London Olympics

Athletes and officials will be using bicycles supplied by BMW to get around London’s Olympic Park in 2012 after UK-based companies such as Pashley and Brompton, the latter based in the capital, were denied the chance to put in their own bids.

Those concerned about the environmental impact of the Games may also have raised an eybrow about the bikes being supplied by a motor vehicle manufacturer.

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 where the roof will be

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 work

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 low view

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 track

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 aerial view

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 end view

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 Jamie Staff

Olympic Velodrome Jan 2010 Jamie Staff does he wear his medal everywhere

A mile-long road cycling track will be one of the focal points of what is being billed as the UK’s largest urban park to be created in more than a century as part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games.

The six metre wide track circuit will be an integral part of the parklands around the Olympic velodrome, and will be equipped with low UV lighting to allow use throughout the year and in the evenings. Plans also include six kilometres of off-road mountain bike tracks, and a cycle path network across the park that will include part of National Route 1.