NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT SERIES FOR BMX TO KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND
St-Augustin-De-Desmaures to host historical races for up and coming BMX riders
(St-Augustin-De-Desmaures, QC – June 29, 2012) The 2012 Canada Cup BMX will have its inaugural races this weekend in St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, near Québec city, and three high-profile names will be present to compete for the top honours.
The best up-and-coming BMX riders will battle it out side-by-side on Saturday and Sunday in the first-ever Canada Cup BMX races. Racing starts at noon on Saturday, and at 11am on Sunday at the BMX track. The two races are sanctioned for the Canada Cup by Cycling Canada.
“It is an important week-end for BMX in Canada with the introduction of the BMX Canada Cup. I’m confident that the Canada Cup can become a pillar series in the development of the next generation of riders, and it’s starting now!,” said Mathieu Boucher, director of development for Cycling Canada.
This weekend, Connor McCormack, Jim Brown and Amelia Walsh will all be racing, among the group, for the top prize, and contend for the championship title.
The Canada Cup BMX Series is a five-race series, with two races presented in Québec, two in St-Albert, AB and one in Abbotsford, BC. The series is open to all individual riders with a valid UCI license in the Junior development (U14-16), Junior (U19) and Elite categories.
The series came to life this year due to the growth of the action-packed cycling sport, which made its debut at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The inaugural Canada Cup BMX Series champion will be crowned in Abbotsford, a few days after the 2012 Canadian BMX Championships. The best four results of a rider will determine his or her final overall ranking.
Each day of racing will be run as a separate event, using UCI rules and Cycling Canada BMX specific regulations. One event each weekend will be registered on the UCI Calendar as a UCI Class 5 or higher event, the other day will be registered on the Cycling Canada calendar as a National Calendar event.
