November 5, 2024 - (Beaupré, Que.) Breaking news today in the Canadian and North American mountain bike industry! The first edition of the Symposium Québec vélo de montagne (Québec Mountain Bike Symposium) is slated to take place September 3-5, 2025 at the Mont-Sainte-Anne Convention Centre, at the foot of the very trails where on mythical terrain, several dozen championships and world cups have been disputed.
This event aims to gather the entire mountain bike ecosystem’s players together to share, network, learn and move forward collectively in an industry currently in full expansion. In a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, representatives from across Canada and Eastern North America are all invited to attend the bilingual symposium.
For the industry as a whole
Conferences, workshops and panels covering assorted themes will be held simultaneously, reaching out to include each of the industry’s sectors. A trade show with booths for networking, festive evenings, terrain workshops on trail building and group rides are all part of the program.
Held every second year, the event program will be tailored by Vélo Québec, Aventure Écotourisme Québec and l’Association des stations de ski du Québec to address the mountain bike community’s challenges and needs.
A bilingual event for all
The Symposium is therefore for anyone interested in the development, promotion or management of recreational and tourism-related mountain biking: Training and skill centre managers and employees, industry professionals and government officials, trail builders and trail maintenance crews, personnel from regional and sectorial associations, adventure tourism operators, elected and municipal representatives, communications and marketing teams, specialized medias and lastly, event producers.
COMING SOON
Program details and event registration: January 2025 via the website.
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Invitation from Québec vélo de montagne
With the financial support of Destination Québec Cité, this new major event is a group initiative by Québec vélo de montagne and its members, including the top five mountain bike destinations from the Greater Québec Cité and Charlevoix region – Vallée Bras-du-Nord, Empire 47, Sentiers du Moulin, Mont-Sainte-Anne and Le Massif de Charlevoix.
About Québec vélo de montagne
Québec vélo de montagne is a concerted initiative between the top mountain bike destinations from the Capitale-Nationale and Charlevoix region, along with their respective territory’s RMCs and RTAs. Its mission is to enhance the destination’s performance in tourism. QVDM partners include:
• Secrétariat à la Capitale-Nationale
• Destination Québec cité
• Tourisme Charlevoix
• SDE de la Jacques-Cartier
• MRC de Portneuf
• Développement Côte-de-Beaupré
• MRC de Charlevoix
• Vallée Bras-du-Nord
• Mont-Sainte-Anne
• Sentiers du Moulin
• Empire 47
• Le Massif de Charlevoix
