09.01.09 - 2009 Canada Cup Mountain Bike Series

The 2009 Canada Cup Mountain Bike Series wrapped up Aug 22nd at Sun Peaks Ski Resort north of Kamloops, BC. Kamloops was the third and final stop of the Downhill portion of the series, which also saw races at Mont Tremblant, QC and Bromont, QC.

This year had some of the largest and deepest Elite men’s fields seen at the Canada Cups with many racers coming from the United States and Australia to compete on the renowned Canadian courses. The 2009 Downhill Canada Cup series also offered UCI 2 sanctioning at all three events.

The Cross Country Canada Cup series wrapped up July 5th 2009 in Bromont, QC following stops in Baie St Paul, QC, Mont Tremblant, QC Hardwood Ski and Bike, ON, Edmonton, AB, and Canmore, AB. The 2009 XC series saw large competitive fields in all categories with many top Canadian World Cup racers attending their home series, to help fine tune their fitness for World Cups and World Championships. This past season the XCO Canada Cup series offered four UCI category 1 races and two UCI Category 2 races.

For downhill and cross country, the Canada Cup series was part of the selection criteria for Canadian athletes to be selected to represent Canada at the 2009 World Championships in Canberra, Australia. The Canada Cup series also awarded valuable UCI points at all of the series races.

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