Subject: RE: Mens Road Race Start List in Beijing....tridantri - 2008-08-07 7:19 AM 245.19km. Unfortunately the pic kaqphin posted seems to be the best profile available. I did search for awhile... seriously! The original course proposed by the Chinese was a completely flat loop... theyve had a HUGE lesson in what cycling courses look like at this level in the last few years as cycling is such an unknown sport to them for the most part.... a main mean s of transport but definatley not as a sporting pursuit... They had to spend some time showing them examples of courses from around the world and how the event can be used to showcase a mixture of monuments (such as Tianamen Square and the Great Wall which the cyclists will pass on this route) and nature.. sounds like a lengthy process but that will hopefully give us a good race! Cycling news has some great pics of some of the cyclists already in Beijing too... The german team at McDonalds (maybe thats Schumachers secret weapon? McDs?), the Spanish team out riding around the course etc
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