Want to Race the Windham World Cup DH Course? Citizens' Race Registration Now Open

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR CITIZENS' RACES AT UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP EVENT AT WINDHAM, NY

Windham, N.Y. – Cyclists are invited to race against the best athletes in the country in Kenda’s Race the World cross country (XC), the Clif Bar Race the World downhill (DH) and the Red Bull Berm Burners Pump Track Challenge at the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano on August 9 and 10 in Windham, New York.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 (XC, Kids’ Race, Pump Track Challenge)
Kenda’s Race the World XC starts at 8:00 a.m. (online registration ends Friday, August 8 at 6:00 p.m.) There is a $45/50 entrance fee depending on category. Kenda’s Race the World XC is part of the New York State MTB series and the Root 66 Series. To register, visit www.racewindham.com or https://www.bikereg.com/windham-world-cup-race-the-world-nysmtbroot-66-series.

Kids will also have a chance to race on a 1/8 to 1/4 mile loop at the base of Windham Mountain near the lodge.  The race starts at 5:00 pm. The GNH Lumber Kids’ Fun Race is appropriate for children up to age 12. Participants are asked to bring their own bikes.  Heats will be broken down by age.  To register, visit www.racewindham.com or https://www.bikereg.com/windham-world-cup-race-the-world-nysmtbroot-66-series.

A first at Windham, Red Bull Berm Burners Pump Track Challenge is coming to the Windham World Cup!  It is a head-to-head dirt cycling race that tests the rider’s ability between two fast, steep berms. Starting at 5:30 p.m., the race consists of five laps qualifying to the finals, the sixteen finalists with the fastest single lap times will qualify to compete in the head-to-head tournament style bracket to determine the champion. The entrance fee is $20 and online registration ends Friday, August 8 at 5:00 p.m.) To register, visit www.racewindham.com or https://www.bikereg.com/25095

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 (DH)
The Clif Bar Race the World DH**, which is part of the Eastern States Cup series, begins at 10:30 a.m. (online registration ends Saturday, August 9 at 6:00 p.m.) There is a $70/80 entrance fee depending on category.  To register, visit www.racewindham.com or https://www.bikereg.com/eastern-states-cup-race-the-world-dh-at-the-windham-mountain-bike-world-cup.

**Downhill racers can preview the World Cup course two weeks earlier on July 27 at 12:30 p.m. (online registration ends on Friday, July 25 at 5:00 p.m.) at the Test Your Glory race which is also part of the Eastern States Cup series. There is a $70/$80 entrance fee depending on category. To register, visit https://www.bikereg.com/eastern-states-cup-test-your-glory-world-cup-preview-dh-race

Riders are encouraged to register for the cross country, downhill, Red Bull Berm Burners and kids’ races by visiting www.racewindham.com  (click on non-UCI, and follow instructions at www.bikereg.com).

American audiences can look forward to the opportunity to watch the World Cup events, including Elite cross country, cross country eliminator and downhill races, in person when the races return to Windham, N.Y. Aug. 7–10.  Windham is the eighth stop on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano tour that also visits Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Cairns, Australia; Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic; Albstadt, Germany; Fort William, Great Britain; Leogang, Austria; Mont- Sainte-Anne, Canada; Méribel, France; and Hafjell, Norway.

Windham World Cup organizers are planning numerous community events again this year including an indoor/outdoor expo, a block party in downtown Windham, a live concert, Race the World amateur cross-country and downhill races, and a Kids’ Fun Race.  Additional activities for racers and spectators alike will celebrate the uniqueness of the Windham area throughout the weeklong event, including a Ride the Plank Challenge, where riders attempt to cross a pond on wooden planks supported only by inflatable tubes floating on water and the Red Bull Berm Burners, an individual head-to-head pursuit dirt cycling race that tests the rider’s ability between two fast, steep berms. There are no fees charged to the public for the World Cup, related events or the expos. To help defray the tremendous organizing costs and to keep the World Cup in the U.S., a minimal fee is charged for parking. For more information on the Windham event, visit www.racewindham.com

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Unlike every other race on the circuit, the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano at Windham is principally funded by private donations, along with the support and resources of Windham Mountain.  The event is organized by a team of local Windham supporters and racing enthusiasts and hundreds of community volunteers who come together to organize and run this world-class event.

Special thanks to: Stan’s NoTubes, Scott, Clif Bar, Kenda, Fox, GNH Lumber, Inc., Coca Cola, Oskar Blues Brewery, Dirt Rag, Cane Creek, Industry Nine, Ulster Savings, Wicked Wash, DeFeet, Trek, Pink Bike, KMC, Melissa & Doug, Oakley and Cannondale.

Check out the World Cup DH Race slideshow from Windham 2012 to get pumped!