Guatemala to host Pan Am Championships

Catharine Pendrel won the Pan Am cross country championships in 2009 when they were held in Chile.

Catharine Pendrel won the Pan Am cross country championships in 2009 when they were held in Chile. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)

Guatemala will host the Pan American Mountain Bike Championships on April 7-11, 2010. The opportunity to host the continental championships comes at a time when mountain biking is growing fast in the Central American nation.

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