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<\/a>Dane Jewett, in green, congratulates his brother Jake Jewett on winning the pro men\u2019s race on 1199 in Whistler For 2026, it\u2019ll be a World Cup track. Photo: Clint Trahan\nA new World Cup in Canada<\/p>\n
Whistler, B.C. is finally getting a downhill World Cup<\/a>! The long-overdue arrival of proper World Cup racing at the B.C. resort will be a thrilling moment for Canadian fans and riders alike. Plan ahead and make sure you\u2019re there for the madness.<\/p>\n With the addition of Whistler came the announcement that MSA would not host a World Cup in 2026. That ends the iconic Quebec venue\u2019s 30-year streak on the World Cup circuit, but it\u2019s not the end for MSA. There are already major events planned for the summer of 2026, including cross country races and a big new Crankworx World Tour stop<\/a>. We\u2019re sad to see the World Cup go, but we\u2019re stoked to see a fresh face of Mont-Sainte-Anne in 2026.<\/p>\n 2025 was arguably Canada\u2019s most successful year yet.<\/a> Mountain biker\u2019s won four world championships, earned another three world championship podiums, a World Cup overall, a World Cup overall podium and numerous World Cup races across disciplines. While Jackson Goldstone was dominant, Canadian results went much deeper than just the Squamish phenoms numerous accolades.<\/p>\n All of that sets up what should be a very exciting 2026 season. Most of those results came riders under 24 years old. As they settle into international racing, there will surely be more success for the Canuck contingent in the future.<\/p>\n Yes, road bikes. It\u2019s not often world championships happen in Canada. Road world championships are a very big deal. They\u2019re also a very big opportunity for Canadian talent to show up on the international stage with home turf advantage. That may not be enough to stop, or even slow Tadej Poga\u010dar, but it should be a huge boost to Magdeleine Vallieres-Mill as she aims to defend her title<\/a> and all the other Canucks as they look for breakout results. \u00a0Whatever type of bike you usually ride, Montreal is set to deliver a thrilling spectacle of racing.<\/p>\n After 20 years, BC Bike Race is setting up for a grand finale<\/a>. 2026 will be the last year the west coast classic offers the full, week-long experience. The race isn\u2019t going away for good, but it is changing its format. Much like Singletrack 6\u2019s new look<\/a>, you can expect something more compact from BCBR in the future, but also some big new opportunities. But the classic full-on BCBR experience? 2026 is your last chance.<\/p>\n There are a lot of movies and edits made every year, many of them by Canadian pros. Most of those are focused around the B.C. area. The Flannel Crew are bringing big freeride energy from Calgary, Alta. For their second film,\u00a0STRAIN,\u00a0the Flannels are adding a bit more off-the-bike substance in with the shredding. We talked to the crew about the heavy couple years leading to making\u00a0STRAIN, how they\u2019re balancing shredding with full time jobs and responsibilities and why its important to support media like this instead of just watching another free shreddit online<\/a>.\u00a0If you miss the era of big release tours and NWD-style mega productions, keep an eye on the Flannel Crew for the release tour.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not entirely sure how I feel about the inevitable push towards 32\u2033 wheels, but it sure will be interesting to see how it plays out. Both on the bike development side and at the races. The latter will be the moment of truth for 32\u2033 wheels. All the hype in the world ceases to matter when you\u2019re on a start line. It\u2019s all about real world performance. There\u2019s even a Canadian brand at the forefront of developing the new wheel size<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the big wheel fly? Or flop? It\u2019s looking like 2026 is the year we\u2019ll find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The end of the year is a time to look back and remember what happened over the last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[43409,159904,49,48,635,93238,2338,1700,62722,82,57968,13009],"class_list":["post-374547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-43409","tag-bc-bike-race","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-mont-sainte-anne","tag-montreal","tag-mtb-features","tag-mtb-news","tag-sports","tag-whistler","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>Elite Men\u2019s XCO start. Photo: Matt Stetson
\nA fresh start for Mont-Sainte-Anne<\/p>\n<\/a>Jackson Goldstone on his way to a win and\u00a0overall title in Mont-Sainte-Anne. Image: Colin Field
\nAnother big year for Canadian racers<\/p>\n<\/a>Magdeleine Valli\u00e8res shocked the road world with an elite women\u2019s win for Canada at worlds
\nRoad world championships in Montreal<\/p>\n<\/a>Photo: Dave Silver
\nThe last BC Bike Race (sort of)<\/p>\n<\/a>The Flannel Crew\u2019s second effort, STRAIN promises views and feels
\nFlannel Crew\u2019s\u00a0STRAIN<\/p>\n<\/a>Stoll P32 bike is aiming to be the first production 32. But more are following.
\nThe possible debut of 32\u2033<\/p>\n