IMBA Europe Opening Meeting
May 21 – 25, 2009
Prezidentska chata, Bedrichov, Czech Republic
Loc: 50°47′41.183″N, 15°9′48.433″E

In May 2009 representatives of national European MTB advocacy organisations and of IMBA, U.S.A gathered at IMBA Europe Opening Meeting in the Czech Republic and established IMBA Europe Development Group.

Mountainbiking activists from the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain have participated at the meeting. They have been joined by Mike Van Abel, CEO of IMBA U.S.A.

First day of the meeting has been devoted to discussing the state of mountain biking in European countries. Second day was focused on the agenda of establishing IMBA Europe for 2010.