Mountain bike riders from around the world competed at the Canmore Nordic Centre over the weekend in the only Canadian stop in this year’s Union Cycliste International (UCI) Mountain Bike Continental series.

The international race – which attracted athletes from as far away as Chile and New Zealand – drew riders from nine countries, seven provinces and 26 U.S. states. 

The Canmore MTB Classic included the traditional Cross Country Olympic (XCO) race and a Cross Country Short Circuit (XCC) race.

The UCI Mountain Bike Continental races are a premier global series for professional mountain bikers that spans North America, Asia, and Europe and runs annually from May to October.

The series is a crucial feeder system, providing riders a path to reach the elite WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series.

Competitors competed for valuable UCI points at the Canmore MTB Classic. 

You can see full results from the week of races here.

Elite female and U23 riders prepare to start the Continental Series XCC race in the Canmore MTB Classic on Thursday, June 11, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Elite males and U23 mountain bike riders crowd around the start line for the Continental Series XCC race in the Canmore MTB Classic on Thursday, June 11, 2026.PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Carson Beard, who rides with Fort Lewis College in the U.S., leads the peloton in the Elite Men XCC Continental Series race in the Canmore MTB Classic on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Beard placed first, completing the challenging eight-lap race in 21:10.   PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Maddox Johnson, with Charge Racing, plunges through “Get Down” at Canmore’s MTB Classic at the Nordic Centre on Saturday, June 13, 2016. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Maddox Johnson, with Charge Racing, plunges through “Get Down” at Canmore’s MTB Classic at the Nordic Centre on Saturday, June 13, 2016. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Maddox Johnson, with Charge Racing, plunges through “Get Down” at Canmore’s MTB Classic at the Nordic Centre on Saturday, June 13, 2016. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Maddox Johnson, with Charge Racing, plunges through “Get Down” at Canmore’s MTB Classic at the Nordic Centre on Saturday, June 13, 2016. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Competing in the U23 male XCO race, Alix Brunelle – who rides with Siboire Qui RouleCanada – rides through some sun rays on his way through “Get Down” at Canmore’s MTB Classic at the Nordic Centre on Saturday, June 13, 2016. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Canadian rider Andy Donovan, competing in the Junior U19 XCO Race at the Nordic Centre on Saturday, June 13, 2016, gets some airtime on “Organ Donor” during Canmore’s MTB Classic at the Nordic Centre. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Canadian racer Sagan Goertz, with Stimulus Trek Racing TeamCanada, placed eighth in the Junior U19 Men XCO race on Saturday, June 13, 2016, at the Cannore Nordic Centre. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Canadian racer Sagan Goertz, with Stimulus Trek Racing TeamCanada, placed eighth in the Junior U19 Men XCO race on Saturday, June 13, 2016, at the Cannore Nordic Centre. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
  • Canadian racer Sagan Goertz, with Stimulus Trek Racing TeamCanada, placed eighth in the Junior U19 Men XCO race on Saturday, June 13, 2016, at the Cannore Nordic Centre. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Adome Mote, with Donovan Racing based in the U.S., competed in the elite men’s Continental Series XCC race in the Canmore MTB Classic on Thursday, June 11, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
U.S. rider Landon Farnworth plunges down “Gargoyle” in the elite men’s Continental Series XCC race in the Canmore MTB Classic on Thursday, June 11, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Female racers charge up the first hill in the XCO race on Saturday, June 13, 2016, at the Cannore Nordic Centre. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
U.S. rider Kevin Bradford-Parish finished second in the Expert Men XCO Provincial race on Saturday, June 13, 2016, at the Cannore Nordic Centre. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF

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