KOKANEE CRANKWORX KICKS OFF SATURDAY AUGUST 8 WITH DUAL SLALOM RACE; THE BLOCK PARTY; AND BIKE EXPO, DEMO AND TECH ZONES

The Block Party will feature premiere of “Kranked – Revolve” as community bash launches biggest mountain bike festival in the world

WHISTLER, BC August 4, 2009 – Kokanee Crankworx 2009 is ready to rip Saturday, August 8 and will kick off the celebration of all two-wheeled addictions as the Bike Expo, Demo and Tech Zones open to the public in the morning and the Dual Slalom racers go head to head in the afternoon.

On Saturday night The Block Party will get the party started at 8:30pm with a free, family-friendly, community-wide bash. “Kranked-Revolve,” by Radical Films, touted as the cinematic state of the union for mountain biking by Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine, will play on massive screens while spectators can win prizes and hobnob with Kokanee Crankworx athletes.

“We wanted to kick off Kokanee Crankworx in a big way and The Block Party was the way to do it,” says Jeremy Roche, General Manager for Kokanee Crankworx. “We’re calling on all the riders and everyone in Whistler stoked for Kokanee Crankworx to help us kick off our sixth year in style. This free community event will take place in Skier’s Plaza and will get everyone primed for nine days of the most ground-breaking, mountain bike festival on the planet.”

The Garibaldi Lift Company (GLC) will carry a live indoor feed of “Kranked-Revolve” and a Kokanee party will roll into the night for the 19+ age set with a full evening of live entertainment featuring Whistler’s own DJ Mr. Fister on the decks keeping things cranked.

The first athlete event of Kokanee Crankworx is the Dual Slalom, with time trials beginning on Saturday at 11:30am. The elimination format will see the Amateur Finals begin at 3:30pm followed by Pro Finals at 6pm. With a new course flowing beside the Boneyard, this event is spectator friendly and will showcase high-speed race action on a flowy track riddled with jumps, berms and bumps.

The Bike Expo also launches its residency at the heart of Kokanee Crankworx as it snakes through Whistler Village August 8-16. The Demo and Tech Zones will be conveniently located in sections of Lots 1 and 2, across from the Pan Pacific Hotel. Test drive top downhill, freeride and cross country bikes and components in the Demo Zone and be sure to check out the Tech Zone to check out sponsored riders as they chill out at their team trailers, and get their bikes tuned up and tweaked before their competitions. Oakley’s Rolling O Lab will also be on the scene, testing the science behind their ground-breaking technology.

Watch the teaser for Radical Films, “Kranked – Revolve” at this link: http://vimeo.com/5857681

Kokanee Crankworx is presented by Whistler Blackcomb and the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Whistler has the world’s most diverse offering of mountain bike terrain for all ability levels, attracting all disciplines of mountain biking. With 150 miles of single-track trails throughout the valley, 5,000 vertical feet of lift-accessed downhill runs in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, jump parks, skill centres and 20-plus miles of paved Valley Trail, there’s truly something for every rider.

Consistently ranked as North America’s top ski and snowboard resort, Whistler Blackcomb elevates summer adventure to new heights. On-Mountain activities include high alpine hiking and sightseeing via the spectacular new PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, epic biking in North America’s number one ranked lift-accessed mountain bike park, and summer skiing and riding on Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier. In the valley, the family-friendly Adventure Zone, sparkling mountain lakes and Whistler’s vibrant pedestrian village are all surrounded by breathtaking scenery. Located a scenic two-hour drive north of Vancouver up the stunning Sea to Sky Highway, this four season resort is truly incredible. Check it out at www.whistlerblackcomb.com.

source: Public Relations (WB)

KOKANEE CRANKWORX ATHLETE REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY JUNE 8

Early registration strongly advised as most events will sell out

WHISTLER, BC, June 8, 2009 – Athlete registration for Kokanee Crankworx 2009 will open on Monday, June 8.  Nine days of events beginning on August 8 running through to August 16 will attract hundreds of athletes from the world’s best mountain bikers to amateurs.

Kokanee Crankworx 2008 saw 1,400 competitor “starts” by amateurs and professionals in all disciplines with many sold out so event officials encourage all to register early. The Dual Slalom, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, WomenzWorx, the Air Downhill, the Giant Slalom presented by Giant Bicycles, the Canadian Open Enduro and the Canadian Open Downhill events are available for athlete registrations.  For 2009, professional riders will be competing for over $80,000 cash and amateurs will be able to riding for over $50,000 in prizes, making this one of the biggest total prize purse events in the mountain bike world.

Athletes cannot register for the VW Trick Showdown or the Monster Energy Slopestyle as these events are invitational formats with 24 of the top professional freeride athletes competing. Based on results from previous slopestyle competitions, 18 riders have been pre-qualified to the invitee list but six spots remain from upcoming events (see www.crankworx.com for full details).

