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In the CX80 World Cup there is still all to ride for. Everywhere there is a dense network of roads and paths. The terrain will be varied undulating pine and eucalyptus forest for the Middle and Long races, with small areas of “rugged and hilly terrain” in the Long, and suburban forest/park/urban terrain for the Mixed Relay and Sprint courses. Hard riding and tricky navigation away from the tracks

The Junior (M/W20) and Youth (M/W17) championships have Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay races, and the World Masters MTBO Championships, with classes from M/W35 up to M/W85, begins with a Mass Start event, followed by Middle, Long and Sprint. These are all championship medal races, the first two counting as races 5 and 6 in the individual CX 80 World Cup and the final race counting for the Team World Cup. The Open class competitors have three races: Middle and Long individual, and a Mixed Relay for 3 riders, at least one of these a woman. The city of Abrantes in central Portugal is the Event Centre. 96 athletes from 17 nations are entered for the main event. The headline event is the European MTBO Championships and the final round of the CX80 World Cup European Junior and Youth and World Masters Championships are also taking place. Challenging competition for the MTBO elite of all ages takes place in Portugal over the coming few days.