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Construction of the venue for the London 2012 Mountain Bike competition has been completed. The Essex-based course will play host to both the mens and womens Olympic Mountain Bike competitions on the 11 and 12 August 2012, with a total of 80 cyclists (50 men and 30 women) competing for two gold medals. The venue encompasses farmland owned by The Salvation Army and the adjacent Country Park, and the open hillside setting will offer challenging gradients for riders as well as superb viewing opportunities for spectators. Construction of the 5km course which features 500 tonnes of rock began in July last year, and is ready in time for the test event scheduled to take place this July.
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