Case Study
Sports lighting from Thorn brings France’s new world-class velodrome to life
Case Study Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France www.thornlighting.com Lighting objective There were two key lighting objectives for this state-of-the-art velodrome. Firstly, to provide the required illuminance with the best colour ambience and secondly, to ensure lighting makes the velodrome a welcoming home to the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. To meet competition and broadcasting standards, the required illuminance levels included 1 400 lux vertical illuminance to be maintained in the direction of the main camera, 4 000 lux vertical illuminance for the finish line, and 2 700 lux overall horizontal illuminance. Lighting solution Thorn’s Mundial 1KW floodlight was chosen for the velodrome. Mundial is a high power, high performance floodlight designed for