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05.18.06 - The Canadian Mountain Bike Season is Launched This Weekend in Bromont (QC) Ottawa, ON, May 18, 2006 - The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) is pleased to announce the official opening of the Canadian Mountain Bike season this weekend with the Canada Cup hosted by Bromont (QC) on May 20 and 21. The cross-country competition will be presented on Saturday, May 20 and the downhill event on Sunday, May 21. Both happenings, presented by TIME and ROCK SHOX, will feature the Canada Cup and the Québec Cup in each discipline. More than one thousand competitors, aged from 10 to 65, will take part in L'Invitation Internationale Intersport de Bromont. This is the first competition of the cycling season in Canada, the second most important in North America, and over $25 000 in prizes will be given out during the weekend, said the event organizers based in the beautiful Eastern Townships region. Top Canadian riders who confirmed their presence include: Raphael Gagné, two-time Canadian Champion, George Edouard Duquette, Mathieu Laurin and Marie-Claude Surprenant. Competitors from the outside such as New Zealand's Mike Northcott will also be attending. In the meantime, a twelve-hour endurance race will take place from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. The "ENDURO HYDRAPAK DE BROMONT" aims to determine which participants, individual or in teams, are able to do the greatest number of laps of a 6 km-mountain bike course carved out of Bromont's legendary terrain. Bromont schedule: Saturday, May 20 - Canada Cup and Québec Cup cross-country presented by TIME, starting at 8:30am. 12:00pm : Elite riders. 4:00pm : Sport categories. Sunday, May 21 - Canada Cup and Québec Cup downhill presented by ROCK SHOX, starting at 9:00am. 10:00am - 10:00 pm: "Enduro HYDRAPAK de Bromont". Don't miss the excitement in Bromont this weekend! For more information: www.mondialduvelo.com CONTACTS Ben'J Thibeault Mondial du Vélo Tel. 1-450-534-3333 Florence Bourg Communications Manager Canadian Cycling Association Tel. 1-418-824-9207 Fax. 1-418-824-3499 Cell. 1-418-558-4559 florence.bourg@canadian-cycling.com
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