Vélodrome National

National Velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Location	1 Rue Laurent Fignon Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Coordinates	48°47′16″N 02°02′05″E
Capacity	5,000
Field size	250 m (270 yd) track
Surface	Wood
Construction
Broke ground	2011
Built	2011–2014
Opened	13 January 2014
Architect	Chabanne et partenaires

The Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.^[1] It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015, 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and the 2016 UEC European Track Championships. It hosted the cycling venue in the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[1] The track is 250 m long and 8 m wide, a metre wider than most other tracks.^[2]

The velodrome is 36km from the Olympic Village, and is close to other 2024 Summer Olympics venues: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium, Golf National, Colline d'Élancourt (mountain biking), and the Palace of Versailles.^[1]

See also

BMX National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

The Vélodrome National during the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

• List of cycling tracks and velodromes

References

1. "Paris 2024 Venues - The Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
2. "Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Why are so many world records in track cycling being broken?". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

Preceded by Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño Cali	UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 2015	Succeeded by London Velodrome London
Preceded by Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean-Stablinski Roubaix	UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 2022	Succeeded by Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Glasgow