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Following the earlier news that Cairns will host Mountain Bike World Cups 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:in 2014 and 2016, the Australian city in tropical north Queensland will also hold the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, the sport's gov♎erning body anno✤unced on Thursday.

"The UCI is delighted that the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships will be held on the iconic Smithfield course in Cairns," said President Pat McQuaid at the Management Committee meeting in Norway. "We're certain that athletes from around the globe will relish competing in this beautifu✃l tropical location and we thank Cycling Australia and the Queensland Government for their hard work and commitment."

Cairns previously hosted the MTB World Championships in 1996. The The Smithfield Mountain Bikꦦe Park has since been built with high-level events in mind.

Cycling Australia President Klaus Mueller was th🐷rilled at the news.

"We thank the UCI, Tourism and Events Queensland and the State Government for turning an ambitious vision into reality," he said. "We look forward to welcoming the world's best athlet🌞es to battle it out in Cairns in 2017."

The World Championships will be a key lead-up event to the Commonwealth Games which take place t🥀he following year on the Gold Coast with MTB t✤aking place at Hinze Dam on a newly-built course.