It’s now less than a month till the start of the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships 2010, to be held in Monalegre, Portugal.
I will be flying out on Friday 9th July with the rest of the British team, for 9 days of training and racing.
The event website at http://mtbwoc2010.fpo.pt/ is starting to come alive with details of entrants, and a trickle of more final details.
This years MTBO World Champs has entries from 25 countries totaling 96 men and 61 women. 80 juniors will also be racing for glory in the Junior World MTBO Championships.
The Programme for the week is as follows:
| Friday, 09th July | Teams arrival (afternoon) |
| Saturday, 10th July | Teams arrival Model Event Sprint |
| Sunday, 11th July | Sprint Final (morning) Opening Ceremony |
| Monday, 12th July | Model Event |
| Tuesday, 13th July | Middle Distance Final Open Race (Middle Distance) |
| Wednesday, 14th July | Long Distance Qualification |
| Thursday, 15thJuly | Rest Day Open Race (Long Distance) |
| Friday, 16th July | Long Distance Final |
| Saturday, 17th July | Relay Event Open Race (Middle Distance) Closing Ceremony, Banquet |
| Sunday, 18th July | Teams departure |
MTBO WOC /JWOC 2010 has a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/people/Woc-Jwoc-Mtb-o-Portugal/100000749239311