Beauvais – Jean-Baptiste Wiart fencing room

Louis Roger sports center

A top level-fencing hall !

This venue is located in the heart of the Louis Roger sports complex, 3kms from the city center. Beauvais is a human-size city, known for its exceptional natural and architectural heritage.

The city elite club (l’Académie Beauvaisienne d’Escrime) is a major French club in épée (three-time French champion with the women’s team (2009, 2016, 2018) and winner  of the Coupe d’Europe in 2019).

Led by a whole host of international epéeists, this club also has a strong record of welcoming international delegations for training camps (Venezuela, Canada, England…).

This beautiful fencing hall is equipped with 14 tracks, 5 of which are of official sizes and were entirely renovated in 2011 and 2022. They offer all the necessary equipment and spaces for high-level training.

In addition, the Louis Roger sport center complete the set with a multisport hall (40x20) including a taraflex flooring, an artificial climbing wall of 9 m, 4 lockers, 2 bathrooms facilities, but also a 360 m cinder track.

The Léo Lagrange sports venue is located just 100 m away and includes a multisport hall (40x20) with a specific flooring for roller practice, a 18 x 36 m linoleum basketball court, a dojo with 5 fighting areas (non official dimensions), a stabilized football ground of 100 x 65 m, a boxing hall with a mobile ring, a wrestling hall with a fixed ring, 4 lockers, 1 meeting room for 10 persons, 2 offices and 2 bathroom facilities.

DISTANCE AND TRAVEL TIME

• 1h05’ from the Olympic village (76 km-47,2 miles)

• 1h20’ from the Grand Palais Olympic site (80 km -49.7 miles)

A venue with certified equipment to the standards of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games !

• Technical room for epée connection repairs
• Linoleum flooring and ceiling height of 8.5 m
• Regulated air conditioning offering an ideal temperature for practice all year round

PGTC EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

• Weights room
• Secure storage area
• Security / caretaker
• Secure car park
• High speed wifi access
• Office for trainer
• Lounge room with small kitchen which can double as a small catering area
• Meeting room with videoprojector and connected tables
• Caterinng area
• Lockers
• Individual showers
• Communal showers
• Screening room
• Lighting : 250 lux
• Club house
• Infirmary
• Bus or minivan available for the delegation
• Adapted vehicle service available
• Gated site
• Equipment available for private use
• Air conditioning
• Adaptable schedule

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• 14 metal tracks with integrated reels, all electric
• Display stopwatches with automated touches on all tracks
• Video screening (with camera and specific software) on 5 tracks with international standards
• Giant screen
• Altitude : 67 m

Accomodation

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