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KILLEEN LAYS DOWN OLYMPIC GAUNTLET With a lap and a half of the six lap event to go, Liam attacked on a climb and quickly pulled out a 5 second advantage over Brentjens, which became 20s by the end of the lap and a minute and a half at the end of the race. Meanwhile, Oli Beckingsale, who is currently recovering from a recent illness, showed few signs of it in finishing fifth after a very consistent ride. The feedback from the riders and team staff is that the course is a good one. It’s apparently pretty tough with some 230 metres of climbing per lap, split into two main climbs as the course loops out from the start/finish area twice. With lap times in the region of 20 minutes, the Olympic race is likely to go to seven laps. The course is in the midst of a typically Mediterranean landscape of brush and rocky outcrops and features the usual cart tracks/fire roads and some single-track. Apparently all the descents are quick, which makes it hard to recover between efforts and certainly not a course where you can hide in any way. With the premium being on fitness, it was given a firm thumbs up by the GB team. A couple of photos of the course, taken earlier in the year are below the results. Results - Athens International MTB - E1
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the gun, Liam was at the front of the field with Dutch world number
one Bart Brentjens and New Zealand’s Kashi Leuchs. Leuchs held
a slight advantage over the other two for the first couple of laps,
but then Liam took over at the front and he and Brentjens dropped the
New Zealander.
