Originally Posted by
bdcheung
It's never a good idea to put a train on a race course.
Haha, nice one.
I'm not sure about the training part, everyone has their own thing, but riding the course can have it's benefits. I have ridden the course for the first times my last two races and got a 2nd and 1st place. Whether or not that played into it is hard to tell but if the race is going to be technical and you can take advantage of taking a corner faster than someone else or bring yourself to the top of the hill at a faster and more comfortable pace than the competitors then I don't see why you wouldn't want to ride the course.