Box Hill Olympics on Countryfile

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Box Hill Olympics on Countryfile

Postby DavidKennett » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:44 pm

BBC [url=http://tinyurl.com/3ppvh2n]Countryfile[/url] First 10 minutes has preview with Chris Boardman and impact on the NT area, 90,000 visitors!!
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Re: Box Hill Olympics on Countryfile

Postby Paul H » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:23 pm

Hardly worth watching if its only going to take them 3 mins
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Re: Box Hill Olympics on Countryfile

Postby nick de meyer » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:48 pm

so 27 mins of cycling up boxhill for the pros then at what speed?
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Re: Box Hill Olympics on Countryfile

Postby Tony » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:02 pm

[quote="Paul H"]Hardly worth watching if its only going to take them 3 mins


Countryfile was on in the background whilst I was running around doing some chores....on hearing this comment, I remember thinking Royale-family style : Three minutes...my arse!

More seriously - having secured no tickets to any Olympic Event so far, I was consoling myself with being able to watch the road-race for free and thought somewhere around Box Hill would be good. However, it appeared to imply that access to Box Hill will be tightly managed. Anyone know how? I believe the Olympic tickets sold for the RR are for the Mall, not Box Hill.
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Re: Box Hill Olympics on Countryfile

Postby Phil H » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:10 pm

Box Hill is an SSSI (because of the wildlife and such) so they can't really allow unrestricted access. There should be quite a few points on that loop where you'll be able to see though.

Having discussed the matter with my son, we belive that the fairest way is that in order to be allowed in to watch the race on the hill, you have to be a) a local and b) capable of riding up it in under 12 minutes.
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