Mountain Bike World Cup Returns to United States
At long last the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is set to return to the U.S. next year for the first time since 2005 as Windham Mountain Resort in New York will host the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship series finale August 28-29, 2010. The last time the United States hosted a UCI event was in 2005 at the Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico.
Windham Mountain resort will host the UCI Category 1 event this year on the 2009 USA Cycling Pro Cross Country and Gravity Mountain Bike Tours. When the World Cup comes to Windham in 2010, the resort will be the location for the world’s top mountain bikers to compete in the cross-country, downhill, and four-cross disciplines before winding up at Mont-Saint-Anne, Quebec for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, August 31 – September 5, 2010.
The 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup will include six rounds for the cross-country, downhill, and four-cross disciplines. These rounds will take place at nine venues in eight countries. Hang on for the ride …………. it just does not get an better than this !!! Below find a full deck of events to come.
2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Events
April 24-25: World Cup XCO #1, Dalby Forest, Great Britain
May 1-2: World Cup XCO #2 & 4X #1, Houffalize, Belgium
May 15-16: World Cup DHI #1 & 4X #2, Maribor, Slovenia
May 22-23: World Cup XCO #3, Offenburg, Germany
June 5-6: World Cup DHI #2 & 4X #3, Fort William Great Britain
June 19-20: World Cup DHI #3 & 4X #4, Schladming, Austria
June 7-10: European Continental Championships, Haifa, Israel
July 17-18: National Championships Weekend
July 24-25: World Cup XCO #4 and DHI #4, Champry, Switzerland
July 31 – August 1: World Cup XCO #5, DHI #5 and 4X #5, Val di Sole, Italy
August 8: World Marathon Championships, St. Wendel, Germany
August 28-29: World Cup XCO #5, DHI #6, and 4X #6, Windham, New York, USA
August 31-September 5: World XCO, DHI, & 4X Championships, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec
