Canadian Mountain Biker Emily Batty of Brooklyin, ON, racing for team Trek Factory, was the top Canadian at the opening cross-country race of the 2013 season on Sunday in Abstadt, Germany, finishing sixth.

Canadian Mountain Biker Raphaël Gagné took the fourth spot of the Eliminator race at the opening event of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Tour presented by Shimano, in Albstad, Germany.

The 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Tour presented by Shimano starts this weekend in Albstad, Germany, and Canada will have a team of seven athletes competing in the cross-country and eliminator races.

The 2013 MTB Canada Cup Cycling Series is back for another summer, with exciting cross-country and downhill mountain bike races to be disputed in three different provinces, starting this weekend.