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It's a little early, but never too late to post about the next World Cup.
Ben Cathro takes us on a wee tour of the track which has been tidied up and revised for this weekend's BDS race and the June World Cup.
https://youtu.be/FatmaIbp1-4
Ben Cathro takes us on a wee tour of the track which has been tidied up and revised for this weekend's BDS race and the June World Cup.
https://youtu.be/FatmaIbp1-4
Also, looking back at RAW from Lourdes, specifically the gully section, the Syndicate dudes look so composed in the chatter after the huck...I think that's a good tell of how much damping the 29 provides. Good to see some general work being done to the track on a whole.
Cathro and Claudio ought to be the course preview this year!
With that is mind, it isn't exactly Val di Sole. The breakfast at the Ft Bill cafe is one of the better meals going on the circuit though, and I appreciate that a lot.
WC needs new tracks and new venues.
Tired of this.
The golden era of downhill
When NORBA was as important as WC.
Two rounds in USA and Canada, one round in Japan
Shaun Palmer, Eric Carter, Brian Lopes, Mike King, Peaty, etc
#glorydayzzzz
Why isn't anyone forming a circuit away from the UCI short Redbull have the money even thou they can't get live streaming correct.
There should be 10-12 tracks a year and all the riders should vote for the 7-8 tracks they wanna ride and it gets organised.
Im pretty sure Leogang and a few other flat tracks wouldn't get voted in.
It's because Champery etc don't make enough money from the process to warrant bidding for a World Cup. That's right, resorts bid for a World Cup nd pay the UCI lots of money.
http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/News/17/41/03/UCI-MTB-World-Cup-EN-l…
There is a hell of alot of external costs aswell as the bidding fee. Like providing a big dinner for all the UCI delegates and putting them up in hotels, course tape, finish and start line infastructure, providing an area for the pits etc etc.
Bearing in mind most of the crowds that come to an event are in and out over the weekend, and isolated to the course.
Now it's up to the resort to market themselves to bring tourism post World Cups, to use it as a week long advert on every MTB publication going to promote themselves.
Bottom line is, it takes highly motivated individuals to work year round getting purse strings pulled and organising this stuff, which, many resorts, like Champery for instance, can't justify.
So, if you want World Cups in different places, get those places motivated to do it. Otherwise it's Leogang all the way...
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• TV production & distribution
• Timekeeping (including scoreboard) / results
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• Practical Organisation Guide for the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by
Shimano
• Decoration and set up of the official infrastructure (start and finish arches, backdrops)
• Appointment and payment of a Technical Delegate
• Appointment and payment of the President of the Commissaires Panel and one secretary
• Liaison with the anti-doping organisation which will appoint Doping Control Officer(s)
• Visual guidelines
• Online registration
• Post event report and TV analysis
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• English speaking announcer
• Leaders’ Jerseys
• Payment of the overall ranking prize money at the end of the season (World Cup general
ranking)
• Trophies for the winners of the overall ranking
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• Payment of fees
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• Cash payment of the prize money for the event (tableau en pop-up)
• Promotion of the event
• Medical services
• VIP area and activities
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As biking becomes more popular, this will hopefully change. But it won't happen until the resorts, lift companies, local hotels, etc. all see the potential for hosting a bike race.
I, along with many others in the town we live in, have been pushing hard to motivate our local community to justify a World Cup bid. The answer they give is the lack of funds, despite us proving that if they invested correctly in pre and post event marketing and trail networks, they could infact make alot of cash, and have a great place to ride you bike. They refuse to see the bid as an advert and see it as a stand alone cost.
They'd rather host Harley Davidson conventions (any guesses where it is yet?)
Fact is, if places like Lourdes, Cairns and Windham (sure not anymore Windham but it was 3 years) can justify the cost, some of the bigger resorts certainly can. The kickback for Lourdes would be minimal, considering the bike park there, for the average punter, isn't exactly extensive.
So it's about motivated people willing to put on an event for the area, which the local authorities respond to and see as a plus.
Can't see another series popping up either, to go back to another point. Calender is too stacked and the biggest title sponsor of 'alternative events', RedBull, are tied up with the UCI. Every team would need to boycott the current WC, which is unlikely.
Fort Bill is building almost an entirely new track for next year, by the way. It's also a popular event, for the fans and the riders, so a new track there would totally freshen it up. Good on them.
It's because Champery etc don't make enough money from the process to warrant bidding for a World Cup. That's right, resorts bid for a World Cup nd pay the UCI lots of money.
I have always found that amusing, UCI as an organization with one of the main goals being promotion of the sport should help you organize things, maybe even throw a bit into your way... but no, you have to pay them a large sum of money and play strictly to their notes (I've heard they demand things like min 4* hotel for their staff etc...)...
will we see many more ?
The full write-up to it.
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