Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

The track of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and the home of French track cycling. At 8 m it is wider than most tracks, so the riders have room to pass. The wood is Siberian pine. The track sits in a huge oval hall with copper walls, and its roof is 87 m across with no pillar holding it up.

One lap: 250 m
Track: Wood
Banking in the bends: 44°
Banking on the straights: 13°
Width: 8 m
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Built: 2014
People who can watch: About 5,000

Did you know?

This velodrome opened in January 2014, not far from Paris.
The Olympic track races of Paris 2024 were held right here!
The World Championships came here in 2015, and again in 2022.
This track is eight metres wide. That is wider than most tracks in the world!

The race announcer tells riders these facts at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.

Race at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

In Watt Fighters you race here on your own bike, on a smart trainer or with a power meter. Your watts move your rider round the track. On the steep bends you need speed, or you slide down the banking. You can race every event here: match sprint, elimination, points race, scratch race, unknown distance, time trial, keirin, flying 200 m, open track.

Race here in Watt Fighters

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

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Race at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

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