2024 Olympic XCO - COURSE preview

[@bp7727]

Holy cow that 'boulder' garden at 8:18 looks crazy but fun. Can't imagine what it's like in person vs from the camera view. Thanks for the preview! Can't wait to watch the events.

[@annekebeerten]

Thanks! Yes, that rock garden is spicy!

[@naysmith5272]

is there were the rider fell off today (28th July) during the competition (Lap 4 or 5) ?

[@olafemke]

Super vet om alvast mee te kunnen rijden bij het test event. Thnx 4 the ride Anneke

[@annekebeerten]

Graag gedaan!

[@wchangose]

That section at about the 8:15 is pretty stout for XC. Thanks for the preview.

[@annekebeerten]

Yes, it is! Pretty rough, but fun!

[@toorop57]

Thx for the preview, i hope that after the test event they will keep this rock garden, the logs all the technical stuff ! Looks fun to ride, even if it's very artificial.

[@annekebeerten]

I think most of it will stay the same, they might make some slight improvements on a few things. 🙌

[@Blovethebrat]

What is the total elevation you had to climb?

[@tomassanesson902]

awesome trail

[@jeffretey]

Thanks a ton for the preview lap! That chunk rock garden @8:20 will be fun in a group as will those logs @9:35.

[@annekebeerten]

Thanks!

[@Falasi4]

Very cool! Some of those mult-line tree weaving sections are going to be really interesting to see how a pack of riders flow through! We had some sections like that in dirt crit courses and a pack of 100+ riders at full speed gets really interesting! (outer lines with a chance of escape was the play) I'd expect that surface to pack in by the time of the actual races. Looks fun - especially on an eMTB!!!

[@Sunshine-wn5ev]

Is that sand/ dirt ? Vid makes it appear to be slow rolling. Thanks for the video and how many changes have they made to this ?🤙🏻

[@ianlujan7244]

Interesting they covered a lot of the course in that sandy gravel. Seems like a strange design choice.

[@emed1977]

Looks prettier for the TV audience

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Wow! That has a few challenges!

[@freestyle88]

Looks like lots of passing opportunities. I like it.

[@johnmccarthy115]

Cheers for the preview 👍😁 Seems, a more gravel/shale course 🤷 too much single-track for me, that rock garden looks really gnarly though, possibly puncture town 😬, should be interesting if wet 🙈😁 Looks quick if dry Thx again 👍

[@annekebeerten]

The gravel is a little deceiving, at speed this course is pretty technical even with the gravel down.

[@johnmccarthy115]

@@annekebeerten👍 it did look really narrow & technical in places, too narrow anneke or just ok 🤷

[@gerardkennedy1100]

Should have raced at Les Gets

[@adriankozubal]

based opinion honestly

[@rarelycomments]

Not sure I agree with Pidcock calling it "bland". Too "man-made" maybe. Just point them down (and up) fresh bits of hill and let it develop. MTB is not a sport that should be "sanitised" or controlled.

[@adriankozubal]

if you compare it to most of a lot of the uci tracks its indeed bland

[@nickstevens3139]

How long is the course?

[@ejhayes76]

4.4kms IIRC

[@Nugemart]

There is too much flow and wide trails this last decade, it’s ruining the sport, more of a gravel bike course

[@taylordw]

It was a gravel bike course, many racers criticized it

[@douglaskaye1395]

That was sick you killed it. I want to train with you in Bentonville!!!

[@annekebeerten]

Let me know, I'll be in Bentonville all fall and winter!

[@Roamdtx]

Who all was allowed to ride it? Was it open to the general public? Looks awesome

[@mattjones1378]

I wanna ride with you and see if I can hang with a pro.

[@sandkorey]

When I climb a hill, I usually get out of the saddle and pump the legs pretty hard and quick. Is that not an 'olympic' technique?

[@johnc6674]

Not an active cyclist but why the heck did those riders in front of you not let you pass??? People like that are so frustrating

[@artojuselius]

Look like at very nice trail ! 😂

[@brucegoodie]

Technical in its own way? Unique? What she means: it sucks a bit..

[@annekebeerten]

No, this course does not suck at all! I mean that we normally don't see anything that has so much gravel on it and is mostly man made. But once we started riding it we noticed it was a lot harder and technical to keep your speed up, once hitting things at a faster pace it is hard to hit the lines. I think they did a good job with what they had to work with, feedback of the riders of these past 2 days was mostly positive!

[@brucegoodie]

@@annekebeerten glad to hear! are you familiar with cross country courses in general? you were a downhiller, right?

[@annekebeerten]

@@brucegoodie I mostly did gravity racing in my career. But raced a few XC world cups and sprint eliminator back in the day! It was always good endurance training 😮‍💨🥵😂

[@TheFullKanani]

Looks flat and not very technical.

[@thecoasterguy7367]

Clearly you’ve never heard of the go pro effect. That rocky area near the middle was intense. Around a 48% avg decent angle.😅 also what about that 25ft gap in the middle

[@TheFullKanani]

@@thecoasterguy7367 maybe but overall the track seems easy, at least in comparison to Tokyo

[@ericpeysar2593]

When you go so hard you have snot coming out of your eyeballs, everything gets technical.

[@TheFullKanani]

@@ericpeysar2593 Yes, plenty of room in the pain cave on that track which I guess is the point.

this, like what much of XCO course are becoming, was a terrible course. i've decided that "XCO" is now just a weird combo of gravel/cyclocross