• What's the start like this weekend? I managed to overtake 30 riders at Coombes farm on the long climb but only 6 places at Pippingford after getting caught behind tangles in the first two corners. My entire existence depends on a top 15 result in a local bike race and next month and equally unimportant trail running race will suddenly become very important.

  • It depends where we're started. I've seen at least three different start areas used at Canada Heights; one on the gravel/tarmac road, one on the grass next to it and one, at the Regionals last year, on a flatter grass area between the course and the steep, wooded drop down to the road.

    Added: Looked at the rider guide and it looks like we're using the same start area as the Regionals last year.

  • I’ve been assigned to mark out the start, it will be a wide (5m) slightly uphill grassy sprint at the beginning, into a downhill right hand turn.

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