[Jim Mac]

Wow, a WC 1 hour from mi casa! IMHO, Windham is the perfect blend of Mt. Snow fastness and Platty techiness (plus the loose shale and red clay).

 

[stiksandstones]

didnt read thread, but, there is only 6 world cups next year?
there is 8 this year?

 

[Bicyclist]

didnt read thread, but, there is only 6 world cups next year?
there is 8 this year?

I thought you were some kind of industry know-it-all?

 

[stiksandstones]

I thought you were some kind of industry know-it-all?

Nope, been out of the game since 2004, did you not get the memo?

So, what gives? 8 races this year, 6 next?

 

[Bicyclist]

Nope, been out of the game since 2004, did you not get the memo?

So, what gives? 8 races this year, 6 next?

Just giving you a hard time.

 

[Jim Mac]

Amply stoked to give the course next weekend a go at Windham. Quite cool if they use the DH course in 2010 for a WC to compare local times with the big guns.

They will most likely be 2 different courses. The one next week (GECS Race) is a modified version of the sport course from the National last summer. My guess is that the WC course would be more akin to the pro/exp one from that race.

 

[sethimus]

How the hell does Windham get the WC finals when that haven't had any races there in years?

Not hating just wondering.

Sooooo pumped to hear this, I can't wait. Bromont, MSA and Windham in one season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

la bresse was the same, the old race track was on a different hill then the wc race track...

 

[luiz carlos]

What about Pietermaritzburg???...If I remember the info, Pieter was gonna hold WC's till 2011. What happened???

In my opinion should put la Bresse too. Thousands of fans in a rainy sunday day. Good course.

 

[boogenman]

What is the vertical at Windham? I'm stoked for you guys in the East but bummed for us out West. It would be nice to see a WC return to Vail or somewhere in Colorado.

Make the trip out there man! I'm moving to Denver this fall but I will be coming back for this one!

You can crash at Jim Mac's house

 

[Runner]

This thread should become a sticky just so we can all count down the days for the next 14 months

They've got you covered:
http://www.windhammountainbike.com/WindhamMountainBike.com/Windham_Mountain_Bike.html, near the bottom.

 

[NY_Star]

Now im just wondering how many WC Riders will be making the trip down after the Canada rounds for a little Pro Gravity Tour race?

 

[primo661]

What about Pietermaritzburg???...If I remember the info, Pieter was gonna hold WC's till 2011. What happened???

In my opinion should put la Bresse too. Thousands of fans in a rainy sunday day. Good course.

We've been assured over the last few months that we having the world cup next year in Pietermaritzburg by UCI reps in the form of press releases and such, so I'm quite suprised its not on the calender. The assurances we recieved about keeping the WC in PMB would be in line with the earlier suggestion that the UCI may fill up the calender over the next few months. Im not getting my hopes up though until we get official word. Im going to miss Bromont as well, a really great track from what I saw and heard of it.