Offenburg organizers disappointed about 2012 World Cup omission

Organizers of the popular Offenburg World Cup were disappointed to learn late last week that their event would not be part of the 2012 Mountain Bike World Cup calendar. The news came just three weeks after the fifth annual running of Germany's only mountain bike World Cup.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.