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.
4-401: 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
8-569: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Summer Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome (track events), Laoshan Mountain Bike Course , Laoshan BMX Field and
12-530: The Beijing Cycling Road Course . The event was dominated by the Great Britain team , who claimed 14 medals in total, including eight golds, seven of them from the ten events in the velodrome. This marked the beginning of a period of complete domination for Great Britain that would last to the 2020 Summer Olympics ; The British team would claim 21 of the 30 gold medals awarded in the velodrome over
16-483: The Chinese cycling team. It was also opened to the public after the 2008 Games. 39°54′54″N 116°12′59″E / 39.9151°N 116.2165°E / 39.9151; 116.2165 This article about a China sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This 2008 Olympics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This cycling venue-related article
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