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The 18th edition of the NL Contest by Caisse d'Epargne - Urban Sport & Art Festival, which was held from May 17 to 19 at the Skatepark de la Rotonde in Strasbourg, has just ended. An opus under the sign of adaptability, disrupted by the changing climatic conditions over the weekend. Nevertheless, the organization of the international festival worked hard to maintain its entire program: the competitions, amateur and professional, but also the concert by the emblematic French group Sniper, which was more than memorable. More than 400 athletes and artists, 250 volunteers as well as 35,000 festival-goers responded to the call for this edition.

Despite the weather, the 18th edition of the NL Contest was marked by determination, unwavering

Final results Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai, China.
Men Park:
1 JEANJEAN Anthony FRA 26  93.54
2 MARTIN Logan AUS 30 92.65
3 REILLY Darren David Kieran GBR 22 89.28
4 JONES Oliver Jude GBR 23 88.56
5 RANTES Marin CRO 28 87.84
6 DOWELL Justin USA 24 85.30
7 BRUCE Nick USA 31 84.78
8 BATISTA de OLIVEIRA Gustavo BRA 21 84.48
9 NAKAMURA Rimu JPN 22 84.00
10 DHERS Daniel VEN 39 78.60
11 CHRISTOPHER Marcus USA 21 74.40
12 HESSEY Wayne Dylan GBR 20 42.62

Women Park:
1 SUN Sibei CHN 19 95.86
2 SUN Jiaqi CHN 20 93.68

The UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) – the training and education centre of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) based in Aigle, Switzerland – is pleased to announce that its first Continental Development Satellite located in China was officially inaugurated today in Shanghai, in the presence, notably, of UCI President David Lappartient, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach and the President of the Chinese Olympic Committee and Director of China’s General Administration of Sports Gao Zhidan. The Shanghai Velodrome was awarded the UCI WCC Continental Development Satellite label by decision of the UCI Management Committee on 2 February this year. It is the ninth UCI WCC Satellite in the world and the fourth in Asia alongside those of Shuzenji (Japan), Yeongju (Korea) and New Delhi (India). The other Satellites are in South Africa (Paarl), Canada (Bromont), New Zealand (Cambridge), Portugal (Anadia) and Trinidad and Tobago (Couva).

The Shanghai UCI WCC Continental Development Satellite is located on Chongming Island, within a major multi-sport education and training centre created in 2019 and covering an area of almost 56 hectares. It includes a 250-metre indoor velodrome, a BMX Racing track, a BMX Freestyle park, training roads and a weights room. The centre also has athlete accommodation and a restaurant.

The Shanghai Velodrome will host the UCI Track World Championships in 2026, while Chongming Island is known in the cycling world for hosting the annual Tour of Chongming Island, a women's stage race that has been on the UCI Women's WorldTour calendar since 2017.