2015 Lourdes WC 1 Final Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Junior Men Final Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Women Final Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Men Final Results

2015 Lourdes WC 1 Qualifying Results

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Junior Men Qualifying

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Women Downhill Qualifying

2015 World Cup Round One Lourdes Men Downhill Qualifying

2015 Pro GRT Receives UCI Status, Will Be Broadcast

USA Cycling announced Tuesday that the 2015 Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) has gained UCI status for all five races of the calendar, making the U.S. an international mountain bike point-chasing destination in the coming year. Additionally, USA Cycling has partnered with Mountain Bike Mania to film the events to be aired in July and August on local ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates nationwide.

The five-event 2015 Pro GRT calendar, which all hold C2 UCI status, includes the April 24-26 NW Cup in Port Angeles, Wash., the May 17 Mountain Creek Spring Classic in Vernon, N.J., the June 19-21 Chile Challenge in Angel Fire, N.M., the June 26 Snowshoe Wild Hare in Snowshoe, W. Va., and the Sept. 26 Kamikaze Bike Games in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
 
“This raises the bar of international competition here at home and provides an arena for U.S. riders to gain UCI points toward valuable World Cup and World Championship starts,” said Micah Rice, USA Cycling Vice President of National Events. “It means less travel for our riders, which provides more opportunity for American international success.”
 
In addition to offering UCI points opportunities to elite downhillers, the new 2015 Pro GRT format also provides points classifications for select amateur and juniors categories as well.
 
“I really think that 2015 will be the catalyst to give America a competitive edge and develop riders into world-class competitors,” said Olympic bronze medalist and three-time World Champion Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash./ Team Norco International). “Building from the ground up, the changes to the series have occurred because of everyone striving to make the series better. Taking in lots of rider feedback, selecting good venues who want to work together and USA Cycling stepping up to get UCI points across the whole Pro GRT series will be amazing! I will be there, and it's up to everyone to attend and show support so American racing becomes what we all know it can be.”
 
USA Cycling recently partnered with Mountain Bike Mania to film the Pro GRT. The television coverage will air July and August on local affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC in select areas.  
 
“With Samantha and Ross McDonald at Mountain Bike Mania, we now have an incredible opportunity to highlight the excitement of the Pro GRT, the athletes and five great race venues to a broad television audience,” said Rice. 
 
A complete listing of cities, channels and times will be available in June at www.mountainbikemania.net.  
 
Pro GRT information and race schedule may be found on the USA Cycling website.

2015 UCI MTB World Cup Calendar Announced

The 2015 Mountain Bike World Cup schedule has been released by the UCI with nine rounds confirmed for next year.

There will be seven rounds in Downhill (DH) and six for Cross-Country (XCO), with two new locations appearing on the World Cup calendar for 2015.

The first of the new destinations, Lourdes in France, will have the have the honour of opening the season next April, with the downhill racers kicking-off the World Cup action.

Lenzerheide in Switzerland is the other first time venue for 2015 and will host both DH and XCO racing on July 4 and July 5. The first round of the XCO World Cup begins with racing at Nové Město na Moravě on May 23 and May 24, before moving to Albstadt the next weekend.

The DH courses at Fort William and Leogang continue their regular appearances on the World Cup schedule, with the action taking place on consecutive weekends in June, while North America mainstays Mont-Sainte-Anne and Windham host both DH and XCO racing in August.

Val di Sole in Italy will see the finale of the World Cup season with the overall winners in both DH and XCO being decided there.

The Cross-Country Eliminator disappears from the World Cup schedule for 2015 but will still be part of the World Championships.

Check out the full schedule below.

2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup calendar

DHI #1: Lourdes (France) – April 11-12
XCO #1: Nové Město na Moravě (Czech Republic) – May 23-24
XCO #2: Albstadt (Germany) – May 30-31
DHI #2: Fort William (Great Britain) – June 6-7
DHI #3: Leogang (Austria) – June 13-14
XCO #3/DHI #4: Lenzerheide (Switzerland) – July 4-5
XCO #4/DHI #5: Mont-Sainte-Anne (Canada) – August 1-2
XCO #5/DHI #6: Windham (United States) –  August 8-9
XCO #6/DHI #7: Val di Sole (Italy) – August 22-23