Windham, N.Y. — The world’s best professional mountain bikers will converge on Windham Mountain this August as the resort town plays host to the prestigious UCI Mountain Bike World Cup finale, presented by Shimano, marking the event’s return to the United States after a five-year absence.Â
Local organizers who were successful in luring the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-sanctioned event have also planned a large number of diverse community events to coincide with the competition to create a four-day festival in Windham, Aug. 26-29.  Â
“The Windham World Cup and Festival will be – arguably – the most important international sporting event to come to Upstate New York since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid,†said Race Director Nick Bove, owner of a local bike shop and a member of the Windham World Cup Group, the all-volunteer committee planning the races. “This is an incredible opportunity to showcase the best mountain bikers on the planet, while also promoting Windham and Greene County, and we plan to make the most of it.â€Â  … Details