2 Venues and Legacy 2 24 & 25 Velodrome national and BMX track 26. Elancourt Hill A direct legacy of Paris 2012 bid, the Velodrome national combines an indoor Olympic Elancourt Hill adds to the Paris 2024 concept vast natural green spaces and a unique track, a covered BMX track and the flexibility to be transformed into a state-of-the- vantage point as the highest elevation in the Paris region. art sports arena and concert hall. 5,000 6,000 37 km 2,000 41 km Cycling Track BMX + 20,000 standing Modern Pentathlon (Fencing) I The venue The Velodrome national will host the Cycling Track The Velodrome national is located in the town of Saint and BMX competitions for the Olympic Games and the Quentin-en-Yvelines, within 6 km of the Golf national Cycling Track competitions for the Paralympic Games. venue. It is the national headquarters of the French Cycling Federation. I Location A direct legacy of the Paris 2012 Olympic bid proposal, the Velodrome national was completed in 2014 based The Velodrome national is located 37 km west of the on a design by the architectural firm Chabanne and Olympic and ParalympicVillage. It is accessible by Associates. The venue features a unique 250 metre car via highways A12 and N12. In addition, the Saint- long, 8 metre wide track made of Siberian pine, with a Quentin-en-Yvelines railway station, located less 43° bend inclination and a 13° straight inclination. The than 1 km from the venue, benefits from multiple rail track was developed by Ralph Schürmann, who was connections to Paris, including Suburban railway RER also behind the design of the Beijing 2008 velodrome. C, Transilien regional train service lines N and U, with The site benefits from 5,000 m² of multi-purpose direct connections to Paris Montparnasse high-speed outdoor space for sports activities as well as an train station and to the business and financial centre outdoor BMX arena. The latter will be redeveloped of La Defense. to a unique design for the Olympic Games. A highly flexible and adaptable venue, the Velodrome national I Experience regularly holds events and training sessions for other sport disciplines in the infield, such as badminton and The National Velodrome hosted the UCI Track Cycling I The venue Elancourt Hill will host the Mountain Bike competitions combat sports, as well as fitness classes that are open World Championships in January 2015 as its inaugural for the Olympic Games. to the community. event. It regularly hosts national competitions both in Elancourt Hill is located between the towns of Elancourt track cycling and BMX. and Trappes, within 7 km from the National Velodrome I Location (Cycling Track venue). At 231 meters, it is the highest elevation in the Paris region. The top of the hill offers Elancourt Hill is located 41 km west of the Olympic a formidable view extending to the Eiffel Tower and Village. It is accessible by car via highways A12 and forests near Paris. N12. In addition, it benefits from regular bus service The artificial hill occupies the area of former as well as multiple rail connections to Paris: Suburban gritstone quarries that supplied building materials to railway RER C, Transilien train service lines N and U. contractors. Following the closure of the quarries in the mid-20th century, the site became a landfill until I Experience it was permanently shut down in 1975. An ambitious remediation programme followed into the 1980’s, Elancourt Hill regularly hosts events across a number which turned the hill into a leisure park that is open to of sport disciplines, including cycling, paragliding the community. and running. The 2016 National Mountain Bike The municipal authorities have authorised plans for Championships of France will take place at the venue. additional investments to the site, in order to turn it into an extreme sports attraction, with a particular focus on the improvement of the existing mountain bike course. The project is expected to be completed in phases by 2021. 44 - PARIS 2024 PARIS 2024 - 45