Angel Fire Resort Announces Schedule of Events for 2005 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Weekend; New Mexico Mountain Resort Plans Full Weekend of Activities for Spectators, Press and Riders at International Bike Competition.

ANGEL FIRE, N.M. -- Angel Fire Resort, the only U.S. location chosen to host the 2005 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, announced today a schedule of events for both spectators and riders for the weekend of July 9-10, 2005. The race is one of the most prestigious and extreme competitions on the world's mountain biking calendar and is expected to draw over 300 world-class riders and thousands of spectators to the resort town, 22 miles outside of Taos, New Mexico.

Racing schedule highlights include:

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2005

--  9:45 AM - NOON           World Cup Downhill Semi Finals
--  1 PM - 3 PM              World Cup Downhill FINALS
--  5:30 PM - 6:30 PM        World Cup 4-Cross FINALS

SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2005

--  11 AM - 1 PM             Women's World Cup Cross Country
--  1PM - 1:30 PM            Women's Awards Ceremony
--  2 PM - 4:15 PM           Men's World Cup Cross Country
--  4:20 PM - 4:35 PM        Men's Awards Ceremony

PRESS ONLY EVENT: Angel Fire Resort and UCI will also host a VIP/Press and Rider Cocktail Reception on Thursday, July 7th from 5 PM - 7 PM at the Roasted Clove in Angel Fire. This is an ideal time for press to meet one on one with the riders from the World Cup.

Angel Fire will also host several activities for spectators as part of the Angel Fire Village.

Weekend activity highlights include:

--Red Bull Motorcycle Free Style Team Demonstration

--Speed Climbing Competition

--New Belgium Brewing Company Beer Garden

--Chuck Wagon Suppers

--Hot air balloon rides from the mountain

--Horse drawn carriage rides

--Angel Fire Resort Sumo Wrestling

--Live concerts

--Angel Fire Resort Island Theme Party

Competitors from over 30 countries will compete at this upcoming weekend's race, and are expected to include: Brian Lopes (USA), Steve Peat (UK), Cedric Gracia (FRA), Michael Prokop (CZR), Greg Minnaar (NZ), Nathan Rennie (AUS), Sam Hill (AUS), Guido Tschugg (GER), Jill Kintner (USA), and Anneke Beerten (NDR).

For more information on the 2005 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup or other events at Angel Fire Resort check out the website at www.angelfireresort.com/uci. Press interested in attending the UCI World Cup can RSVP online to guarantee media credentials.

To line up an interview with an Angel Fire executive or rider; or attend the PRESS PARTY, or to be sent the Satellite Feed information for the two sports packages produced at the event contact:

Angel Fire Resort PR Contacts:

Krysty O'Quinn                         Christy Germscheid
SJ Communications                      PR Manager, Angel Fire Resort
818-881-3889 office                    505-377-4424
505.634.1193 cell                      [e-mail]
[e-mail]

For more information about UCI, contact:
Christophe Burri
Events Coordinator MTB & Trials
Union Cycliste Internationale
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.uci.ch

About Angel Fire Resort

If you can do it on a mountain, you can do it here. Angel Fire Resort is the Southwest's premier year-round alpine recreation destination. Tucked high in the Sangre de Cristo mountains of northern New Mexico, Angel Fire is the rare resort where you can ski, snowboard, tube, snow bike and cross country ski all on the same mountain. It offers a 121-room slope side hotel as well as rental condos and homes, with a wide variety of activities for the summer outdoor enthusiast including golf, mountain biking, fishing and hiking. For more information on Angel Fire Resort, please call 1-800-633-7463 or visit the web site at www.angelfireresort.com.