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2012 Olympic Mountain Bike course launched

  • British National Champion Maddie Horton tackles the drop.

    British National Champion Maddie Horton tackles the drop.

    Photo credit © James Costley-White/BikeRadar

  • Cllr Pam Challis, Billy-Joe Whenman, David Luckes (LOCOG), Maddie Horton, Major John Warner, Cllr Steven Castle, Paul Beales and Rebecca Harris (MP) pictured the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike venue at Hadleigh Farm

    Cllr Pam Challis, Billy-Joe Whenman, David Luckes (LOCOG), Maddie Horton, Major John Warner, Cllr Steven Castle, Paul Beales and Rebecca Harris (MP) pictured the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike venue at Hadleigh Farm

    Photo credit © London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)

  • Paul Beales and Billy-Joe Whenman of Great Britain rides the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike venue at Hadleigh Farm

    Paul Beales and Billy-Joe Whenman of Great Britain rides the London 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike venue at Hadleigh Farm

    Photo credit © London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)

  • Paul Beales and Billy-Joe Whenman of Great Britain ride the crossover

    Paul Beales and Billy-Joe Whenman of Great Britain ride the crossover

    Photo credit © London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)

  • Maddie Horton checks out the course

    Maddie Horton checks out the course

    Photo credit © London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)

  • Maddie Horton on a rock garden.

    Maddie Horton on a rock garden.

    Photo credit © London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)

  • Maddie Horton speeds through a banked turn on the London area Olympic mountain bike course.

    Maddie Horton speeds through a banked turn on the London area Olympic mountain bike course.

    Photo credit © London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)

  • A tight turn

    A tight turn

    Photo credit © James Costley-White/BikeRadar

  • A switchbacked climb on the 2012 Olympic mountain bike course.

    A switchbacked climb on the 2012 Olympic mountain bike course.

    Photo credit © James Costley-White/BikeRadar

  • The course is beginning to take shape. The large tree on the right is the site of the 'oak tree drop' and the tunnel is visible just below it

    The course is beginning to take shape. The large tree on the right is the site of the 'oak tree drop' and the tunnel is visible just below it

    Photo credit © James Costley-White/BikeRadar

  • Cannondale rider Paul Beales demonstrates one of the man-made features on the Olympic mountain bike course at Hadleigh Farm in Essex

    Cannondale rider Paul Beales demonstrates one of the man-made features on the Olympic mountain bike course at Hadleigh Farm in Essex

    Photo credit © James Costley-White/BikeRadar

  • Riders will pass close to each other at various points on the course, giving them a good idea of how they are faring in the race

    Riders will pass close to each other at various points on the course, giving them a good idea of how they are faring in the race

    Photo credit © James Costley-White/BikeRadar