Pietermaritzburg World Cup 2012 - Track Walk

First corner right out of the gate drops you into a high speed woods section complete with slippery off camber ruts and loads of tape.

The end of the first long section of track ends with a slightly technical rocky bit, complete with a few corners and 2 small drops.

This is the beginning of the new section of track, called cloud 9. It's a pretty blind run in to what amounts to a cliff. There's a few line options, including that diving board rock on the right.

This is cloud 9 from the bottom, with Troy for scale.

The exit from Cloud 9.

The new off camber woods section follows cloud nine, and goes for some ways. It is incredibly slippery when wet.

The run into the massive table tops and the pedaling section will reach speeds in excess of 70km/h, and riders are still having trouble clearing the second table top. It is massive, and organizers will be cutting it down during the week before Friday practice.

These are not small jumps.

The pedaling section is a long, lonely walk. May as well bring your mechanic with you!

The bomb hole section as riders come off the pedal throws them off a small lip and into a large fadeaway. With enough speed riders can coast up the backside and air this stump and they are off into the final trees.

This is the last hip on the track. Gwin and Bryceland absolutely boosted this thing at the local race last weekend. Riders have the option of going massive to the backside, or shorter to the berm. Going big is definitely the spectacular choice.

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