A test event will be held on the Olympic mountain bike course at Hadleigh Farm on July 31, London 2012 organisers have confirmed.

The Hadleigh Farm International will put the 5.1km cross-country course – which Bikemagic previewed in October – through its paces before the Olympic Games arrive in London 12 months later. 

London 2012 organisers have announced details of the full test event programme, with the newly opened velodrome set to host next year’s Track World Cup on February 17-19 in place of Manchester, which held the 2011 event last weekend.

And the Surrey Cycle Classic on July 31 will test the road race course. 

London 2012 chairman, Lord Sebastian Coe, said: “Our approach to operational delivery is similar to that of an athlete. You do not want to face any conditions at competition time that you have not prepared for.

“When the world’s greatest Olympic and Paralympic athletes come to London in the summer of 2012, every aspect of our delivery needs to be the best it can be. 

“The invaluable experience we gain through our testing programme means we can ‘road-test’ all our operational plans and make sure we have all the knowledge we need to deliver a truly memorable Games in 2012.”