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2024 UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup
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The Wait Is Over. Get Ready For The UCI World Cup!
The wait is over. The UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup strikes down in Waregem this Sunday, September 20 for the first round of the 2020 season.
The wait is over. Get ready for the season opener in Waregem!
The wait is over. The UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup strikes down in Waregem this Sunday, September 20 for the first round of the 2020 season. World’s best Eliminator athletes will contest the inaugural UCI World Cup at the Zuidboulevard in Waregem, Belgium. The race will be quite fast, yet the riders will face some obstacles and stairs on a competitive circuit. It promises to be an exciting race to the finish for the first leader’s jersey of the 2020 UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup.
The city of Waregem has staged several cycling major events, including the UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Championships last year and has a track record of 15 years for welcoming a Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE) race of the highest level.
Season opener
The race course in Waregem will have no secrets for defending UCI World Champions Titouan Perrin-Ganier (France) and Italy’s Gaia Tormena, as they took home the rainbow jersey last year.
Other big names in the men’s competition include Simon Gegenheimer, Jeroen van Eck and Hugo Briatta, who respectively won the UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Women to watch include former UCI World Champion Coline Clauzure (France) and former UCI World Cup winner Lizzy Witlox (The Netherlands). Also keep an eye on last year’s round 1 winner Marion Fromberger from Germany.
The qualifying time trials are set to start at 1.35 PM (CET), followed by the heats at 2.20 PM (CET), with the small & big finals to be held at 3.20 PM (CET). Come and see the action live in Waregem this Sunday, September 20!
