Le Véloscope can host meetings, study days, team-building days, product launches and private events for groups from a handful of people up to 200 guests. The venue offers six spaces, from a room for eight to a hall of 250 m². It is Le Véloscope, which presents itself as the cultural pavilion of cycling for the Occitanie region, at 2 rue du Commandant Cousteau in L'Isle-Jourdain, in the Gers.
Seminars and company events
The convention offer is built for companies, local authorities, clubs and associations. The venue gives three sample programs for companies. A half-day study day includes a welcome coffee, an equipped room for the group, a mid-morning break, Wi-Fi and a dedicated contact. A team-building day adds lunch at the restaurant, a group activity, two coffee breaks and access to the cycling library. A product launch adds a photo shoot and an evening cocktail.
For public bodies, the venue lists exhibitions with an opening cocktail, film screenings with a debate, and recruitment days with spaces for one-to-one interviews. For clubs, it lists team presentations with a ride on Gers roads, press conferences with a technical assistant, general assemblies and race organisation.
Activities are a strong point here. Groups can book indoor cycling on connected home trainers, trainer duels, bike tests, guided rides, sessions on the indoor wooden track called The Ring, massages, workshop sessions and screenings of major races. The team can also bring in outside speakers, such as champions from cycling or rugby, public speaking coaches and theatre-based team building. Showers and changing rooms are on site.
Rooms and capacities
The six spaces carry names taken from cycling. Tour is the main meeting and conference room, 80 m² for up to 30 people. Giro takes 14 people in 30 m², Mondial 10 people in 20 m² and Vuelta 8 people in 20 m². The Cinécycle covers 100 m² for up to 25 people and suits screenings. Le Placia, over 100 m², is the presentation and event space for 100 people and more. The venue also mentions a 250 m² room for its largest events and a mezzanine used for meetings and presentations.
The meeting rooms are air-conditioned and have daylight. A coworking room for six people, with fiber internet, is also available.
Catering
The kitchen of the Véloscope bistro mixes Gers recipes, such as duck dishes, with sports nutrition. For seminars, the venue offers three menu options based on regional produce. Groups can eat in the restaurant, which has a cycling theme, or take meal trays in their room. Vegetarian dishes and alternatives for allergies and intolerances are available on request. A terrace and lounge area are used for breaks and for watching cycling broadcasts.
History and setting
The building was fully renovated in the first half of 2022. It mixes modern industrial architecture with a relaxed lounge feel, and its workspaces, library and shop were designed by a regional architect who is also a keen cyclist. Besides the meeting spaces, the venue holds a cycling library, a shop with limited-edition jerseys, a bike workshop, a bike wash and a test center.
Getting there
L'Isle-Jourdain is about 20 minutes from Toulouse, and the venue states that Toulouse-Blagnac international airport is less than 30 minutes away. The Gers countryside around the town is used for group rides and outdoor team-building sessions.
