Only three days to go until the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide
There is a lot of activity around the Rothorn valley station in Lenzerheide. Construction work for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup began a week ago. Around 30 members of the army and 230 volunteers are involved. "It's great to see how the Bike Arena is slowly but surely taking shape," says OC President Christoph Müller happily. Within a few days, the two parking lots of the Lenzerheide Bergbahnen will be transformed into a unique event arena. The finish area for the downhill and start/finish of the cross-country races will also be located in the same area.
Around 15,000 visitors turned the Bike Arena into a raging cauldron last summer. Christoph Müller is expecting a large crowd again this year: "The current weather forecasts promise the best bike event weather - even if it's not as hot and dry as last year". And after yesterday's victory by local hero Nino Schurter at the World Championships in Nove Mesto, the OC is naturally hoping for a Swiss victory at the home World Cup. But the downhill races with the qualifiers on Friday and the finals on Saturday already offer a huge spectacle. "The high speeds, the long jumps and the exuberant atmosphere of the fans leave no one cold," enthuses Christoph Müller.Team Area, Expo and Kids Fun Park
In addition to the exciting competitions, spectators will also be able to enjoy an exciting supporting program. In addition to the publicly accessible paddock and the subsequent expo, the e-mountain bike test center presented by Panasonic is located in the upper area of the Bike Arena, next to the Santa Cruz Corner. There, the latest bike models with electric drive can be inspected and extensively tested on the specially signposted test track. In the "FLYER E-MTB Challenge", anyone can compete with the new FLYER e-mountainbikes on a section of the original Cross Country World Cup course. The race starts on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at 3 p.m. in the Tech & Feed Zone of the cross-country course. A balance bike course will be set up in the Kids Fun Park for the youngest bike fans. Bikes and helmets will be available free of charge on site. On Sunday, 10 July 2016, the 1st "Steinböckli Cup" is also on the program. The fastest World Cup youngsters will be crowned here in race mode.
Full Gas World Cup Party
The World Cup Party weekend will kick off on Friday evening, July 8, 2016, with DJ Kolleg Essig and the DJ set "Der heisse Kanal" in the Santa Cruz Corner. This will be followed by the official "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Afterparty" at the Cinema Music Club in the Hotel Kurhaus. On Saturday, July 9, 2016, live concerts by "Dear Antarktika", "Walking with Ghosts" and "Urban Junior" will ensure an exuberant atmosphere at the Santa Cruz Corner and in the Calanda Party Tent. The party goes on until 3.00 a.m. in the Bike Arena and afterwards at the "Full Gas World Cup Afterhour" in the Cinema Music Club.
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