May 18/00 11:40 am - 2001 UCI MTB Schedule, Slovenia Stage 1, Alberta News

Posted by Editor on 05/18/00
 

World Cup 2001

The UCI has published a schedule for the 2001 Mountain Bike World Cup. Keeping in mind that it is extremely early for the schedule (usually not confirmed until later in June, and subject to contracts being signed with national federations), it looks like Canada will get two World Cups next year - Whistler (July 7/8), and Mont Ste Anne (August 25/26). Both of these are scheduled to be triples, ie: cross-country, downhill and dual. Mont Ste Anne would be the World Cup final, before the World Championships in Vail, Colorado. Now, we said this is tentative. It is so tentative that when we called the Whistler organizers, they said that THEY hadn't heard anything from the UCI...

Tentative 2001 Schedule

April 7/8 World Cup XC #1 Napa Valley, USA
May 12/13 World Cup XC #2 Sarentino, ITA
May 19/20 World Cup XC #3 Houffalize, BEL
June 9/10 World Cup DH/DL #1 Maribor, SLO
June 16/17 World Cup DH/DL #2 Vars, FRA
July 7/8 World Cup XC #4, DH/DL #3 Whistler, BC
July 14/15 World Cup XC #5, DH/DL #4 Durango, Colorado
July 28/29 World Cup DH/DL #5 Arai Mountain, JAP
August 4/5 World Cup XC #6, DH/DL #6 Cortina, ITA
August 11/12 World Cup XC #7, DH/DL #7 Kaprun, AUT
August 25/26 World Cup XC #8, DH/DL #8 Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec

September 8-16 World Mountain Bike Championships Vail, Colorado


Slovenia Results

We are still waiting for a report on stage 1, but we now have Canadian placings for the 198 kilometre stage:

1. Christian Weber (Sui) Kia-Villiger Suisse 4:37:00
2. Alexandre Moos (Sui) Kia-Villiger Suisse at 0:32
3. Boris Premuiic (Slo) Krka-Telekom Slovenije

5. Sylvain Beauchamp (Can) Canada 0:50
10. Brian Walton (Can) Canada 1:02
36. Michael Barry (Can) Canada 4:56
40. Mark Walters (Can) Canada
42. Paul Kelly (Can) Canada both s.t.
72. Charles Dionne (Can) Canada 9:54



Soma Grand Prix Road Crit. Calgary, Alberta

Tuesday May 16th

B Group

1. Ryan MacKenzie
2. Tim VanGilder
3. Wade Wallace
4. Lincoln Berg
5. Steve McCarthy


A Group

1. Bob Veroba
2. Steve Parkins
3. Dan Peters
4. Andrew Walker
5. Chris Bentley


Standings - B Group

55pts John Impey (1)
55 Ryan Mackenzie (1)
50 Tim VanGilder (2)
50 Steve McCarthy (3,5)
45 Estaban Larhl-Garay (2)
35 Wade Wallace (3)
25 Brent Hambleton (4)
25 Lincoln Berg (4)


Standings - A Group

60pts Andrew Walker (3,4)
55 Duncan Clarke (1)
55 Bob Veroba (1)
45 Jeff Balstad (2)
45 Steve Parkins (2)
35 Dan Peters (3)
25 Andrew Gage (4)
20 Dan Ward (5)
15 Chris Bentley (5)

For more info, www.somacycle.com