Pontal (Rio de Janeiro)

A landscape photograph taken along the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean on a sunny day. Hills are visible in the background.

Recreio dos Bandeirantes

Pontal is a small peninsula and beach area in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) neighborhood, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will be a temporary venue in the Barra cluster for the Athletics (race walk) and Cycling (time trial) competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[1] ^[2]

2016 Summer Olympics

The men's and women's Olympic cycling time trials will be held August 10, 2016 on the 29.8 km (18.5 mi) Grumari circuit. The race start and finish of the course is set to be at the Tim Maia Square (Estrada do Pontal), then enters the Grumari circuit (clockwise) to reach the first climb (Grumari climb) after 9.7 km and the second climb (Grota Funda climb) at 19.2 km. ^[3]

Men's cycling - time trial: 54.5 km (33.86 mi) (2 laps) ^[4]
Women's cycling - time trial: 29.8 km (18.5 mi) (1 lap) ^[5]

The 24.8 km (15.4 mi) circuit will also feature in the men's and women's road race:

Men’s Road Race: 4 laps (99.2 km of 241.5 km) ^[6]
Women’s Road Race: 2 laps (49.6 km of 141 km) ^[7]

The course of the Olympic race walk has not been published yet (as of Feb, 2016).

2016 Olympic cycling maps

2016 Olympic Cycling - Grumari Circuit

2016 Olympic Cycling - Road Course

2016 Olympic Cycling - Vista Chinesa Circuit

References

↑ Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region
↑ Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map
↑ 2016 Rio Olympics road cycling courses confirmed
↑ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Men's Time Trial" (PDF). UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
↑ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Women's Time Trial" (PDF). UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
↑ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Men's Road Race" (PDF). UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
↑ "Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Women's Road Race" (PDF). UCI.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

External links

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Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics

Barra Cluster	Carioca Arena 1 Carioca Arena 2 Carioca Arena 3 Future Arena Maria Lenk Aquatic Center Olympic Aquatics Stadium Olympic Tennis Center HSBC Arena Pontal Riocentro (four venues) Rio Olympic Velodrome

Copacabana Cluster	Copacabana Arena Fort Copacabana Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Marina da Glória

Deodoro Cluster	Deodoro Aquatics Centre Deodoro Stadium National Equestrian Center National Shooting Center Olympic BMX Center Olympic Hockey Center Mountain Bike Centre Olympic Whitewater Stadium Youth Arena

Maracanã Cluster	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Maracanã Maracanãzinho Sambódromo

Football stadia	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Arena Fonte Nova Mineirão Arena Corinthians Arena da Amazônia

Olympic venues in athletics

1896: Marathon (city), Panathenaic Stadium 1900: Croix-Catelan Stadium 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1912: Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920: Olympisch Stadion 1924: Stade de Colombes 1928: Olympic Stadium 1932: Olympic Stadium, Riverside Drive at Griffith Park 1936: Avus Motor Road, Olympic Stadium 1948: Empire Stadium 1952: Olympic Stadium 1956: Melbourne Cricket Ground 1960: Arch of Constantine, Raccordo Anulare, Stadio Olimpico, Via Appia Antica, Via Cristoforo Colombo 1964: Fuchu City, Karasuyama-machi, National Stadium, Sasazuka-machi, Shinjuku 1968: Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Zócalo 1972: Olympiastadion 1976: Montreal Botanical Garden, Olympic Stadium, Streets of Montreal 1980: Grand Arena, Streets of Moscow 1984: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Santa Monica College, Streets of Los Angeles, Streets of Santa Monica 1988: Olympic Stadium, Streets of Seoul 1992: Estadi Olímpic de Monjuïc, Marathon course, Mataró, Walking course 1996: Marathon course, Olympic Stadium, Walking course 2000: Marathon course, North Sydney, Olympic Stadium 2004: Marathon (city), Olympic Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium, Stadium at Olympia 2008: Beijing National Stadium, Olympic Green Promenade Walking course, Streets of Beijing Marathon course 2012: Marathon Course, Olympic Stadium 2016: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Pontal, Sambódromo

Olympic venues in cycling

1896 Marathon (city), Neo Phaliron Velodrome 1900 Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 Francis Field 1908 White City Stadium 1912 Liljeholmen, Mälaren 1920 Antwerp, Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg 1924 Stade de Colombes, 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 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 Center, Pontal, Rio Olympic Velodrome

Coordinates: 23°1′49.70″S 43°28′25.21″W / 23.0304722°S 43.4736694°W / -23.0304722; -43.4736694

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