iXS Downhill Cup – Preview
The new season of racing is getting closer. The iXS European Downhill Cup Series kicks off in Maribor in May and we have the full calendar for the year.
One thing to begin with, it won’t get boring. The iXS race calendar contains 21 races, and as in 2014 those will be held in seven different countries. This year a total of 6,516 racers competed, which means that 2.810 different riders from 43 nations took to the start. The interest for the races shows no signs of slowing down and this success story will be written on next year.
The flagship event remains the iXS European Downhill Cup, which heads into its eighth season. The series makes six stops in 5 different countries next year. Every single one of the remaining venues sounds like the who is who of the downhill history:
15.05.-17.05. iXS European Downhill Cup #1 Maribor (SLO)
19.06.-21.06. iXS European Downhill Cup #2 Schladming (AUT)
10.07.-12.07. iXS European Downhill Cup #3 Les Deux Alpes (FRA)
24.07.-26.07. iXS European Downhill Cup #4 Pila (ITA)
14.08.-16.08. iXS European Downhill Cup #5 Spicak (CZE)
18.09.-20.09. iXS European Downhill Cup #6 Leogang (AUT)
The national race series have also become institutions. The iXS Swiss Downhill Cup will be in its thirteenth year in 2015, and the iXS German Downhill Cup is taking place for the ninth consecutive time.
23.05.-25.05. iXS Dirt Masters – GDC #1 Winterberg (GER)
12.06.-14.06. iXS German Downhill Cup #2 Willingen (GER)
26.06.-28.06. iXS German Downhill Cup #3 Todtnau (GER)
21.08.-23.08. iXS German Downhill Cup #4 Tabarz (GER)
11.09.-13.09. iXS German Downhill Cup #5 Ilmenau (GER)
05.06.-07.06. iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #1 Morgins (SUI)
17.07.-19.07. iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #2 Lenzerheide (SUI)
28.08.-30.08. iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #3 Anzère (SUI)
25.09.-27.09. iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #4 Verbier (SUI)
02.10.-04.10. iXS Swiss Downhill Cup #5 Bellwald (SUI)
The iXS Rookies Cup will also be continued, as it returns positive results after now seven years, with more and more riders entering the series with international status with much more race experience under their belt. There are also many international riders in the starting lists who value the opportunity to take part in races as early as at the age of 11.
09.05.-10.05 iXS Rookies Cup #1 Steinach (GER)
22.05. iXS Rookies Cup #2 Winterberg (GER)
01.08.-02.08. iXS Rookies Cup #3 Brandnertal (AUT)
08.08.-09.08. iXS Rookies Cup #4 Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis (AUT)
05.09.-06.09. iXS Rookies Cup #5 Schönried (SUI)
There is a new category system for 2015. full info can be found here but the basic categories are –
iXS Downhill Categories
iXS European Downhill Cup
Elite Men: born 1996 and before (license)
Elite Women: born 1996 and before (license)
Pro Junior U19 male: born 1998 -1997 (license)
Pro Junior U19 female: born 1998 – 1997 (license)
Pro Youth U17 male: born 2000 – 1999 (license)
Pro Youth U17 female: born 2000 – 1999 (license)
Pro Masters: born 1985 and before (license)
iXS German Downhill Cup/ iXS Swiss Downhill Cup
Elite Men: born 1996 and before (license)
Open Men: born 1996 – 1986 (license and non-license)
Elite Women: born 1998 and before (license)
Open Women: born 2000 and before (license and non-license)
Pro Junior U19 male: born 1998 – 1997 (license)
Junior U19 male: born 1998 – 1997 (non-license)
Pro Youth U17 male: born 2000 – 1999 (license)
Youth U17 male: born 2000 – 1999 (non-license)
Pro Masters: born 1985 and before (license)
Open Masters: born 1985 and before (license and non-license)
iXS Rookies Cup
Kids U13 male/female: born 2004 – 2003 (license and non-license)
Kids U15 male/female: born 2002 – 2001 (license and non-license)
Girls U19/U17: born 2000 – 1997 (license and non-license)
Youth U17 male: born 2000 – 1999 (non-license)
Pro Youth U17 male: born 2000 – 1999 (license)
Junior U19 male: born 1998 – 1997 (non-license)
Pro Junior U19 male: born 1998 – 1997 (license)
Women born 1996 and before (non-license)
Want to register? Hit the link – http://www.ixsdownhillcup.com/en/Registration