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The first few days were spent acclimatising to the end of the Scottish summer weather (ie: mist, drizzle, rain, etc every day). We rode the course for the first time on the 2nd of August. Although the days were wet, the track was made of a mix of clay and stone meaning it drained well. There was plenty of traction and apart from 1 small УnaturalФ section the course was in great nick. Our first event was the relay and Kashi Leuchs, Kaytee Boyd, James Williamson and I raced the course for the first time on the Tuesday. The Swiss repeated their Rotorua performance and won again showing how strong the Europeans would be in the Northern Hemisphere. Our first individual event was the U19 women featuring Samara Sheppard from Wellington. Samara raced hard for 19th place in the pouring rain. Our race was the next day (Thursday) and 4 of us started in the 90 strong field. With no real international racing history, Alex MacGegor (Alexandra) and I started close to the back. The start was fast but at the first bend a pile-up occurred and most of us at the back had to run our bikes up the first incline. Bad luck also struck fellow Kiwi Connor MacFarlane (Invercargill) who broke his chain on the first lap. I enjoyed the course and ended up in 46th place and 1st Kiwi after the four laps. European riders dominated the placings with the best Australian rider only 3 places ahead in 43rd. With no U23 riders due to ClintonТs withdrawal, our final XC events were the Elite races on Saturday. Rosara Joseph had a great race for 5th overall and Kaytee Boyd 27th. In the mens event with Kashi puncturing, best of the kiwis was Marcus Roy, followed by Stuart Houlthom and Mike Northcott. Eric Drower retired with a mechanical problem. Best results in the downhill came from Matt Scoles who won bronze in the U19 grade on the Sunday. 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