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View of Clear Cut on Sumas from Time Killer - Winter '09

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Anthony Messere

Anthony Messere is awesome. He took home third place at Redbull Joyride slopestyle competition at Kokanee Crankworx Saturday night. From everyone here: Congratulations Anthony! Stellar riding!

Without a doubt; if Anthony had stayed up on his final run, he would have taken home the Gold.

Check out his amazing runs below on freecaster:

One more video of Anthony after the jump>>

Pump Track Challenge

Rules:
• Dual heat formats with single elimination ladders (seeded by morning time trials)
• Riders start going off opposite sides of center start platform
• Lefts or Rights choice of riders – if not in agreement, coin toss by the referee
• Start Procedure/ Face Off – feet on ground, hands off bars. Starter confirms riders ready to pump, bell rings & riders touch knuckles then drop onto course
• Finish – first one back to platform after one full lap (electronic eye results to call first rider back to finish platform)
REBROADCAST HERE:

the woods

Today in the woods:

Kokanee Crankworx

Kokanee Crankworx has rolled into town for another 10 days of Mountain bike Mayhem.
The action kicked off last night with a super exciting Dual Slalom race. Mitch Ropelato beat out Mick Hannah in mens finals. Micayla Gatto placed a close second behind Jill Kintner from the USA.

The web broadcasts will keep coming until Sunday, July 24th with Canadian Open Enduro wrapping things up. Major events to watch for are: Garbanzo DH, Jeep Air DH, the Teva Best Trick Showdown, the Ultimate Pumptrack Challenge, Giant Slalom, and Red Bull Joyride.

Tynehead Perimeter Trail

The Tynehead East Perimeter Trail officially opens tomorrow check out our write up including a route map for cyclists in the City of Surrey HERE

Brandon Semenuk

Watch this for some rainy interviews with Brandon Semenuk and some of THE best bike handling I've ever seen. EVER.

604 pump track

Here is a small update on track conditions: It is running fast and smooth.

Photos:

Kai watering the track

Mark buffing a roller

Windham World Cup

Round #5 of the UCI World Cup is this weekend. This is the second year in a row the World Cup has stopped at Windham, New York. Aaron Gwin has won three of the four races so far this season and has qualified first on the short huck-to-flat track. Today's race should be interesting, as it is one of the last opportunities for the other close contenders to bump Aaron Gwin out of the top position

DirtTV interviews the top ten qualifiers:

Finals video after the jump>>>

Mutiny

Mutiny bikes brings you an interesting RC helicopter edit featuring music by Fleet Foxes:

the woods

The step up has sure come a long way since last July. The landing got a wee bit wider and little taller yesterday. Now broadcasting in HD

Sumas Mountain

Proposed Gravel Pit on Sumas Mountain Seriously Threatens Mountain biking

266531 BC Ltd has made application to begin new gravel mining on Sumas Mountain. This gravel pit will affect access to the Sumas Mt. Regional Park as well as destroy “Time Killer” in its entirety. Access to “Devils Throat”, “World Cup” and “Noah Fear” will likely be blocked as well. Mountain biking in the Abbotsford area will suffer greatly if this application goes ahead.

>>>Follow this link to the FVMBA before JULY 9 TH

>>>Or Comment to Integrated Land Management Bureau of BC

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado is doing exactly what we want to see lower mainland Cities do for biking. Valmont is the future of community bike parks. Natural surface trails are an amenity and need to be viewed as a park facility. Most importantly: trails have a place in our park system.

SheGNARnigans

Our friends have started a new web series called: 'SheGNARnigans'. The series is produced by a tight crew of talented riders from Whistler and surrounding areas.
The SheGNARnigans series will present the mountain biking scene of the Sea to Sky Corridor. Episodes feature some of the best talent sprouting out of the local area. Enjoy!