Who? The IMTTO (International Mountain-bike Trade Team Organisation) is made up of all the big bike companies and sponsors who field professional riders on the world race circuit. Just about any team with a van and a pro rider is a member and at the end of the year they vote for the best events of the year – best for riders, for organisation, facilities and atmosphere.
So, after tabulating the votes of our Trade Team and Tech Support members, here are the top 25 events for 2009!
1 Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup
2 Fort William World Cup
3 Offenburg World Cup
4 La Bresse World Cup
5 Schladming World Cup
6 Pietermaritzburg World Cup
7 Houffalize World Cup
8 Canberra World Championships
9 Maribor World Cup
10 Vallnord World Cup
11 Roc d’Azur
12 Crankworx Whistler
13 European DH Champs
14 Racer Bikes Cup Muttenz
15 Singletrack Weekender
16 Pump Track Worlds
17 Madrid World Cup
18 Bromont World Cup
19 Racer Bikes Cup Solothurn
20 Bundesliga Bad Salzdethfurt
21 Dirt Master Winterberg
22 Champery World Cup
23 Bern Bike HC
24 US Open
25 Mountain Mayhem UK
More info on IMTTO: www.imtto.com
It’s great to see Fort William up the in second place, just behind Mont St Anne (who are due to host the 2010 champs, so that’s not a bad place to come second to).
But who’s this in 15th place? Ahead of the Champery World Cup, the Pump Track Worlds and the Madrid and Bromont World Cups? Yes, it’s the Singletrack Weekender! We’re rather chuffed about that as it’s the first we’d heard. So if you missed the 2009 event, now you know that you missed a stunner.
The 2010 event is taking place again in Lee Quarry on the weekend of July 2nd-4th. If you want to know roughly what’s involved, have a look here: http://www.singletrackworld.com/weekender/
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well done chaps!!!
not bad for a first time event, eh?