Squamish鈥檚 biggest August mountain biking event won鈥檛 be Just Another Bike Race (JABR) this year.
In addition to its usual profile on the B.C. bike racing scene, JABR will serve as the 2014 Canadian Mountain Bike Marathon Championships (XCM) when it takes place Aug. 16, JABR and Cycling Canada officials announced on Friday (June 13).
鈥淐ycling Canada is really excited to collaborate with Cycling B.C. and JABR for the hosting of the 2014 Elite Canadian Mountain Bike Marathon Championships in Western Canada,鈥� Mathieu Boucher, Cycling Canada鈥檚 performance development coordinator, said in a statement.
鈥淭he [XCM] annually attracts some of the country鈥檚 best mountain bikers challenging for the red and white jersey awarded to the Canadian champions.鈥�
Said JABR race director Dwayne Kress, 鈥淭his will expand on the success of mountain bike racing in 麻豆社国产and the West Coast mountain bike racing scene that already includes four 麻豆社国产cross-country mountain bike races, the fast-growing enduro series, Crankworx events with a Canada Cup cross-country race in Whistler and now a Canadian Championship Marathon race, all within the Sea to Sky Corridor.鈥�
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