A look at the infrastructure supporting mountain bike worlds
LOTS of singletrack makes for happy riders. (Image credit: Tour of Japan)
This week, 530 mountain bike racers, 96 trials riders and 160 journalists from 41 nations have gathered in Canberra to compete in and report on the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. The events are being staged from September 1 to 6 in Stromlo Forest Park.
What does it take to support such an event? To illustrate some of the behind-the-scenes logistics work that goes into the world championships, organizers have shared the following statistics.
The 2009 UCI World Mountain Bike and Trails Championships includes
430 volunteers helping out
2,000 square meters of signage
48 exhibitors
150 toilets
4 big screen TVs
21 grandstands
13 site sheds
51 heaters
1 purpose-built stage for entertainment
1 purpose-built IT system
23 camera scaffolding decks for TV broadcasters
2.6km of event fencing
23 lighting towers
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Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.
