4 2 0 S 2 I SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES PRACTICAL INFO R A P VELODROME LOCATION 26 KM from the Olympic and Paralympic Village, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (78) The Vélodrome National is located in Saint- OLYMPIC GAMES PARALYMPIC Quentin-en-Yvelines, 6 km away from the GAMES GETTING THERE Golf National, where the Olympic golf • Bus competitions will take place. CYCLING • RER line C It houses the headquarters of the French Cycling PARA CYCLING • Transilien train lines N and U Discipline: track Information to be determined Federation. Originally conceived as part of Paris’ bid 12 events: 6 / 6 to host the 2012 Games, the Vélodrome National NEARBY GAMES VENUES boasts an innovative Siberian pine track that is 250 Keirin / • Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium m long by 8 m wide and has a gradient of 13° on Omnium / • Golf National the straights and 43.8° on the turns. The track was Team Pursuit / • Élancourt Hill designed by Ralph Schürmann, who also worked • Château de Versailles on the velodrome used for the 2008 Beijing Games. Sprint / This versatile, modular venue can accommodate a Team Sprint / CAPACITY range of activities, including sporting and cultural Madison / events. It was even used as a vaccination centre 4,900 during the Covid-19 pandemic, enabling people waiting to get their vaccine to watch the French team train for Tokyo. It regularly holds events and NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTION training sessions for other sports disciplines, such • Château de Versailles T as badminton and combat sports, as well as fitness E E classes for the general public. H POST-2024 LEGACY A S The velodrome, which hosted the 2015 UCI T A Track Cycling World Championships as its S : D inaugural event, will continue to host major E U N national and international track cycling and BMX E C V competitions. I P M Y L A R A D P N C A I P M Y L O women men mixed 68