UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships: Return to Mont-Sainte-Anne for the 20th edition
by UCI News [September 3, 2010]
31.08.2010 -- The 20th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships is ready for take off in one of the world’s best known mountain bike resorts: Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.
This evening’s opening ceremony in downtown Quebec City will be followed by five days of intense competition: from tomorrow, 629 athletes from 37 nations will fight for the coveted rainbow jerseys in the downhill, 4-cross and cross country disciplines.
Many of the athletes are more than familiar with Mont-Sainte-Anne, which has figured on the international calendar every year since 1991, including the World Championships in 1998.
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