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I think Jackson Hole is the best resort, on the Grand Tetons, the best mountain, to put a new world cup track on. There is so much money there, too. Hit an east coast track, hit MSA, hit Jackson Hole, hit Japan!
just in from usac - 2025 national XC series calendar
USA Cycling Announces 2025 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Series Dates and Locations
The series continues to provide racing opportunities for riders across eight destinations.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – February 10, 2025 – USA Cycling is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2025 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Series. The series builds on the success of the 2024 season, offering competitive opportunities for UCI elite, junior, and amateur riders at eight events across the United States.
As part of USA Cycling’s commitment to supporting junior development, the series will once again include an automatic qualification pathway for juniors into the 2025 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships.
“This series brings together a variety of events that highlight the talent and dedication of riders at every level,” said Kyle Knott, USA Cycling's Director of National Events. “We’re excited to see it continue to grow, providing great racing experiences for participants and spectators.”
The series standings will be updated after each event, and individual rankings for UCI Elite Men, UCI Elite Women, Junior Men 17-18, and Junior Women 17-18 will also be available on the USA Cycling website.
The 2025 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Series is as follows:
March 7-9 - Orange Seal Pro Cup p/b Vailocity + UCI XCO Junior Series
Temecula, Calif.
March 19-22 - US Pro Cup + UCI XCO Junior Series
Fayetteville, Ark.
April 11-12 - Showdown at Angler’s Ridge
Danville, Va.
May 4 - Englewood Open p/b Trek + UCI XCO Junior Series
Fall River, Wisc.
June 21-22 - Missoula XC
Missoula, Mont.
June 27-29 - Soho Bike Fest (Continental Series Event)
Midway, Utah
August 15-17 - Ora Trails Fest
La Crosse, Wisc.
October 11-12 - UCI California MTB Triple
Nevada City, Calif.
Details including event locations, registration information, and additional event specifics are available on the USA Cycling website at https://usacycling.org/cross-country-mountain-bike-national-series.
Visit USACycling.org for more information on the athletes, events, and membership programs, and follow @USACycling across all channels for the latest on Team USA.
For more information, contact National Events at nationalevents@usacycling.org.
ABOUT USA CYCLING (usacycling.org)
USA Cycling is the national governing body for the sport of cycling and oversees the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross, gravel, BMX, and esports. USA Cycling’s mission is to grow participation and engagement with the sport of bicycle racing and achieve sustained international success across all cycling disciplines. USA Cycling supports cyclists of all levels and abilities, from those just beginning in the sport to international caliber athletes. The organization identifies, develops, and selects cyclists to represent the United States in international competition through the support of youth and interscholastic programs, amateur and grassroots bike racing events, athlete development programs, and operational support for cycling clubs, racing teams, and event organizers. USA Cycling has a membership of 80,000, sanctions over 2,500 events annually, and is a member of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Just focus on places that are on private land. Just off the top of my head for places out west: Granby Ranch in CO, Angel Fire, Big Sky, Northstar. I'm sure there are others. Still a heavy lift to host a WC, but it at least removes the Forest Service as a hurdle.
matt walker 17 questions (figure it's race talk worthy)
Agreed. I Reckon. UCI WC WALTON NAMER WC Series 2
Fontana #3 results, dante takes a win on an intense
https://www.southridgeusa.com/dhresults_2-9-25/
Did Pinky have a crash? Surprised to see him so far off the pace.
would have to think so, or a mechanical of some kind.
for instagram people, tyler ervin did a costa rican open track walk on vitalmtb insta stories.
2025 Southwest DH Series released:
June 6-8 Snow Valley, CA
June 27-29 China Peak resort, CA
August TBD - CA Venue
September 12-14 Snow Valley, CA
More info - southwestdh.com
Mainly Hardline talk but a good conspiracy from Sven at 25:00
Sorry to destroy a good / bad conspiracy but Jackson has injury status which means he is good to race.
Would think the top dogs of the MTB media would know the rules.
Elite Seeding Result Redemption DH NZ Crankworx Summer Series
Full seeding results
One never lets facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory. If you listened closely there was a disclaimer
bernard's christchurch quali day video - many mentions of how pedally the course is, definitely rocky!
sidenote - the way @Sven Martin talks about tree padding with needles, this crankworx course has about 6 pads on the most random trees.
tegan cruz seeding run from cwx christchurch
Pretty sure no one asked for this..... Headline says it all
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Signs 5-Year Partnership with Leogang for World Cup Racing
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-sports-signs-5-year…
course preview from the costa rica open with tyler ervin. this is round 1 of the american continental series.
Sven is not (really) saying Jackson wont be able to race but that the team might drop below the top 15 and have to apply for a wild card spot. I don't recall if the Wild Card teams get the good pits or but I don't think so.
The organisers at Leogang put on a great event, there is a heap of accommodation walking distance to the venue for riders, teams and visitors and there are always big crowds.
Apart from some riders not liking while other riders like the track what’s not to want or like?
they just locked in Leogang as a venue. They have the broadcasting rights until 2030 already.
Have the other current venues signed similar agreements?
First line of the blurb on the PB homepage, literally ONE click away... 🤦♂️
"The agreement is the first of its kind in mountain bike racing..."
Well there you have it. Looks like I'm getting glasses this weekend.
considering the longevity of some venues hosting WCs, it doesn't seem all that monumental, does it? kind of surprising with the likes of MSA or Ft Bill that they never had some kind of multi-year deal in place and just went year-to-year agreeing to work together.
Tentative Dates only so far.
That is a good way to look at it, when you know some of the pieces of the puzzle it is easer to put together a season.
I think some of the disdain for Leogang is because of the relative mundane nature of the track. There are a few spicy sections connected together by really boring sections where the only thing that carries the broadcast and race is the discussion of suspension tech and tire selection. I think that is interesting but after the 10th time talking about one of the three tire choices the field is on I'm pretty over it.
MSA and Ft Bill are always hitters tracks top to bottom, all thriller no filler, so going there year after year organically creates a compelling race.
Logistics and economics aside what made the 2017/2018 era EWS so special was their willingness to travel the entire globe and put on events where no one had a of history of competition in. Every sport is most interesting when the teams and athletes are taken out of their comfort zone and success is based on instinct and knowledge gained from past performance.
troy's first place run from cannonball with that flight attendant working
Looks like Oak Components lever blades
They are Freedom Coast levers.
https://freedomcoast.net/products/freedom-coast-brake-levers
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