Tag: Builth Wells Mountain Biking Marathon

Sheep dung blamed for 161 falling ill at mountain bike event

Public health inspectors were called in after the cyclists fell ill with food poisoning after an event in the Welsh countryside. The cyclists tested positive for the bacterium campylobacter – usually caused by uncooked meat and poultry. But following an investigation by health experts, the muddy mountain cycle course was found to be heavily contaminated [...]