Whistler Crankworx - 9 Awesome Days
Whistler's Kokanee Crankworx, the biggest and most prestigious freeride mountain bike festival on our big planet is back for 2011. Whistler Crankworx finished its seventh year as its largest yet in 2010.
The World's Greatest Freeride Festival
In less than a decade, Whistler Crankworx has become THE
free ride festival worldwide. A supercharged magnet for
the world's best riders and the definitive domestication of dirt in
the service of epic endurance, supreme flow, monster air and
gravity-fuelled mountain biking. Over ten fearless days in July,
the venues at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park serve as a
modern day Colosseum to the world's best mountain bike
athletes.
Highlights from Whistler's Crankworx 2010: The numbers speak for
themselves year after year, from spectators, online web views,
athletes and cash prizes - the list goes on.
- Over 20,000 spectators lined the course and filled Skier's Plaza for the Monster Energy Slopestyle
- Highest visited period in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park ever
- Nearing 8,000 facebook followers
- Mike Montgomery's GoPro footage of his Slope style run - now over 1.1 million views
- Over 300 accredited media from 17 countries, including major bike magazines, filmmakers and bike industry webzines
- Over 1,200 competitor starts throughout the event
9 Days of the Ultimate Mountain Biking Event
When it comes to the ultimate
mountain biking event, no nine days stand so solid as
Whistler BC's Kokanee Crankworx. On par with the X Games, Pipeline
Masters, and the Hannenkahm, Crankworx is the definitive event when
it comes to off-road bicycles flying up and down Canada's rough
exterior.
Whistler's Crankworx continues to progress the mountain bike scene
on all fronts. Crankworx 2011 runs from July 15 to 24.
Check out the complete listing of 2011 Whistler Crankworx events:
Friday July 15
Saturday July 16
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Thursday July 21
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for help with information and lodging selection or browse our
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Whistler.
Crankworx Photo: Steve Rogers
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