Steve Peat joins young riders in Glasgow to launch the UCI’s UK
leg of the Mountain Bike World Cup
Former
Downhill World Champion and mountain bike legend, Steve Peat, has recently been in Glasgow to launch the Fort William stage of the 2016 UCI
Mountain Bike World Cup, set to be his last competitive appearance at the
event.

This year’s Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup and BUFF® 4X Pro
Tour will take place over the weekend of 4 and 5 June and promises to be more
exciting than ever. Work is underway to add new technical features and jumps to
the infamous 2.8km downhill course, while a host of attractions will be on
offer to keep fans entertained.
As he
prepares for his final World Cup event in front of a home crowd, the
41-year-old rider from Sheffield was joined in Glasgow by up and coming young
riders to announce tickets going on sale. He said: “Competing at the Fort
William World Cup has always meant a lot to me and it will be an emotional day
saying goodbye to the fans and riders for the very last time.
“The
atmosphere at the event is the best on the world circuit and it’s always been a
proud moment riding in front of a home crowd. Winning at Fort William in 2005
is still up there as one of the best of my career and while I was really disappointed
to miss out on last year’s event through injury, I promise to make my last Fort
William one to remember.”
200 of the sport’s biggest stars, including 2015 World Champions,
British rider Rachel Atherton, and France’s Loic Bruni, will be competing as
they race against the clock down the slopes of Anoch Mor.
Alongside
the downhill action, famous trials rider and YouTube record breaker Danny
MacAskill will also be in attendance over the weekend with his Drop and Roll
Street Trials team. The Red Bull athlete will be wowing the crowds with an
array of tricks, which has seen the Scotsman build a huge fan base across the
world.
Event
organiser, Mike Jardine, from Rare Management, said: “The two-day event
is a huge celebration in which riders and fans come together in a family
friendly atmosphere for the only UK leg on the World Cup circuit.
“We expect
this year to be extra special as the mountain bike community says goodbye to
one of the true legends of the sport. The atmosphere will be electric and we’re
looking forward to giving Peaty a true Fort William send-off.”
Over a
quarter of a million fans have descended on Fort William since the UCI Mountain
Bike World Cup came to the Highlands 14 years ago, delivering a £30m boost to
the Highland economy since 2002.
The event, which is supported by EventScotland and Highland
Council, is the third stage on the UCI World Cup Downhill calendar which
kicked-off in Lourdes last weekend. It was recently named as the number one
mountain biking event to attend in 2016 in a Red Bull Top 10 list.
Paul Bush OBE,
VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “We have supported the UCI Mountain
Bike World Cup for many years now and are looking forward to the 2016 event as
much as ever.
“The event is hugely important for the Highlands and for Scotland as a whole, and we are sure that mountain bike lovers in their thousands are already making travel arrangements for this exhilarating weekend of action, which will include witnessing Steve’s final tilt at the Fort William title.”
“The event is hugely important for the Highlands and for Scotland as a whole, and we are sure that mountain bike lovers in their thousands are already making travel arrangements for this exhilarating weekend of action, which will include witnessing Steve’s final tilt at the Fort William title.”
Prices
remain unchanged from last year’s event, with tickets costing from £14 for
adults and £8 for children aged 6 – 17 years old. Family packages are also
available starting from £36. For more details on the event and to buy tickets,
visit www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk.
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