2008-05-27

MTB session @ TaiHu, XiShan

Filed under: Shanghai, China, Trips, Biking — atomicskate @ 12:14 pm — 419 Views

I’m once and for all late in publishing all the bike trips pictures on my website… 该加油!!!
So, two months after (it was on March 16th), it’s time for 太湖西山董其昌墓 (Tàihú  Xīshān Dǒngqíchāngmù) MTB session report!

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"Au menu": pictures, track map, short movie

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The complete team! Thanks to 李根木 (Lǐ Gēnmù), from Shanghai Trek store for organizing the session.

Here are some shots of the future-former-bike park.
Coz recently they’ve built new concrete road and currently working on implementing a "scenic spot"  (you know in China each mountain, hill, beach will have a tollgate with entrance fee, allowing you to visit the new-old-fashioned buddhist temple…).
So I think that in a few month it won’t be possible anymore to ride here The only solution will be maybe to get inside the park thru the rear entrance (see map below).
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Here is the map:

This small hill is perfect for technical training because there are a lot of small rocks.
The crosscountry track is not so bad, except the end which is not maintained and therefore is full of bushes…
It remains the closest place from Shanghai to ride MTB. Anyway, in the future, I suggest to take the 6km long bridge up to 西山 (Xīshān) and explore the hills over there.

Finally, a short movies featuring the best riders of the session (hahaha!):

Here are all the pictures and also the slideshow.
Some more shots on MaxSHracing Team 全动上海俱乐部 website. 

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