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Article: Mountain bike trails face uphill battlefor cash.(News)
- Article from:
- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- April 29, 2004
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Byline: By ALED BLAKE Western Mail
Some of Wales' newest tourist attractions could be threatened because of a lack of funding. Mountain biking is becoming an increasingly popular sport in Wales - bringing millions of pounds to the economy each year.
But bikers say trails are not being maintained because the Forestry Commission, which runs and owns them, has admitted it has funding problems.
And a review is being carried out to see how Wales' six world-class mountain bike trails, all under the control of the commission, can be kept to their high ...