Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics
is scheduled to take place at five different venues. The venues are the London Velopark
for track cycling and BMX, and Hadleigh Farm
in Essex for mountain biking. The road racing will take place over a course starting and ending in the Mall and heading into Surrey, the road time trial will be held at Hampton Court Palace
.
18 events will be contested and 500 athletes are expected to participate.
There will be many changes in the Olympic track cycling programme. Men's and women's individual pursuit and points race, and men's Madison will be removed from the Olympic programme. Team sprint, team pursuit and keirin will be added to women's programme, while Omnium
will be a new race for both men and women.
. The Olympic Mountain bike event will take place at Hadleigh Farm after the event was moved from Weald Country Park, after the UCI labeled the course at the park "too easy" in July 2008 It was touted that the course could be created in Wales. A location in Kent was also considered
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
is scheduled to take place at five different venues. The venues are the London Velopark
London Velopark
The London Velopark is a cycling centre which was built in Leyton in east London, United Kingdom. It will serve as one of the 'Big Five' permanent Olympic and Paralympic venues for the 2012 Games. The Velopark is situated at the northern end of London's Olympic Park...
for track cycling and BMX, and Hadleigh Farm
Hadleigh Farm
Hadleigh Farm is the venue for the mountain biking competition in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and 2012 Paralympic Games and is located at Hadleigh within the borough of Castle Point, near Southend in the county of Essex .-Site:...
in Essex for mountain biking. The road racing will take place over a course starting and ending in the Mall and heading into Surrey, the road time trial will be held at Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London; it has not been inhabited by the British royal family since the 18th century. The palace is located south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River Thames...
.
18 events will be contested and 500 athletes are expected to participate.
There will be many changes in the Olympic track cycling programme. Men's and women's individual pursuit and points race, and men's Madison will be removed from the Olympic programme. Team sprint, team pursuit and keirin will be added to women's programme, while Omnium
Omnium
An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently, and for the 2012 Olympics, the omnium as defined by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of the following six events:...
will be a new race for both men and women.
Games use
However, the road racing at the Olympics Paralympic Games, was originally scheduled to take place in Regent's Park and on Hampstead Heath. Instead the Olympic road races will start and finish on The Mall in central London and head out into Surrey to the south and include loops around Box Hill. Road racing at the Paralympics will take place at Brands HatchBrands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
. The Olympic Mountain bike event will take place at Hadleigh Farm after the event was moved from Weald Country Park, after the UCI labeled the course at the park "too easy" in July 2008 It was touted that the course could be created in Wales. A location in Kent was also considered