Part of the Blayney to Bathurst cycling weekend, competitors will put their legs to the test as they race around a 560 metre circuit.

Dubbo’s Adam Mitchell and Chris Couper competing in Division 1 while Mike Ticehurst will race in the Division 2 event.

“We want to make the most of the CBD because it is such a good venue. It is a testing course for the riders, so they are only having the top three grades here – the rest are still up the Mount,” Bathurst Cycling Club president Mark Simons said.

The Dubbo trio will be up against cyclists from around the state as well as rivals from clubs across Victoria, Queensland and Canberra. It means the pace should be on from the opening lap to the final sprint for glory.

“The top level riders will be doing up to 50 kilometres an hour average around the course, and the last lap will be absolutely full gas. It is going to be super spectacular to watch.

“The course has changed a little bit from when we had it here five or six years ago. The main intersection out front of the Knickerbocker which has the picket fence down the middle of it, that wasn’t there before.

“The the back straight down Church Lane, they are going to use the whole width of the road, so there are going to be some good passing opportunities.”