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BMX organisers in a race against time to prepare Christchurch course for national champs

By Matt Hall-Smith, 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
January 12, 2018

Wet weather has hampered the efforts of organisers to prep the Christchurch City BMX Club track in Hornby. (Source: Other)

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