The Commonwealth Games mountain biking medals are to be decided in Scotland tonight and the Aussies are in with a best ever chance, writes Joe Ward

Rebecca Henderson (L) and Dan McConnell will be on the hunt for gold at the Commonwealth Games (Russell Baker)
In the lead up to the Tour de France Grand Depart in Yorkshire, Britain has gone
“bonkers” for anything and everything on two wheels. While until
recently, the Brits haven't exactly been one of the worlds cycling
superpowers, cycling has always been a part of the British way of life
and now, more than ever is enjoying great popularity. The L'Eroica
Britannia festival in the quaint countryside village of Bakewell was no
different.
On the eve of the Grand Depart in Yorkshire I was invited to tour the factory of Hope Technology in the neighbouring county of Lancashire.
With the mountain bike worlds rolling up this weekend it's time for MTB
fanatics to get momentarily excited as the sport hits the headlines.
Another week, another set of great Australian results from the latest MTB World Cup round in Val di Sole Italy.

Trek Factory Racing's Daniel McConnell tackles the rock garden section at Nove Mesto na Morave in the Czech Republic (Rob Jones)
There couldn't be a better time to kick off a blog about mountain biking than right now and thus I enter the trail head of the well worn single track that is a cycling blog.


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