Cycling venue in Beijing
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course during the 2008 Summer Olympics The Laoshan Mountain Bike Course (simplified Chinese : 老山山地自行车场 ; traditional Chinese : 老山山地自行車場 ; pinyin : Lǎoshān Shāndì Zìxíngchē Chǎng Beijing , China adjacent to the Laoshan Velodrome . It began its renovation and expansion program in May 2006.
The course hosted the mountain bike competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics .
The project involves a competition course of 4.6 kilometres in circumference, a fixed building with a floor space of 8,275 square metres, a temporary spectator stand that seats 2,000 and other temporary facilities for competitions.
The project was completed in the second half of 2007 and became a training base for the Chinese cycling team. It was also opened to the public after the 2008 Games.
New venues Existing venues Temporary venues Venues outside Beijing
19th century 20th century
1900 Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 Francis Olympic Field 1908 White City Stadium 1912 Liljeholmen , Mälaren 1920 Antwerp , Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg 1924 Stade Yves-du-Manoir , Vélodrome de Vincennes 1928 Amsterdam , Olympic Stadium 1932 Los Angeles Avenue , Pacific Coast Highway , Rose Bowl in Pasadena , Vineyard Avenue 1936 Avus Motor Road , BSV 92 Field & Stadium 1948 Herne Hill Velodrome , Windsor Great Park 1952 Käpylä , Maunula , Pakila , Velodrome 1956 Broadmeadows , Velodrome 1960 Olympic Velodrome , Via Cassia , Via Flaminia , Via Cristoforo Colombo , Via di Grottarossa 1964 Hachioji City , Hachioji Velodrome 1968 Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome , Satellite Circuit 1972 Bundesautobahn 96 , Grünwald , Radstadion 1976 Mount Royal Park , Olympic Velodrome , Quebec Autoroute 40 1980 Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit , Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome , Moscow-Minsk Highway 1984 Artesia Freeway , Olympic Velodrome , Streets of Mission Viejo 1988 Olympic Velodrome , Tongillo Road Course 1992 A-17 highway , Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit , Velòdrom d'Horta 1996 Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park , Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome 21st century
2000 Centennial Parklands , Dunc Gray Velodrome , Western Sydney Parklands 2004 Athens Olympic Velodrome , Kotzia Square , Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue , Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre 2008 Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course , Laoshan Velodrome , Urban Road Cycling Course 2012 BMX Circuit , Hadleigh Farm , London Velodrome , Hampton Court Palace 2016 Fort Copacabana , Mountain Bike Centre , Olympic BMX Centre , Pontal , Rio Olympic Velodrome 2020 Izu Velodrome , Izu MTB Course , Fuji Speedway , Ariake Urban Sports Park 2024 Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Champs-Élysées , Colline d'Élancourt 2028 VELO Sports Center , Los Angeles Convention Center , Grand Park , Downtown Long Beach , Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park 2032 Sunshine Coast Region , Alexandra Headland, Queensland , Sleeman Centre , Victoria Park
39°54′54″N 116°12′59″E / 39.9151°N 116.2165°E / 39.9151; 116.2165
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