcester, Massachusetts in October. Within five years, they hope to expand the
series to twenty events.

‘We’ve worked hard to package the most thrilling short distance track races into
a legitimate two hour show that pits four teams against each other in an equal
number of both men’s and women’s races,’
[says](https://teamtrakcycling.com/new-track-cycling-league-gears-up-for-post-olympic-launch/)
the league’s Competition Director, Michael Chauner.

Teams will consist of four men and four women, with the
[inaugural season’s lineup](https://teamtrakcycling.com/teamtrak-teams/)
featuring the names of seven US cities and states, plus a team representing
Mexico. A list of proposed ‘expansion teams’ for later years includes Canada.

No details of the event format are posted on the website: but it follows a ‘
[pilot event](https://worldcyclingleague.com)‘ held in March 2016 which featured
six teams competing in keirin, 500m sprint, 3000m ‘EnduroSprint’ and elimination
races.

![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2ga6CGBjCXY/maxresdefault.jpg)

_Highlights from the 2016 pilot event in Los Angeles_

Advance information about the series focuses on the spectator experience,
pitching track cycling as an untapped opportunity for high-adrenaline, fan- and
TV-friendly entertainment. They also promise an ‘infield beer garden’, a clear
nod to the European six-day circuit.

Unlike DerbyWheel, betting is not prominent in the proposition, aside from a
passing reference in a quote from an industry advisor. But there’s no ignoring
the recent growth of American sports betting, in the years since TeamTrak was
conceived. Following a US Supreme Court decision in May 2018, gambling on sports
is now legal in the majority of US states.

TeamTrak’s 2016 pilot event was held at the VELO Sports Center in Carson,
California, which will host the track cycling at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

![natekoch](https://globalkeirin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/natekoch.jpg)

_Six Day legend Nate Koch (Instagram)_

The
[ international lineup](https://worldcyclingleague.com/riders-teamtrak-pilot-event/)
featured names familiar from Olympic-level competition, like multiple European
champion Anita Stenberg of Norway, Trinidad & Tobago’s Kwesi Browne, and
Mexico’s Daniela Gaxiola, as well as Legion of Los Angeles criterium star Justin
Williams and six-day fan favourite Nate Koch.

Pennsylvania Lightning won the overall, with Ignacio Prado of Mexico Heat
topping the individual standings.

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**Tags:** sportinnovation, teamtrak