Olympic xc course

[teapot]

Is here: https://app.crosscountryapp.com/tog...PMaF5YC8mozmU3m9gQqwL10ioRvglUn7Hwn43N3_HDWn4


Can't wait for Saturday night now!

 

[Bradsmum]

Looks interesting, a lot of water though which could be quite draining.

 

[Red-1]

I wonder how many acres the site is? It looks to be a very compact footprint.

 

[Rowreach]

I want one of those dragonfly things for my garden.

 

[ihatework]

So difficult to get a feel of it off photos. First impression is relatively straightforward, but as we all know camber and angles are completely deceptive from afar

 

[teapot]

So difficult to get a feel of it off photos. First impression is relatively straightforward, but as we all know camber and angles are completely deceptive from afar

More photos here:

https://www.facebook.com/100063506744925/posts/222267419900148

 

[fetlock]

Even if they halved the height of no.8 I'd still need incontinence pants and a stiff drink before going anywhere near that.

 

[Mule]

So number 17 is a dragon

 

[fetlock]

They certainly like their mushrooms over there.

 

[Wishfilly]

I'm a little bit confused by fence 8 and 9- is it two separate waters, one straight after the other? Or two combinations, one into, and one leaving the water?

Also, it might be just the angle, but the dragon one looks absolutely huge?

It definitely looks like a twisting course, and I think having so many water elements will be interesting? Definitely the sort of course that will suit some and not others!

 

[teapot]

This is interesting too: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/tokyo-olympics-cross-country-course-things-to-know-755162

 

[teapot]

Even more info: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/eventing/tokyo-olympics-cross-country-course-designer-755288

Time is 7min45sec with 36 jumping efforts (direct routes)

 

[SEL]

Beautiful looking fences. No perspective on the photos I was looking at so hard to tell size - but I'll just assume scary big and wide ?

 

[ihatework]

Apparently it walks tough

 

[Honey08]

There are some photos on Facebook with people walking it next to fences, and it looks much bigger and narrower. I read somewhere that the time should be influential, and it’s quite twisty.

 

[Nicnac]

I feel for the less experienced nations - it looks tough!

 

[Wishfilly]

I feel for the less experienced nations - it looks tough!

There are supposed to be enough safe alternatives for them to get round ok BUT it does seem like a tiring course (plus the heat/humidity)- lots of turns, lots of water, lots of small undulations, so it definitely could be tough for some combinations.

 

[muddybay]

It looks pretty tough especially considering the heat

 

[teapot]

Plenty of long routes but if you read the H&H report, you either go long or direct, you can't do half of one, half of the other given how they have been flagged. Going to be a fantastic competition I think.

Team GB have been drawn second.

 

[Nicnac]

Who's the pathfinder? Can't find it yet. Oli, Tom, Laura or Laura, Tom, Oli?

 

[TheMule]

Who's the pathfinder? Can't find it yet. Oli, Tom, Laura or Laura, Tom, Oli?

Oli, Laura, Tom

 

[ihatework]

Running list for anyone who wants it