Ft Bill & Bromont Win BEST UCI EVENTS in 2008!

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup: Election of the best events in 2008

Date:
31.10.2008

Description: Following the tradition, all those involved in the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup voted for the best events of the 2008 season. For the first time this year, the downhill and four-cross events were ranked separately.


The winners are: Fort William (SCO) for downhill, Bromont (CAN) for four-cross


DHI: Fort William claims back the trophy


The 2007 trophy is the only one missing from Fort William’s collection. And for a reason… the team from Rare Management, led by Mike Jardine and Lesley Beck, organized the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships that year. As soon as it returned to the World Cup calendar, Fort William easily won the title of best downhill event. The huge crowd that amasses along the course each year is used to this result.

Once again in the top three, Mont-Sainte-Anne is second, while Maribor (SLO) is voted into third place.


4X: Bromont for its track


After nine years’ absence, this small Canadian ski resort organized a triple World Cup event. Thanks to the commitment of the organizing committee and particularly the resort, the Bromont track came out ahead of Fort William, which is ranked second. Maribor takes another third place.



The voters were divided into five categories (World Cup winners, other riders and UCI mountain bike teams, journalists, UCI sponsors and UCI) and counted according to the following percentages (20%, 10%, 20%, 20%, and 30%). Voters could attribute point to three events of their choice.