The pros of the mountain bike scene are breathing a sigh of relief. Because after almost three months of uncertainty about the staging of all postponed or cancelled events on the UCI racing calendar, the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) has finally found a solution. updated calendar for the Cross-Country and Dowhill World Cup published.
The entire season for cross-country athletes has been compressed into just five weeks by the commissariat, while the downhill events are spread over September, October and November. Following the cancellation of the World Championships in Albstadt, the Saalfelden Leogang will not only host the Downhill World Championships as planned, but also the Cross-Country World Championships. There will also be the Pumptrack World Championships and the second E-Bike World Championships. The UCI has postponed the dates from 4 to 6 September to 7 to 11 October. The World Cup in Lenzerheide was subsequently doubled. In addition to the original XC World Cup, the downhill riders are extending their season to seven rounds.
A total of three of the new World Cup dates are planned as double weekends. This means that one downhill and one cross-county race will be held on each weekend. However, the final details of the schedule have yet to be finalised.
Update 4 June 2020: MTB World Cup Val di Sole cancelled
The event originally planned for 11-13 September 2020 UCI Double World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy is cancelled. This was decided by the organisers at the beginning of June after the province of Trento extended the ban on major events until 15 October. Whether and how many spectators at the World Cup opener in Lenzerheide and what restrictions there might be will be announced by the Swiss in June 2020. For the popular World Cup in Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic, it is also still unclear what restrictions spectators and organisers will have to cope with due to COVID-19.
2020 UCI Moutainbike World Cup calendar:
5-6 September Lenzerheide, Switzerland (XCO/DH)
19-20 September Les Gets, France (XCO/DH)
29 September - 4 October Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic (XCO) - two rounds
5 - 11 October Leogang, Austria, World Championships (XCO/DH)
15-18 October Maribor, Slovenia (DH) - two rounds
29 October - 1 November Lousa, Portugal (DH) - two rounds
Max Fuchs
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