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Dalby Forest could be the venue for the 2012 Olympic Games Mountain Biking event



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Published Date: 15 July 2008
By trevor hayes
ORGANISERS of the Olympic Games may be urged to hold the mountain biking event in Dalby Forest.
A network of mountain bike trails costing £400,000 was opened last year in the forest – and they were reckoned good enough to be used as a possible training venue for teams taking part in the 2012 games

The question of whether the forest could host the event has been raised after plans to use a course in Essex were dropped because the area was too flat.

The organising committee of the games is thought to prefer another site in Essex as it would be nearer London.

But the International Cycle Union has not ruled out a venue further away.

When the trails were launched last year the Forestry Commission said it hoped the all-weather network could be used for Olympic training.

The forest boasts the most extensive mountain bike trails in England covering 34 miles.

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Gary Glit,

15/07/2008 11:23:40
Will be a good idea, if the pikeys arnt up there getting in the way! haha!
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castle crusader.,

scarborough 16/07/2008 08:17:26
These are the 2012 LONDON Olympics, tax payers country wide will be footing a large proportion of the cost but outside London for any event is strictly taboo.

Once again the money stays in the south and the bill comes to the north, just ask the mayor of London, you know the bafoon who has just taken over the manor of Northstead in North York's, as is Dalby forest, ask him what he thinks about events ousite the capital, I bet you wont like the answer.
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