In only its third year of operations, the BMX Canada Cup sequence will provide a report-excessive 9 races to the BMXers of Canada.
The collection will kick off in July, and will journey to Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia earlier than ending in Drummondville, QC, the place the new Canada Cup Champions will likely be crowned.
The Canada Cup was introduced in 2012 as a means to assist bridge provincial competitions to the international stage, and since then has been an environment friendly software in offering nationwide competition to younger riders, which is propelling Canada to some of its best international outcomes since BMX became an Olympic discipline in 2008.
"The 2014 Canada Cup series will provide some great alternatives for younger aspiring BMXers to compete against a few of Canada's finest,” said Nicholas Vipond, the series coordinator for Biking Canada. "The growth of the BMX Canada Cup series has been impressive over the last three years, and we are counting on extra younger BMXers to join the sequence this year.”
Calgary, AB, will host the opening weekend of racing for the collection on July 12th and thirteenth - the first time the town hosts races from the national series. The Calgary BMX Racing club was established over 30 years ago and has been hosting common races on the Alberta provincial cup circuit. The 2013 Junior ladies Canada Cup Series champion, Eliane McAdam, is racing for the Calgary BMX Racing Club.
The top riders will then transfer to Drummondville, QC for 2 races in La Belle Province, on August 2nd and 3rd. The races organized by the Cub de BMX St-Charles-de Drummond will take place on a brand new track. The club began its operations in 2006 and has been internet hosting races of the Coupe du Québec sequence since 2008.
St-Albert, AB, near Edmonton, will then be internet hosting the third weekend of races on August 23-24, on the same revamped observe used for the 2013 Canadian BMX Championships. The impressive track was significantly improved within the spring of 2013 to host the Canadian Championships, and may supply very aggressive races all through the weekend.
The following weekend, the tour will head to Abbotsford, in British Columbia, for a set of two races on the coaching residence base of the Canadian National BMX Team. The venue, which encompasses a Supercross begin ramp for the extra skilled, was the host of a UCI BMX Supercross World Cup race in 2012.
Lastly, the 2014 BMX Canada Cup Champions will likely be topped throughout the 2014 Canadian BMX Championships weekend, in Drummondville, QC on October 5th.
Connor McCormack and Amelia Walsh each gained the BMX Canada Cup Series Elite titles in 2013, while Tanner Vandenhoven and Eliane McAdam took the highest honours of the junior categories.
Canada Cup Schedule
07.12.14 - BMX Canada Cup 1-2 - Calgary, AB
08.02.14 - BMX Canada Cup three-4 - Drummondville, QC
08.23.14 - BMX Canada Cup 5-6 - St Albert, AB
08.30.14 - BMX Canada Cup 7-eight - Abbotsford, BC
10.03.14 - BMX Canada Cup 9 Finals - Drummondville, QC
Courtesy Cycling Canada
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