The 2010 mountain bike world championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne
From 1 to 5 September 2010 the mountain above Beaupré, 40 km east of Québec City, hosted the world championships in cross-country, downhill, four-cross and trials for the second time. Ligne de pente is an independent, bilingual publication that tells that story with sourced results and plain explanations.
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- 19 world titles (13 mountain bike, 6 trials)
- 1998, 2010, 2019 world championships on the mountain
- 803 m summit, 625 m vertical
- 7 cross-country titles in four days
The races
The racesCross-country 2010
How the Olympic cross-country races of the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne were run: format, distances, course character, podiums and nation rankings.
The racesDownhill 2010
The downhill world championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne on 5 September 2010: how a downhill race works, what makes the Québec track hard, and the elite and junior podiums.
The racesTrials 2010
The six trials world titles decided at Mont-Sainte-Anne in September 2010: how observed trials is scored, the difference between 20-inch and 26-inch bikes, and the podiums.
Four-cross, the four-rider sprint discipline, is covered on its own page, and all 19 podiums are listed together.
Venue and season
Venue & seasonMont-Sainte-Anne and the Worlds
How a ski resort east of Québec City became one of mountain biking's landmark venues, from the first World Cup round in 1991 to the world championships of 1998, 2010 and 2019.
Venue & seasonRoad to the 2010 Worlds
How the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season unfolded before the world championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne: the Dalby Forest opener, round-by-round winners and what the season predicted, or did not, for the Worlds.
Venue & seasonThe 2010 programme
Day-by-day programme of the 2010 world championship period at Mont-Sainte-Anne: provincial championships, the raid, mass-participation events and the five days of world championship racing.
- Volunteering at big bike races
- Where to stay for a race at Mont-Sainte-Anne
- The voice of the races: announcers and commentators
- Who to contact about the 2010 championships
Latest articles
- Where to stay for a race at Mont-Sainte-Anne
Accommodation options for visitors to a major bike race at Mont-Sainte-Anne: resort condos, inns along the Côte-de-Beaupré, Québec City hotels, camping and private rentals, with booking advice.
- Volunteering at big bike races: lessons from the 2010 Worlds
Why a mountain bike world championship depends on volunteers, which roles they fill, how groups and clubs take part, and what to check before signing up for a race today.
- Trials at the 2010 Worlds: 20-inch, 26-inch and a Spanish sweep
The six trials world titles decided at Mont-Sainte-Anne in September 2010: how observed trials is scored, the difference between 20-inch and 26-inch bikes, and the podiums.
- Three world championships on one mountain: Mont-Sainte-Anne in 1998, 2010 and 2019
How a ski resort east of Québec City became one of mountain biking's landmark venues, from the first World Cup round in 1991 to the world championships of 1998, 2010 and 2019.
- The voice of the races: announcers, commentators and Peter Graves
What race announcers and commentators do at a mountain bike world championship, and a factual note on Peter Graves, the veteran announcer whose 2010 season blog accompanied the Mont-Sainte-Anne championships.
- The 2010 season gets under way: from Dalby Forest to Mont-Sainte-Anne
How the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup season unfolded before the world championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne: the Dalby Forest opener, round-by-round winners and what the season predicted, or did not, for the Worlds.
- The 2010 programme, 14 August to 5 September
Day-by-day programme of the 2010 world championship period at Mont-Sainte-Anne: provincial championships, the raid, mass-participation events and the five days of world championship racing.
- Four-cross at the 2010 Worlds: Slavík and Buchanan take the titles
The four-cross world championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne on 2 and 3 September 2010: how 4X racing works, the knockout format, the podiums and the place of the discipline in mountain biking.
- Every podium of the 2010 mountain bike and trials world championships
Medallists of all 19 events at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne, grouped by discipline, with notes on the nations and the host country.
- Downhill at the 2010 Worlds: Sam Hill, Tracy Moseley and a Canadian silver
The downhill world championships at Mont-Sainte-Anne on 5 September 2010: how a downhill race works, what makes the Québec track hard, and the elite and junior podiums.
Results and dates come from public sources listed at the bottom of each page (UCI result sheets, Wikipedia, press). Many more pages are available in French, starting from the French home page.