National Mountain Bike Calendar

From the CCA:

2009 National Mountain Bike Calendar

(November 25, 2008 – Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to unveil the 2009 National Mountain Bike Calendar. Twelve (12) sites will welcome the best mountain bikers from Canada and elsewhere.

The Olympic cross-country (XCO) Canada Cup season will be one of the best in the recent years with 6 events on the calendar, five (5) of them being UCI 1 sanctioned. More then $40 000 will be awarded during the series. The Canada Cup series is one of the most lucrative domestic series in the world. The season opener will be in Baie-St-Paul on May 17 and the Final will conclude in Bromont on July 5th.

The DHI Canada Cup will offer 3 events. The season will start in Mont-Tremblant on May 24th and conclude in Sun Peaks on August 23rd.

Canada will be the host of two World Cups again in 2009. Mont-Sainte-Anne is back as usual and Bromont will tackle a second year on the circuit.

The National Championships will be held prior to the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup. New for 2009, 4X National championships will be presented for the first time in Bromont on July 4th. The cross-country event will follow in St-Félicien, on July 11-12 and the downhill on July 18-19.


2009 National Mountain Bike Calendar
17/5/2009 – Coupe Canada, Baie-St-Paul, QC – XCO UCI 1
23-24/5/2009 – Coupe Canada, Mont Tremblant, QC – XCO UCI 1 / DHI UCI 2
31/5/2009 – Canada Cup, Oro-Medonte, ON – XCO UCI 1
13/6/2009 – Canada Cup, Edmonton, AB – XCO UCI 2
20/6/2009 – Canada Cup, Canmore, AB – XCO UCI 1
4-5/7/2009 – Coupe Canada Bromont, QC – XCO UCI 1 / DHI UCI 2 / 4X UCI CN
11-12/7/2009 – Championnat national, St-Félicien, QC – XCO UCI CN
18-19/7/2009 – Championnat national, (To be confirmed), QC – DHI UCI CN
25-26/7/2009 – Coupe du monde UCI Nissan, Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC – XCO/4X/DHI UCI B
1-2/8/2009 – Coupe du monde UCI Nissan, Bromont, QC – XCO/4X/DHI UCI B
17/8/2009 – Canada Games, Brookvale, PEI – XCO NE
23/8/2009 – Canada Cup, Sun Peaks, BC – DHI UCI 2

All of the necessary information concerning dates, locations, and organizers can be found at the following website.

2009 National Mountain Bike Calendar