mountain bike racing | |
Title: | mountain bike racing |
URL: | http://www.mountainbikeracing.net |
Description: | The first mountain cycling world cup series took place in 1991. Its nine-race circuit covered 2 continents, Europe in addition to North America, and was sponsored by Grundig. In 1992, the Grundig-UCI world cup circuit expanded to 10 races, moreover remained a trans-Atlantic series. Cross-country racing was the only world cup sport presently, then in 1993 a six-event downhill world cup was launched. In 1996, cross-country mountain biking events were included with the Olympic Games. |