The world’s best mountain bike and trials specialists will converge on the Swiss resort of Champéry next week for the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. Some 840 athletes from 49 countries have entered for the mountain bike races, which will see nearly all the big names that have dominated the season so far battle it out for the ultimate glory: the World Champion’s rainbow jersey.
Five of the six 2010 Elite World Champions (four-cross, cross-country and downhill Men and Women) will defend their titles during the Championships, which run from August 31st to September 4th.
Four-cross: Several Czech athletes among the favourites
Only Australia’s Caroline Buchanan, 2010 four-cross World Champion, is missing from the line-up. However last year’s silver medallist Jana Horakova (CZE) will be looking for gold as will Anneke Beerten (NED) who dominated the UCI World Cup this year with four wins in five events. Melissa Buhl (USA) and Lucia Oetjen (SUI), who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the World Cup will also be present in Champéry.
In 2010, the Czechs made a big impression in the men’s four-cross competition with two medals: Tomas Slavik (gold) and Michal Prokop (bronze). Both will be in the starting blocks next week, as will Australia’s Jared Graves, silver medallist at last year’s Worlds in Mont-Sainte-Anne and winner of the 2011 World Cup.
2011 World Champs In Champery
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