Mondorf Velodrome Set to Open in Late 2028, Swimming Pool in 2029

On Monday 21 September 2026, Luxembourg’s Minister for Sport, Martine Hansen, visited the construction site of the future velodrome in Mondorf-les-Bains, where project representatives presented the progress of work and details of the wider sports complex.

The velodrome is intended for track cycling, athletes’ training, competitions and other sporting events. It forms part of a complex that will also include a swimming pool, a multisports hall, other sports facilities and premises for the Luxembourg Cycling Federation (FSCL). The International School of Mondorf-les-Bains will use the complex for physical education classes, while a sports boarding facility will accommodate training camps and sports teams.

According to the plans presented by architect Steve Weyland of Metaform, the cycling track will be 250 metres long and seven metres wide. The velodrome will have 1,000 seats, with room for a further 500 standing spectators during competitions. Its infield will contain three sports courts and an additional sports area, covering 3,100 square metres. The FSCL will have 400 square metres of premises on site.

The separate multisports hall will contain three sports courts and have a capacity of 250 people, including 50 seats in the stands. Plans for the aquatic centre include a 25-metre swimming pool, a learning pool, recreational water areas and two slides. The complex will also have a twelve-metre climbing wall, fitness and strength-training facilities, and a restaurant area with approximately 150 seats.

Speaking separately to Chronicle.lu, Olivier Zirnheld, Head of Project Management at Schroeder & Associés, outlined the expected opening dates: “2028 will be the year in which all the finishing work is completed, so we will open the velodrome at the end of 2028. The swimming pool will take a little longer, and we will open it in summer 2029.”

He also described the scale of work on site: “At peak times, we currently have more than 150 workers present. As we move into the next phase of work, that number will decrease somewhat and the workers will be more spread out across the site, but we can say that an average of 100 people will be there regularly.”

Mondorf-les-Bains Mayor Steve Reckel told Chronicle.lu that the current budget was approximately €90 million for the velodrome alone. The construction of the sports hall and swimming pool would add to that amount.

Explaining what the project could mean for Mondorf-les-Bains and the surrounding area, Steve Reckel said: “We want to attract people from the Greater Region for sport, but also for tourism.” He added that there were few tracks of this kind in central Europe.

“We have athletes who currently have to travel to other countries to train. We are now creating a facility that will certainly be used by our athletes and by athletes from the Greater Region,” Minister Hansen said during the visit. She also described the velodrome as “a tremendous asset” and “a source of prestige for Luxembourg”.