4 2 0 S 2 I SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES PRACTICAL INFO R A P BMX STADIUM LOCATION 26 KM from the Olympic and Paralympic Village, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (78) For the Paris 2024 Games, the BMX racing OLYMPIC GAMES events will take place in Saint-Quentin-en- GETTING THERE Yvelines at the heart of a cycling hub near • Bus Élancourt Hill, where the mountain bike CYCLING competitions will take place. • RER line C Discipline: BMX Racing • Transilien train lines N and U Located right beside the Vélodrome National, which 2 events: 1 / 1 will host the track cycling events, the Saint-Quentin- NEARBY GAMES VENUES en-Yvelines BMX Stadium is fully covered – a rare Race / • Golf National feature at such venues. The 400 m track regularly • Élancourt Hill hosts UCI BMX Supercross World Cup events. It will • Château de Versailles be redesigned specifically for the Games to bring • Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome the sport to new spectacular heights. Just like the velodrome, the BMX stadium is a legacy of Paris’ bid CAPACITY for the 2012 Games. All these world class facilities (available to people of all sporting abilities) and 2,650 the dozens of kilometres of cycling lanes and paths 2,450 seated and 200 standing (forming a network of bike-friendly routes after the Games) will cement Yvelines’ status as a cycling hotspot. NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTION T • Château de Versailles E E H A S T POST-2024 LEGACY A S : D The existing track and infrastructure will be E adapted to meet Olympic standards, improving U N E the spectator experience after the Games. C V I P M Y L A R A D P N C A I P M Y L O women men mixed 40
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