Where should the 2012 Olympic MTBing be staged?

Chaka Ping

Seems it's going to be in Essex...

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/artic ... lat-14463/

Which I find a baffling choice, since the east side of London is easily the flattest. Obviously vested interests and "partner" deals are being allowed to overrule common sense - but what would you view as an acceptable trade-off between proximinty to the capital and quality of course?

North downs? Swinley? Chilterns? South Wales? North Wales? Scots Borders? Fort William?

Personally, I expect a sufficently challenging course could be managed somewhere in a 20 mile radius of the M25 - but I'll try to go and watch it wherever it is!

dunker

here, isle of wight

nonnac85

chilterns / aston hill not too far away - dont see why it cant be there

Mark_K

Yep Aston Hill / Chilterns would be the obvious choice 20 mins from the m25 up the a41 and easy access !!!

1340jas

My back garden. Obvious really as we could stretch it to include a few laps of Cwmcarn and the surrounding hills.
Problem with carparking I suppose, although we could tarmac over Newport and use that.
If i remember the past few Olympics I don't think they have used a proper course, They have all looked really boring. Think how much attention was given to SKIPPY when he ran a few laps.

FSR_XC

Newnham Park.

OK, it's a bit far fromEssex, but who cares - it's got some of the best XC trails in the country. There won't be any issues about climbing (elevation or distance) either.