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BRITAIN’S GOT OFF ROAD TALENT

DOWNHILL

4-5 AUG

XC

9-12 AUG

XC MARATHON 6 AUG

Scotland has long been a popular destination for mountain bikers, both weekend warriors out hitting the trail centres and the world’s best athletes competing in UCI World Cups. Fort William, which sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis, is a regular host of international races and the World Championships have been here before too. It’s the fact that Scotland can offer such a variety of terrain in a relatively small area that made Glasgow such a strong contender for the first ever UCI combined World Championships and the mtb venues are key to

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