Sandra Rübesam races downhill in Bad Wildbad(Image credit: Thomas Dietze)
Julien Camellini races the iXS Cup in Pila(Image credit: Thomas Dietze)
The iXS Downhill Cup, a European race series, will include six rounds in 2011. Instead of stopping in Great Britain this year, the series will visit Switzerland. It will host additional rounds in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy and France.
iXS will also host the 2011 European Championships in downhill and four cross. Scheduled for August 27-28, one week before the world championships 150km away, the European championship race is expected to draw some top competitors.
The organization will continue to promote its two national downhill race series: five rounds in Switzerland and four rounds in Germany.
Finally, iXS will host a Rookie Cup, a series for beginners in all age groups.
The complete schedule for all series and the European Championships is below.
iXS European Downhill Cup April 30-May 1: iXS European Downhill Cup #1, Monte Tamaro, Switzerland May 21-22: iXS European Downhill Cup #2, Todtnau, German June 18-19: iXS European Downhill Cup #3, Leogang, Austria July 30-31: iXS European Downhill Cup #4, Spicák, Czech Republic August 13-14: iXS European Downhill Cup #5, Pila, Italy September 17-18: iXS European Downhill Cup #6, Châtel, France
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European Downhill and Four Cross Championships (run by iXS) August 27-28 iXS European Championships, Zermatt, Switzerland
iXS Swiss Downhill Cup July 2-3: iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #1, Chur July 16-17: iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #2, Wiriehorn August 20-21: iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #3, Anzère September 10-11: iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #4, Disentis October 1-2: iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #5, Bellwald
iXS German Downhill Cup June 4-5: iXS German Downhill Cup #1, Winterberg July 9-10: iXS German Downhill Cup #2, Ilmenau July 23-24: iXS German Downhill Cup #3, Bad Wildbad September 24-25: iXS German Downhill Cup #4, Thale
iXS Rookie Cup June 2: iXS Rookies Cup #1, Winterberg August 6-7: iXS Rookies Cup #2, Steinach October 8-9: iXS Rookies Cup #3, Ochsenkopf
