The Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a

velodrome A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement ...

Montigny-le-Bretonneux Montigny-le-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yveli ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships started on 12 October and finished on 16 October 2022, at the Vélodrome National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Schedule 22 events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Medal ...

, and the

2016 UEC European Track Championships The 2016 UEC European Track Championships was the seventh edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, between 19 and 23 ...

. It hosted the cycling venue in the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

. The track is 250 m long and 8 m wide, a metre wider than most other tracks. The velodrome is 36km from the Olympic Village, and is close to other

venues: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium, Golf National,

Colline d'Élancourt Colline d'Élancourt, previously known Colline de la Revanche, is a hill located in Élancourt in the French department of Yvelines. With a height of 231 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in Yvelines and Île-de-France. The Eiffel ...

(mountain biking), and the

Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

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Velodromes in France Sports venues in Yvelines Sports venues completed in 2014 2014 establishments in France BMX tracks Venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic cycling venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues 21st-century architecture in France {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

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