For the 2023 Ontario Cup MTB series & Provincial Championships, Ontario Cycling will be partnering with local cycling clubs, municipalities, and mountain bike venues around the province. The OCup series will consist of three mountain bike events (Mulmer, Oro-Medonte, Sudbury), with two returning to the series for 2023 after a multi-year hiatus.
The MTB XCO Provincial Championships will also return to a previous location close to Ontario Cycling’s Headquarters. Kelso Conservation Area will be the ground for the 2023 Provincial Championships. The old limestone quarry area has been transformed into a beautiful natural area, nestled into the escarpment, with an extensive network of bike trails that allow riders to push their limits and reach new heights on the newly designed trail.
Darren De Ruiter, Ontario Cycling’s Off-Road Competition & Events Organizer, is excited to kick off the new strategic direction of Ontario Cycling’s premier race series. “Producing the OCup events in-house and working with local cycling community partners to create each stop of the series in 2023 will elevate the series in several ways. This will allow us to focus on growing the community aspects of these events by offering development opportunities and additional features to create a cycling festival atmosphere. We strive to bring events of quality over quantity to our members, executing on the vision of creating the best events in the province possible for riders while returning to some of the fan favourite venues of the past.”