Mont-Saint-Anne World Cup

I was touching elbows with the World's best mountain bikers this weekend. Trying to support kiwi rider, Justin Price and helping out with the media coverage made for a busy weekend. As mtn bikers, we need all the press we can get. This weekend, there was coverage for the athletes from all over the world.

check out http://www.velirium.com/media/press for my contribution to the weekend.

Many of the riders were unhappy with the UCI this weekend for penalizing late riders by starting them at the back of the pack. There was rumor of a slow start lap in the women's race to protest, but I think when the riders got on the start line there drive to win overtook the will to protest and the race was on.

Collecting really fast riders together can be a recipe for crashes, and there was no shortage of those this weekend. The women's started off with a crash within 10 seconds of the start, involving Kiara Bisaro. Later Marie-Hélene crashed trying to pass a Chinese rider. However some amazing riding came out of the races, with international podium finishes, and our Canadians placing well. Geoff Kabush, 3rd. Marie Hélene 4th, and Catherine Pendrel 12th.