Crankworx 2010
KOKANEE CRANKWORX 2010 EVENT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Whistler’s 7th Annual Freeride Mountain Bike Festival Returns August 7-15, 2010
WHISTLER, BC April 26, 2010 – As Whistler winds down its second snowiest season on record, the Crankworx team is hard at work putting together what is looking to be an incredible event lineup for 2010 including live webcasting of all events. The 2010 event lineup is as follows:
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The 2010 event schedule for Kokanee Crankworx will be as follows:
August 7: Dual Slalom
August 8: Monster Energy Garbanzo DH
August 8: Ken Quon Ride On/BC Cup Finals
August 10: Canadian Open Enduro
August 11: Air DH
August 12: VW Trick Showdown
August 13: Giant Slalom presented by Giant Bicycle Company
August 14: Monster Energy Slopestyle
August 15: Canadian Open DH presented by Kona
The Slopestyle and Boneyard’s all-new course design is now finalized leaving Crankworx course designer and pro rider John Cowan and his crew, waiting in anticipation for the snow to melt to start construction in early-May.
The crown-jewel of Kokanee Crankworx, the Monster Energy Slopestyle, is now a top level “diamond” rated event in the newly formed Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour, ensuring Crankworx will continue to attract some of the world’s best talent.
In true Kokanee Crankworx form, the action doesn’t stop on the mountain. A retooled nine-day program featuring downhill, x-country, mountain bike Demo Zone, a village-wide expo and non-stop after-hours festivities will keep the energy high on and off the mountain. The Saint Deep Summer Photo Challenge will return on August 12, 2010 with the rest of the entertainment lineup announced soon.
And for those who can not take part in the exciting action in Whistler, Crankworx will be offering expanded webcast coverage with live streaming of all 2010 events held in the bike park on-line at www.crankworx.com - along with daily video reports and on-demand segments. With over one million views of online web action during the 2009 event, the planned 2010 coverage will be sure to keep even more of the mountain bike world in touch with Whistler’s biggest annual event!
