Mountain Biking World Cup - anyone going or live near?

[hi5]

Just wondered what the mnet interest level was in mountain biking?

well that speaks volumes

maybe they're all out there doing it!

In watching mbing no interest whatsoever. In doing it loads but bit resticted by dd(19 mnths) atm. Do cyccle to work everday but e nearest that comes to mbing is Wimbledon Common tho the hill to get there feels like a mountain as Im not as fit as I used to be.

So where is the World Cup taking place then and when?

It's in Fort William in Scotland. I'm not much into spectating either,but dh has been building the children up (10 and 7)to a level of excitement about the event and they're all dead keen to go - I'm worried it'll make me feel so c~*p that I'll avoid my bike.All the same, it's a weekend away camping and in the hills so thats a bonus.

I used to do it a lot pre-DS, mostly to get to mountains! That will be a rocking w/e in the Fort. I can almost smell the weed already.....

Hi5 - did you get booked into Caolasnacon?

Hi kbear, I rang and spoke to a very friendly lady who told me that I didn't need to book for a tent although all her carvans were booked out by students from birmingham university - so highlander - you may be right with regards to certain aromas. IME the mountain bikers save their lungs for getting up mountatins - or is it just us older ones? Us being myself and DH!

When are you going? I am very jealous. Haven't been up this year and miss it. It's my two weeks R&R from the ratrace in London! I've been going there since I was a baby.

I used to do it but don't think it would be the done thing to go hurtling down a hillside with DD or DS rattling away on the child seat .

I didn't do anything extreme but do miss cycling as much. Things are a bit more gentile now as I amble along the canalside

Am in Scotland but don't think we'll be going to the worldcup. One of those things where I'd get bored after watching it for 5 mins and then want a shot myself

We are going this Friday, it is on all weekend. We have a gondola pass to go up in the a.m. - think it will be quite busy. DH tells me all the trails thereabouts are closed for mountainbiking so it will be a walking boots job.

Have a wonderful time!

Thank you - hope the weather is good to us.

hi5 do you still look here? I did the down hill course in ben nevis on my hard tail, come and join our mtb thread!!!!