EVENT AND REGISTRATION DETAILS
The registration event pages for Kokanee Crankworx can be accessed through www.crankworx.com or through www.karelo.com. Amateur registration fees are $55 plus GST and professional registration fees are $65 plus GST. Register online prior to August 6 and save a $10 on-site surcharge.

Space permitting, onsite registration will be available starting August 7.   The Athlete Centre will be open from 12-5pm August 7 and then from 9am-3pm for the balance of Kokanee Crankworx.  On-site registration will be available space permitting, as some events have caps on registration. No day-of registration will be offered, only check-in for pre-registered competitors. Advance registration is strongly recommended.

Keep up to date on all things Kokanee Crankworx through www.crankworx.com and make sure to add @Crankworx via Twitter for all the latest news.

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Kokanee Crankworx is presented by Whistler Blackcomb, home of the world famous Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Consistently ranked as North America’s top ski and snowboard resort, Whistler Blackcomb elevates summer adventure to new heights. On-mountain activities include high alpine hiking and aerial sightseeing via the world’s longest continuous lift system featuring the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola; epic riding in North America’s number one ranked lift-accessed mountain bike park, and summer skiing and riding on Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier. In the valley, sparkling mountain lakes and beaches, four championship golf courses, and Whistler’s vibrant pedestrian village filled with restaurants, patios, cafés, shops, galleries and spas are all surrounded by breathtaking scenery. Located a scenic two-hour drive north of Vancouver up the spectacular Sea to Sky Highway, this all season resort is truly spectacular by nature. Check it out at www.whistlerblackcomb.com.

About Intrawest ULC
Intrawest is a world leader in experiential destination resorts.  The company has interests in ten resorts at North America’s most popular mountain destinations including Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.  The Intrawest network also includes Canadian Mountain Holidays, the largest heli-skiing operation in the world, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and Club Intrawest—a private resort club with locations throughout North America.   In addition, Intrawest develops real estate at its resorts and at other locations across North America and in Europe.  Intrawest is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.intrawest.com

Proud to be a venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

source: Amber Turnau

Whistler, BC, August 17, 2008 — SCOTT Progressive rider Lance McDermott earned a silver medal at the 2008 Crankworx Slopestyle contest with an impressive display of flip mastery. McDermott took second place by only a half point deficit to winner Andreu Locondeguy, who crashed in his first three attempts at pulling off a double back flip off the first booter, but pulled it together in his final run to impress the judges.

Photo: Ryan Cleek

McDermott had a very solid qualifying round, stomping a huge front flip off the big dirt jump mid-course, something he continued to land throughout the contest. McDermott also nailed a flared back flip off the Kokanee drop in qualifying, but stepped up to a tremendous crowd pleasing back flip on-front flip off the final stunt. The crowd went wild and could barely get their heads around what just happened. No one has ever pulled a front flip off the final step down, and McDermott pulled three in his final run alone. “I only had a split second after flipping onto the box to brake check and then flip the other way,” said McDermott. “I have never tried to front flip off a step down, it felt awesome to land that in front of the huge crowd at Crankworx. I am going to build a step down at home to practice on now, so I can have more tricks locked up when I come back.”

source: Scott News

Thanks to: Whafe and ebxtreme for pictures and text.

See original post: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Crankworx 2008 (Version 5.0) | 5 Jim Beam Air D |Slope Style

:: Day 1 ::

:: Dual Slalom ::

by ebxtreme

Crankworx 2008 (Version 5.0)

Spending the week up here with CBX and riding with a bunch of good friends.Friday got a little park time in after working most of the day. Conditions were beautiful and they were setting up the village and the boneyard is getting pimped.

Saturday, it rained a big chunk of the day, so we watched some bike pron and hung out for a bit. Whafe has a new Nicolai (look at the pics over in the Nicolai forum if you have a drool rag) and was chompin’ at the bit to get out for a spin on it and he needed to get some laps on the Garbo DH course, so he talked Muttonchops and me into getting out for some laps. The top was MUCKY and super sketch……but it was gonna be a fun race for sure. After, we hooked up with MattPatt and Goose to watch some dual slalom action.

Rachel Atherton. She ended up getting beat by Anneke Beerten (sp?) who might have one of the best gate starts I’ve ever seen.

( Cedric and Dan Atherton. Cedric won this matchup.)

(JD Swanguen and Sam Hill. JD ended up winning the whole thing and really put on a cornering clinic.)

Index:

Dual Slalom - part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4
Garbanzo DH - part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10 | part 11 | part 12
Jim Beam Air DH - part 13 | part 14 | part 15 | part 16 | part 17 | part 18 | part 19 | part 20
Slope Style - part 21 | part 22 | part 23 | part 24 | part 25 | part 26 | part 27