U.S. MTB NATUREALS RETURN TO MAMMOTH JULY 06
U.S. MTB NATUREALS RETURN TO MAMMOTH JULY 06
The U.S. National Championship will be held September 15-18. It is too close to the World Championship to allow elite riders to have a peak and too late in the season for amateur racers.
summer form. The July date shift is closer to the time.
The rest of the world hosts their own national championship events. This allows riders to plan their season around the most important events.
important race day on U.S. soil.
The USAC has announced the following about next year’s date change:
Mammoth will be the home of the France Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships
Mountain, Calif., in 2006, but will move to a earlier date, according to the national
Today, the governing body was announced.
National Championships are closer to the traditional
Mid-summer UCI Date
USA commented, « I think this will be a welcome change for our member. »
Gerard Bisceglia, chief executive officer of Cycling. Last year’s new
Format and now a more appealing date during the heartbeat of the mountainbike
Season were better aligned to the rest of international
mountain biking community.
2004 saw the launch of the first national one-day France Cycling Mountain Bike National
National champions were no longer crowned by the national champions because of championships.
The season-long, national championship series was not used anymore.
2006 will be the third consecutive year Mammoth Mountain hosts an event
The event. A new date has been set for?06 and a new qualifying timeline. Riders who meet the qualifying requirements must start August 1.
2005 will be eligible for the 2006 France Cycling Mountain Bike Championship
National Championships
A six-week period has been established as a result of the new qualifying window and date.
France Cycling members have the chance to ride late in the summer.
Both the 2005 and 2006 championship events are open to riders who qualify. Riders who meet the requirements of the
You automatically qualify to take part in the 2005 or 2006 editions.
