June 3/20 8:59 am - Val di Sole MTB World Cup & 4-Cross Worlds Cancelled

Posted by Editoress on 06/3/20
 

The Italian round of the revised Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole has been cancelled. The event, scheduled for September 11-13, for both cross-country (XCO) and downhill DH) also included the 4-Cross world championships (September 10-11). Organizers also announced a round of the Mountain Bike Trials World Cup scheduled for July 24-26 has been cancelled.

A UCI statement said, "The decision was taken in light of new measures announced by authorities in the province of Trentino due to the health situation. These measures forbid any international sporting events until 15 October 2020."

This reduces both the XCO and DH series to four events each.

World Cup Schedule

• 5-6 September: Lenzerheide, Switzerland (XCO/DHI)
• 12-13 September: Val di Sole, Italy (XCO/DHI)
• 19-20 September: Les Gets, France (XCO/DHI)
• 29th September to 4th October: Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic (XCO) - two rounds
• 15-18 October: Maribor, Slovenia (DHI) - two rounds
• 29 October to 1st November: Lousa, Portugal (DHI) - two rounds