Emily Batty previews Mont-Sainte-Anne XCO world championships course

Canadian national champion previews Saturday's course in Quebec

Terry McKall August 31, 2019

Saturday’s world championships are the pinnacle of the cross country season. 90 minutes of racing to decide who gets to wear the rainbow stripes of world champion for the coming year.

There could be no better course to determine the best cross country racer of the year than Mont-Sainte-Anne. The Quebec venue has been on the international scene continuously since 1991, and the major course features have been largely consistent for years. With its mix of punishing technical climbs and incredibly difficult, rocky descents, however, MSA remains a classic.

This week has already seen the junior’s and under-23 men racing, but what does the course look like from a rider’s perspective?

Hop on board with Emily Batty for a lap of the Quebec venue’s infamous XCO course. The Canadian elite women’s champion rides through the Mont-Sainte-Anne 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships cross country track, giving insight into the course and tactics as she goes.

Rain has been falling steadily since Thursday, so the course will look decidedly different on Saturday. Tune in to watch the best cross country racers in the world as they take on the Mont-Sainte-Anne course.