Noted: Chicago 2016, the organization making the bid, has already spent millions in detailed planning as part of its pitch for the $4-billion games. Because there’s no suitable site for cycling in Chicago, an auxiliary facility called the Wisconsin Olympic Village would be constructed on the UW-Madison campus in the Natatorium area. “For the mountain bike and road cycling competitions, cyclists and officials will stay in a brand-new student residential complex at the University of Wisconsin in Madison on the beautiful shores of Lake Mendota,” offers Chicago 2016’s bid book.
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