London 2012 Olympic mountain bike track opens to public

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The Olympic mountain biking track has opened to the public.

The site at Hadleigh Park in south Essex was built for the London 2012 Games.

During the past two-and-a-half years it has been adapted for use by the general public and has graded routes and a visitor centre.

Rob Anderson, the general manager, said he wanted people to come and enjoy the facility, which received nearly £5m from Essex County Council.

"The main commitment for us was to provide a sustainable legacy," he said. "We could have opened the Olympic course for the very elite but what we wanted to do was to inspire a generation and get people into cycling.

"We want it to be world class. We want it to be a place people can be proud of."