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The Czech importer of Nissan has become this year's new partner of Mountain Bike World Cup at Vysočina. The Japanese car manufacturer is the sixth largest producer of cars in the world. In addition to development of electromobiles, crossover cars and SUVs are among the priorities of the brand, which is the reason why Nissan presents itself in various markets as a partner of mountain biking (Nissan was the official partner of UCI Mountain Bike World Cup until 2010).

Bikers started their trainings at the stadium of Vysocina Arena and in the adjacent forests yesterday. Team zones and tent town are being built, and the largest of teams have started unpacking their trucks. Officials from the UCI and mainly the riders are having a look at the peculiarities of the track. And among them world champions, such as Catherine Pendrel of Canada and Julien Absalon of France, or the Swiss winners of the 2014 World Cup: Jolanda Neff and Nino Schurter.

Jose Antonio Hermida is a Nové Město legend. He would ride here in the ancient times when the race was just a local event. The possibility of organizing a race from the World Cup series would be only speculated and whispered about, nonetheless, the likeable guy from the Pyrenees always came to support the organizers. And this is one of the reasons that Czech fans like him so much.

Now, here's what you can be looking forward to at the following weekend in Vysočina Aréna!

Cloud 9. This is where every true Czech fan of mountain biking will sit soon! The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě has not only attracted all top XC riders of the world, but prompted other organizers to create an interesting event for riders, too. This is true especially about the Pražské schody 2015 race and Český pohár XCO (Czech Cup XCO).

As we informed you earlier, a couple of innovations have been made at the XC World Cup race track. In comparison to the past years, riders can expect a substantial change regarding the feed zone. The UCI demanded that it be built as a double feed zone, i.e. riders will enter it from both its sides. This means that the course will offer three chances to grab a snack or fix defects of their bikes.