Cross-country Mountain Bike competitions at the Olympic Games take place over bumpy and mountainous countryside. All riders start simultaneously and must complete a set number of laps of the course, with races lasting around one hour and forty-five minutes for both men and women.
There are no heats: for both the men’s and women’s events, all competitors start together, and the first rider to cross the finish line wins the gold. Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike is regular part of Summer Olympics since 1990s. A mere six years later, cross-country Mountain Biking made its Olympic debut in Atlanta. The road racing will take place over a course starting and ending in the Mall and heading into Surrey, the road time trial will be held at Hampton Court Palace.18 events will be contested and 500 athletes are expected to participate. There will be many changes in the Olympic track cycling programme. Men's and women's individual pursuit and point’s race, and men's Madison will be removed from the Olympic programme. Team sprint, team pursuit and keirin will be added to women's programme, while Omnium will be a new race for both men and women.
The road racing at the Olympics Paralympic Games was originally scheduled to take place in Regent's Park and on Hampstead Heath. Instead the Olympic road races will start and finish on The Mall in central London and head out into Surrey to the south and include loops around Box Hill. Road racing at the Paralympics will take place at Brands Hatch The Olympic Mountain bike event will take place at Hadleigh Farm after the event was moved from Weald Country Park.
After the UCI labeled the course at the park "too easy" in July 2008 .It was touted that the course could be created in Wales. A location in Kent was also considered.London 2012 Olympic will present Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike from Saturday, 11 to Sunday 12 August 2012, at the Hadleigh Farm, Essex. 80 (50 men, 30 women) athletes will contest for 2 Medals. You can get Olympic Cycling Mountain Bike Tickets and Olympic Tickets on affordable prices from Global Ticket Market.
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