UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. Photo: MTB World Champs
The 2013 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships kicks off at the Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Monday, August 26.
Here follows the schedule:
Monday, August 26
09:00 – 19:00 Accreditation Centre open
09:00 – 12:00 Cross-country Course Inspection by UCI
13:00 – 15:00 Downhill Course Inspection by UCI
Tuesday, August 27
09:00 – 17:00 Accreditation Centre open
09:00 – 11:00 On Foot Downhill Course Inspection Juniors
11:00 – 13:00 Official Cross-country Training All Categories
13:00 – 14:30 Official Cross-country Training Reserved for Women
13:00 – 16:00 Official Downhill Training Juniors
14:30 – 16:00 Official Cross-country Training Reserved for Men
18:30 Opening Ceremony – Competition Venue
Wednesday, August 28
09:00 – 16:00 Accreditation Centre open
09:00 – 12:00 Official Downhill Training Juniors
10:00 – 12:00 Official Cross-country Training All Categories
09:30 – 12:30 Men Juniors Trials 20″ Qualifying Round
11:00 Photographers and Videographers meeting, Media Centre
12:00 – 13:30 Official Cross-country Training Reserved for Women
13:00 – 15:00 On Foot Downhill Course Inspection Elite
13:00 – 17:00 Men Elite Trials 20″ Qualifying Round
13:30 – 15:00 Official Cross-country Training Reserved for Men
16:00 Cross-country Team Relay World Championships
Thursday, August 29
09:00 – 16:00 Accreditation Centre open
08:30 – 09:30 On foot Trials Section Inspection Juniors 26″ Elite 26″
08:30 – 11:30 Official Downhill Training Elite
09:30 Women Juniors Cross-country World Championships and awards ceremony
09:30 – 12:30 Men Juniors Trials 26″ Qualifying Round
11:30 Men Juniors Cross-country World Championships And awards ceremony
11:45 – 13:15 Official Downhill Training Juniors
13:00 – 17:00 Men Elite Trials 26″ Qualifying round
14:00 – 16:00 Official Cross-country Training All Categories
15:00 – 16:30 Downhill Official Timed Session Juniors
Friday, August 30
09:00 – 17:00 Accreditation Centre open
08:30 – 09:30 On Foot Trials Section Inspection Women Elite
08:30 – 09:30 Official Downhill Training Juniors
09:00 – 10:30 Official Cross-country Training All Categories
10:00 Women Juniors and Men Juniors Downhill World Championships, awards ceremony
10:00 – 12:30 Women Elite Trials World Championships and awards ceremony
10:30 – 11:30 Official Cross-country Training Reserved for Women
11:30 – 12:30 Official Cross-country Training Reserved for Men
11:30 – 15:30 Men Elite Trials Qualifying round 26”
12:00 – 15:00 Official Downhill Training Elite
13:00 – 15:00 On Foot Trials Sections Inspection Juniors 20″ and Elite 20″
13:00 Women Under 23 Cross-country World Championships and awards ceremony
15:15 Men Under 23 Cross-country World Championships and awards ceremony
16:00 – 17:30 Men Juniors Trials 20″ World Championships
18:00 – 19:30 Men Elite Trials 20″ World Championships Awards ceremony
Saturday, August 31
09:00 – 16:00 Accreditation Centre open
07:15 – 07:45 Official Downhill Training Women Elite
07:45 – 08:15 Official Downhill Training Men Elite
08:30 – 10:30 Downhill Official Timed Session Elite
10:00 – 12:00 Official Cross-country Training
12:30 Women Elite Cross-country World Championships and awards ceremony
13:00 – 15:00 On foot Trials Sections Inspection Juniors 26″ and Elite 26″
15:00 Men Elite Cross-country World Championships and awards ceremony
16:00 – 17:30 Men Juniors Trials 26″ World Championships
18:00 – 19:30 Men Elite Trials 26″ World Championships
Awards Ceremony Juniors 26″ and Elite 26″
Sunday, September 1
09:00 – 12:00 Accreditation Centre open
08:30 – 09:00 Official Training – Cross-country Eliminator Women
09:00 – 09:30 Official Training – Cross-country Eliminator Men
09:45 – 10:45 Cross-country Eliminator World Championships – Qualifying Round
11:00 – 12:30 Cross-country Eliminator World Championships – Finals and awards ceremony
12:30 – 13:00 Official Downhill Training Women Elite
13:00 – 13:30 Official Downhill Training Men Elite
14:00 Women Elite Downhill World Championships
15:00 Men Elite Downhill World Championships
Awards ceremony Women Elite, Men Elite
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