Rio Race Course on Fire!

We’re all stoked and looking forward to this weekend’s mountain bike racing at Rio, where we’re sure the riders will be lighting up the trails with a roaring display of skill, speed, and lycra. However, things seem to have hotted up a little early, and the race course has been threatened by fire.

For those concerned, all good at the mountain bike venue following the fire, no changes to course or schedule. pic.twitter.com/UHmRnvnN1K

— Simon Burney (@SimonBurney) August 16, 2016

Updates from the appropriately named Simon Burney suggest the course has acted as a fire break and the damage has been limited.

https://twitter.com/SimonBurney/status/765524920214364161

Although the life of this brush seems extinguished as it now looks more like a post celebration bundle of silly string. Let’s hope that’s it for set backs and that we can all look forward to a great weekend of racing. what tyres run best on cold ashes we wonder? Check out British contender Grant Ferguson’s bike set up here.

Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.

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