Located in the Essex countryside on land owned by the Salvation Army, Hadleigh Farm is a 550-acre site that features beautiful grassland and woodland.Inspire a generation
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- Hadleigh FarmLocated in the Essex countryside on land owned by the Salvation Army, Hadleigh Farm is a 550-acre site that features beautiful grassland and woodland.
Did you know?
- In Mountain Bike events, riders may carry out their own repairs, and are only allowed to receive outside assistance in dedicated assistance zones should they have any mechanical problems.
- Mount Tamalpais in California is widely considered to be the birthplace of Mountain Biking.
- Mountain Biking originally consisted of stripping down cruiser bicycles and racing them down fire roads and trails.
- Having won gold in 2004 and 2008, Julien Absalon is going for a hat-trick at London 2012.