USA Cycling has released info on the 2011 edition of the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT). It will include seven events where Pro riders can earn UCI ranking points and purses (although for some reason, the amount of the purse was not made public).

The UCI points up for grabs at each Pro XCT event help the United States qualify mountain biking start spots for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, as well as determining the start order at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The men’s and women’s overall Pro XCT champions will also automatically qualify a spot on the U.S. squad for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.

2011 USA Cycling Pro Cross Country Mountain Bike Tour
March 12: US Cup Triple Crown Bonelli Park – San Dimas, Calif.
March 26: US Cup Triple Crown Fontana City National – Fontana, Calif.
April 16: Sea Otter Classic – Monterey, Calif.
April 30: Mellow Johnny’s Classic – Dripping Springs, Texas
June 18: Sand Creek Intl. – Colorado Springs, Colo.
June 25: Subaru Cup – Mt. Morris, Wisc.
July 24: Missoula, Montana XC – Missoula, Mt.


You can get more information on USA Cycling mountain biking events by clicking here.