Abuja Velodrome hosts religious activity Photo: Jide Olusola/Daily Trust
Ese Ukpeseraye says cyclists are rarely permitted to train in the indoor velodrome at the Moshood Abiola stadium, Abuja.
Ukpeseraye was Nigeria’s lone representative in the cycling event of the just concluded 2024 Paris Olympics.
In a recent chat with CyclingNews, the 25-year-old revealed that the cycling arena located in the federal capital territory (FCT) is constantly rented out for parties, which affects cyclists’ training.
The cycling velodrome was built in 2003 as a section of the Abuja National Stadium. A reported figure of $360 million was contracted for the construction of the entire edifice ahead of the 2003 All African Games hosted by Nigeria.
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Ukpeseraye described the arena as “the best in Africa” but added that sports administrators “don’t understand what track is all about”.
She claimed that “they put some nails in the track when they are doing a party, and then when we are riding, we have accidents because there are nails. You have a puncture, and you crash because they nailed the track”.
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