Success For Absalon at Olympic Test Event

Essex's Olympic mountain bike course has been deemed challenging enough by riders at the test event - although changes will be made for next year.

Some 5,000 spectators saw a selection of the world's best mountain bikers get their first taste of the venue in the grounds of Hadleigh Castle.

"For full-on effort this is probably the hardest course I've ever raced round," said Britain's Steven James.

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Killeen makes it 3 in a row at UK National Champs

Liam Killeen and Annie Last both made successful defences of their British XC Championship titles with strong performances in the 2011 races in North Yorkshire.

Killeen (Giant Factory Racing) proved too strong for a quality field in the senior men's race, crossing the line well clear of Oli Beckingsale (Endura Racing).

On a course hit by rain 24 hours pervious, the opening salvos were fired early in the race. Lee Williams and Paul Oldham lead out the field on a exploration of two steep climbs and two technical descents, before crossing the road to tackle a combination of forest tracks and singletrack - all encompassing a slippery coating of mud.

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Bontrager Twentyfour12 is an endurance Mountain Bike Race around a course of approximately 12-14km, entirely off road. As the name suggests there are multiple races taking place at the same time on the same course a 24hour race, a 12hour one starting at midday and another 12 hour one at Midnight- the Torchbearer12.

The venue offers space and facilities for camping all on site.

The venue is perhaps England's finest with beautiful scenery, a flat arena/camping area complimented by a course that has been host to five rounds of the Cross Country World Cup in the 1990s and continues to have a superb reputation for variety and fun riding.

Breast Cancer Care's Bike Blenheim Palace, August 21st 2011

Blenheim Palace is delighted to announce the fourth annual cycling festival at Blenheim Palace. Breast Cancer Care’s Bike Blenheim Palace will take place in the summer this year on Sunday 21 August. Previously an autumn event on the Palace’s calendar, this move for the 4th event will mean a brighter morning, longer daylight hours and a warmer day. Attracting over 5,000 people in 2010 this unique event has established itself as one of the most exciting cycling events in the country and includes:

•A beautiful 60 and 100 mile Sportive through the Cotswold's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

•A tough 20km Time Trial all on the closed roads of Blenheim Park

•The staging of the amazing 2011 Brompton World Championship

•Family rides in a beautiful and safe car free environment

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In the day job, I'm a Director of the UK subsidiary of global technology manufacturer Brother. I got into road-cycling in August 2009 and this blog is intended to share my experience of learning about the sport with other road cycling beginners, sharing cool stuff, hints and tips, reviews and interviews with cycling related people I meet.

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Having just won the National Championships in her first year as a Junior, Beth Crumpton is setting the Cross-Country race scene alight with some oustanding performances both in the UK and Europe. With an already impressive Palmeres and a bright future beckoning could this finally be some stiff competition for senior XC champ, Annie Last? Judging by the demolition at the UK National Championships this seems like a strong possibility! we caught up with the midlands based youngster to find out more.