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Preview: Mountain Bike Cross Country World Cup 1

Irina Kalentieva is World Champion and a favourite for Sunday's race.

  • The Houffalize course is a favourite of the riders' thanks to fast rooty singletrack.
  • Irina Kalentieva is World Champion and a favourite for Sunday's race.
  • A typical Houffalize trail which is dry and dusty – for now.
  • ff camber descents are plentiful and test riders' technical ability.
  • The river that runs through Houffalize is a feature of the race
  • Houffalize prepares for its annual mountain bike invasion.

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Irina Kalentieva is World Champion and a favourite for Sunday's race.

© Luke Webber