Olympic XC Race

Hi,
I keep reading that the course will be completed soon enough and that there will be some kind of test race on it. Does anybody have any details on this test race?
Keen to know if it is open to anybody to enter or whether it will be by 'invite' etc. Also when is it likely to happen and how would you be able to enter if it is open to general admission.
I might have misunderstood but would love to know!
Thx
Ian
I keep reading that the course will be completed soon enough and that there will be some kind of test race on it. Does anybody have any details on this test race?
Keen to know if it is open to anybody to enter or whether it will be by 'invite' etc. Also when is it likely to happen and how would you be able to enter if it is open to general admission.
I might have misunderstood but would love to know!
Thx
Ian
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njee20 - we can only hope its not true. Would be a real shame if they did as there are a lot of riders in this part of the country without a big choice of natural terrain who would love to have the opportunity. Fingers crossed they open it up!
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right they are supposed to have three test races prior to the olympic race - grass roots, national and international to get opinions on the course - but they should have had at least one of them by now so I guess theyre 'breaking' their own rules... The bejing course was changed three times prior to the olympic race as many riders thought it was unsafe...
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
They used an NPS at Dalby to bed it in and show up some of the flaws, so an open access race could work.
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
I reckon it will be allowed to ridden into just to make sure it bed downs well in time for the event.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... 397066.stm
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well do let us know if you get an invite
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Theyre keeping that test event very quiet, theres nothing locally about - prob so they dont get the locals wound up - wholl try and cancel it...
Need to find out more about this...
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
Sherwood NPS is a UCI class 2 race, so there's points on offer there, if they do it like that, so there may be a strong UK contingent!
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
The name on the test schedule "Hadleigh Farm International" doesn't suggest an all-comers race to me, so I can't see you'll be racing the course before the Olympics.
Dont international races usually have support races too..??! They def used to...
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
Ill get on there somehow.... :twisted:
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
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You mean almost none of the festival
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... 433617.stm
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censored ...! I so want to ride this course.
Ring the bell and leg it...that really pi**es him off....
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