Following on from Dave's post below, I spoke with TI over the weekend.
It seems that the Olympic race is attracting a lot of early interest from the 25-39 age groups, so much so that a top 10 finsh at age group level was not enough during the last (National Series) round.
However, the good news is that for every champs to daye, about two out of every five offers made end up not being taken, and these places can then be filled in the last round in June. Also, if you are intent on going to Budapest and have applied but not got a place, you can give yourself a little extra insurance by applying for both Sprint and Olympic (cost of €20.00 extra fee). Note: this option is not needed if you are older than 39 or younger than 25.
