Beaupré, Thursday, April
24, 2008—From July 12 to 27, mountain bike fans will be in their
element at Mont-Sainte-Anne as Velirium returns for another year! Canada’s
biggest mountain bike festival will play host not only to the 17th edition
of the UCI NISSAN World Cup, but also the Canadian Championships, Québec
Cups, and plenty of demos to keep the adrenaline pumping.
The world’s second best mountain
bike festival
Velirium has been building a reputation
for itself in the mountain biking world. IMTTO (International Mountain
Bike Teams, Technical Support, and Organizers) ranked the festival’s
2007 edition second in a list of 50 international events—the third
time Velirium has made the podium in as many years!
Velirium? What’s
that?
Three weekends
at Mont-Sainte-Anne to celebrate mountain biking and the city. Velirium
attracts 55,000 visitors, 2,500 athletes, and 150 journalists over three
action-packed weeks. And it generates an estimated $4 million in economic
spinoffs. But most of all it’s a fun time for all, from wide-eyed
spectators to competitors of all stripes.
A program for
young and old
Exceptionally, Velirium will take
place in July this year. With it being an Olympic year, the UCI calendar
has been altered, and World Cup racers will face each other at Mont-Sainte-Anne
for the second last time before the Beijing Games. Mont-Sainte-Anne
is the only venue in North America to have welcomed the prestigious
competition every year since its inception in 1991.
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weekend
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Saturday July
12 |
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- Québec to Mont-Sainte-Anne
raid featuring 2 courses: a 72km-race from downtown Québec City to
Mont-Sainte-Anne, and a pleasant 32km-introduction to endurance cross
country mountain biking
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| Sunday
July 13
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- Downhill Tim Hortons
National Championships and Quebec Cup
- Freeride Cup
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- To determine Canada’s
biggest daredevil!
- A 5-hour race inviting
riders to rack up as many kilometers as possible
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weekend
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Saturday July
19 |
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- Cross Country Tim Hortons
National Championships and Quebec Cup
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- A classic since 1983,
open to all, aged 10 to 50 and up
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July 20 |
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- Cross Country Tim Hortons
National Championships and Quebec Cup
- Timbits Challenge
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- A classic since 1983,
open to all, aged 10 to 50 and up
- Kids from 4 to 9 years
old and parents alike will keep on smiling!
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weekend
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Thursday July
24 |
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- Non-stop action &
delirium in downtown Québec City!
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| Friday
July 25 |
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- Right Guard Xtreme
4-Cross World Cup
- Climb Mont-Sainte-Anne
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- Mountain running or
biking, it’s up to you!
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| Saturday
July 26 |
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- Right Guard Xtreme
4-Cross & Downhill World Cup
- Bleu Nuit Party
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- Would you dare riding
down Mont-Sainte-Anne in 5 minutes?
- All-night-long outdoor
party to discover the dark side of Mont-Sainte-Anne…
- Extreme biking as you’ve
never experienced yet!
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July 27 |
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- Cheese from Switzerland
Cross Country World Cup
- Shimano Kids Race
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- Meet Marie-Hélène
Prémont just before she goes to the Olympics
- In case you missed
the kids’ race the weekend before… add some fun to your Velirium!
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2010 World Championships
On September 25, 2007, UCI gave
Corporation de la Coupe du Monde de vélo de montagne Mont Sainte-Anne
the green light to hold the Mountain Bike and Trial World Championships
in 2010. Over 700 athletes from close to 50 countries are expected for
the World Championships alone, along with 275 journalists from around
the world and 75,000 spectators.
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