All-Mountain World Championships
Two-Day Mountain Bike Stage Race, featuring:
Point to Point Cross Country Race and Downieville Downhill Race
Bike companies spend thousands of dollars and countless hours engineering office bound gizmos to mimic the most extreme trail conditions. Here in Downieville, we have the All-Mountain Class, which not only tortures the bikes, the riders get to learn what they’re made of too.
Racers compete in both the Point to Point Cross Country and the Downieville Downhill, on the SAME bike. Riders must choose their weapons wisely;
a bike that climbs efficiently, descends with precision, and can handle a high-speed beat down for 42 miles on the way to victory.
SEE CROSS COUNTRY AND DOWNHILL PAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL RACE SPECIFICS
There will be a mandatory bike weigh-in and a parts check prior to the XC Race, either at registration Friday in Downieville (3-7PM) or Saturday in Sierra City (6-8AM). No switching of parts, or modifying of parts. The bike must weigh the same each day, or the racer is bumped from the All-Mountain class. All Mountain racers must also weigh in 30 minutes before their Downhill start time on Sunday at the Start on Packer Saddle. We advise all ALL Mountain racers to weigh in Friday in Downieville to avoid issues Saturday morning. If weighing in Saturday morning, weigh in EARLY as the start WILL NOT wait for you.
Pro All-Mountain category- there will be a timed cut-off for reaching Downieville in the Cross Country race. Riders have 3 hours to complete
the 26.5 mile course, or they are pulled from the All-Mountain category.
POINTS SYSTEM FOR ALL-MOUNTAIN
In the spirit of competition, we'll be using a Points System to determine our All-Mountain World Champions. Lowest total wins. A points tie will default to the riders DH finish position.
| 1st - 1 pt
2nd - 2 pts 3rd - 3 pts 4th - 4 pts 5th - 5 pts 6th - 6 pts 7th - 7 pts 8th - 8 pts 9th - 9 pts 10th - 10 pts |
11th - 11 pts
12th - 12 pts 13th - 13 pts 14th - 14 pts 15th - 15 pts 16th - 16 pts 17th - 17 pts 18th - 18 pts 19th - 19 pts 20th - 20 pts |
ALL-MOUNTAIN CLASS REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Only 460 race entries available
These entries will sell out, as there is limited space in each category.
ALL-MOUNTAIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE CLASS CATEGORIES:
Pro Men*
Pro Women*
Singlespeed open ages*
Expert Junior Men 13-18*
Expert Men 30 & Under*
Expert Men 31-40*
Expert Men 41-50*
Expert Men 51-60*
Expert Men 61+*
Junior Women 13-18*
Expert Women 30 & Under*
Expert Women 31-40*
Expert Women 41-50*
Expert Women 51+*
CROSS COUNTRY START TIMES (Saturday):
- 8:30am - Pro, Pro All-Mountain and Singlespeed
- 8:35am - Expert Men Wave 1 (ages 13-40)
- 8:40am - Expert Men Wave 2 (ages 41+)
- 8:45am - Expert Women (all ages)
- 8:50am - Sport 8:55am - Beginner
- Diagram of Sierra City: Car Parking and Registration Location — Racer Staging
DOWNIEVILLE DOWNHILL START TIMES (Sunday):
- Pro Men category starts at 8:30AM, followed by Pro Women. Riders depart in 1 minute intervals.
- All other categories depart in 30- second intervals
- Exact start time for each rider will be posted in advance
- Arrive at the start line no less than 30- minutes before your scheduled start time
- Diagram: Packer Saddle Directions, Car Parking and Race Start
"Stick to the Track"
Some riders seem to be all too familiar with racing events like Megavalanche, and other big mountain enduros,
where the fastest man or woman down the mountain, regardless of the route, is crowned champion. This type of racing became a problem in the
2010 Downieville Classic, as we had several riders using what we like to refer to as "Hillbilly Lines". We are officially ending this method
of racing, by placing course marshals in known “cutter” areas. Riders that do not stick to the track will be disqualified.
