MTB World Cup in Canberra

So I have the pleasure (or pain) to be involved with the Australian leg of the 2008 World Cup in August and the 2009 World Champs here in Canberra.

This is just a quick heads up to let you know that the web site is live and that there will be updates on the site all the time

So please feel free to check out what we have on offer at mtbworlds.com.au (or you can vist through the CORC site too)


AB

So heres the official release from Kim - hope to see you all there

Canberra is gearing up to host the 2008 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano in Canberra, at Stromlo Forest Park on the 30/31 August and CORC World Events are please to announce the launch of the official event website.

The website www.mtbworlds.com.au contains everything you need to know about the biggest Mountain Biking event that Australia will host in 2008. The web side includes racing schedules, course information, support events, where to ride in Canberra, how to volunteer, and travel and visa information. Companies wanting to showcase their product, technical support teams, UCI official teams and individual riders can all purchase space in the village online via the website and you can also register to be part of our volunteer team.

The World Cup is brought to you by CORC World Events a subsidiary of Canberra Off-Road Cyclists (CORC), Australia largest Mountain Bike Club. CORC delivers over 60 races throughout the year in and around Canberra.

Well known course builder Glen Jacobs is has been busy crafting new tracks and making changes to existing ones at Stromlo Forest Park in preparation for the World Cup. To stay in touch with all the World Cup developments sign up for the newsletter. The monthly newsletter will keep you up to date will all of the course developments, who is riding and exhibiting, village activities and our sponsors and you could event get a chance to win VIP tickets and other prizes.

The World Cup weekend is not just about the elite riders, although they will be a great spectacle, if you don’t have the UCI points or just want to have a punt around the track you can register via the website for the non elite races. Or if you want to help CORC deliver a race that no one will forget register to volunteer.

The World Cup is being held at Stromlo Forest Park on the 30/31 August and will be Mountain Bikings biggest party for 2008.

For further information please log on to www.mtbworlds.com.au

MEDIA CONTACT
Kimberlee Philip
Earlybird Marketing and Events
P: 0405 675 583
E: Media@theearlybird.com.au

So with a little less than three weeks until the fun starts we are rally starting to ramp up preps. We have run our shake down events on the DH and 4X but the XC will be a bit of an unknown. Its had lots of traffic, and lots of hot laps but its never been tested in anger - should be interesting.


I had confirmation that the current Swiss world champ boys will be heading down right after the olympics so am keen to see what they think.

We are still looking for Vols - so if you have some time then please think about it. If not then perhaps you can just come and watch - its going to be fun

I am looking forward to the urban crit in the middle of canberra too - on the 15th, at night and right outside the pub - should be sweet

mtbworlds.com.au is the place for all the info

So bearcage productions tell me that no photographers were harmed in the making of this film....right