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 ) is a mountain bike cycling venue located in western 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.
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