16/08 UCI世界盃歷年主辦地

閒來無事整理了一下自從1997年到今年所以分站的主辦城市。所有的重力賽事(Gravity Games)，都是一起舉辦，個人下坡賽(DHI)跟2002年以前的雙人曲道賽(Dual Slalom, DS)及2002年後的四人下坡爭先賽(4X)都是同一個時間。奧運繞圈賽(XCO)，馬拉松繞圈賽(XCM)及攀岩車(Trial)是可以跟重力賽事分開舉辦的。

這裡面有些有趣的現象。首先日本從1998, 2000, 2001承辦三屆分站賽事，後來又不見了，這中間一定是發生了什麼事。下坡賽事自從2001年開始，就漸漸離開了美國，直到現在沒有任何分站在美國境內出現，這也很有趣，對照1995年是極限運動會(X Game)第一年舉辦，經過幾年的成長，把原本登山車人口稀釋了？好像不太合理，可以再研究看看。美國在早期的下坡界有不錯的表現，但是時至今日，美國車手在頒獎台上幾乎是絕種了，4X賽在布萊恩‧羅培斯(Brian Lopes)退休後想必又會更退一步，這個表現的退步，跟主辦次數有著正相關，相當有趣，有機會要來了解一下。加拿大的聖安娜山年年都有出現並且到後來時間就固定再第三或四戰，這必然是天氣的原因。這些年中出現過兩次取消比賽的情形，2002及2003的第四站，都是因為天氣因素取消的。法國 ，奧地利 ，義大利的賽事都是圍著阿爾卑斯山跑，法國是在西側，奧地利在東側，義大利在南側。

1997
DH#1 Cape Town, South Africa
DH#2 Nevegal, Italy
DH#3 Sierra Nevada, Spain
DH#4 Mt Ste Anne, Québec, Canada
DH#5 Massanutten, Virginia, USA
DH#6 Kaprun, Austria

1998
DH#1 Stellenbosch, South Africa
DH#2 Nevegal, Italy
DH#3 Les Gets, France
DH#4 Big Bear Lake, CA, USA
DH#5 Snoqualmie Pass, Seattle, USA
DH#6 Sierra Nevada, Spain
DH#7 Kaprunm, Austria
DH#8 Arai City, Japan

1999
DH#1 Les Gets, France
DH#2 Maribor, Slovenia
DH#3 Nevegal, Italy
DH#4 Big Bear, California, USA
DH#5 Squaw Valley, California, USA
DH#6 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#7 Bromont, Canada
DH#8 Kaprun, Austria

2000
DH#1 Les Gets, France
DH#2 Cortina, Italy
DH#3 Maribor, Slovenia
DH#4 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#5 Vail, Colorado, USA
DH#6 Arai Mountain, Japan
DH#7 Kaprun, Austria
DH#8 Leysin, Switzerland

2001
DH#1 Maribor, Slovenia
DH#2 Vars, France
DH#3 Grouse Mountain, Canada
DH#4 Durango, Colorado, USA
DH#5 Arai Mountain, Japan
DH#6 Leysin, Switzerland
DH#7 Kaprun, Austria
DH#8 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada

2002
DH#1 Fort William, Great Britain
DH#2 Maribor, Slovenia
DH#3 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#4 Grouse Mountain, Canada (Canceled)
DH#5 Telluride, USA
DH#6 Les Gets, France

2003
DH#1 Fort William, Great Britain
DH#2 Alpe D'Huez, France
DH#3 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#4 Telluride, USA (Canceled)
DH#5 Grouse Mountain, Canada
DH#6 Kaprun, Austria

2004
DH#1 Fort William, Great Britain
DH#2 Les 2 Alpes, France
DH#3 Schladming, Austria
DH#4 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#5 Calgary, Canada
DH#6 Livigno, Italy

2005
DH#1 Vigo, Spain
DH#2 Willingen, Great Britain
DH#3 Schladming, Austria
DH#4 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#5 Balneario Camboriu, Brazil
DH#6 Angel Fire Resort, USA
DH#7 Pila Vallée d'Aoste, Italy
DH#8 Fort William, Great Britain

2006
DH#1 Vigo, Spain
DH#2 Fort William, Great Britain
DH#3 Willingen, Great Britain
DH#4 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#5 Balneario Camboriu, Brazil
DH#6 Schladming, Austria

2007
DH#1 Vigo, Spain
DH#2 Champéry, France
DH#3 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#4 Schladming, Austria
DH#5 Maribor, Slovenia

2008
DH#1 Maribor, Slovenia
DH#2 Vallnord, Andorra
DH#3 Fort William, Great Britain
DH#4 Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
DH#5 Bromont, Canada
DH#6 Canberra, Australia
DH#7 Schladming, Austria