Day Two at the Mountain Bike World Cup 2008

June 10, 2008 on 12:02 pm | In Mountain Biking |

Woke up to a bright sunny morning and headed over to the site. Today was the Cross Country and the crowds were starting to form early on.

In a break from his normal way of taking the course Steve Peat was caught walking the downhill track and crossing the finishing line with his dog!

The cross country course is 25 miles and the heat in Leanachan Forest was around 21 celcius. The mens race consists of  five laps and the ladies of four laps of the track which includes berms, single track climbing and fast jumping.

The ladies race was won by Canadian Marie Helene Premont and the mens race by Florian Vogel in 2:06!

Gillian Thompson
http://www.visitscotland.com/adventure
Works with adventure sports in Scotland and has a keen interest in keeping fit and walking and a new passion for surfing.