I just spent a few days in Whistler for Crankworx and had a great time.
F-that, you guys at the Pique News Magazine should be ashamed.
Shout out to Shawn, thanks man, means a lot!
But at any rate, this is how I remember it?
Let?s take a little trip down memory lane.
Lets go back to 2001.
We assured them that the grass would grow back.
In retrospect I guess they were right on that one, but that?s neither here nor there.
What is important, is that the original Biker X course was built that summer.
In the fall of that year another event, called the Harvest Huckfest was held.
Now the ball was rolling.
Lets move on to 2002.
The big bike news that summer was the World Cup DH on Grouse Mountain.
Unfortunately the bigger news was that the race was cancelled.
But instead of racing down a traditional downhill track, the race was held on A-Line.
Cedric Gracia won for the guys, and Anne-Caroline Chausson won for the ladies.
Everyone loved it, and the Air DH legend was born.
Timo Pritzel won by back flipping both jumps.
The crowd was stunned.
The party that followed was all time.
Fast forward now to 2010.
Since those humble beginnings, Crankworx has just continued to get bigger and crazier every year.
More races, more bands, more parties.
Somewhere along the way Crankworx became the biggest show in mountain biking.
If you?ve never been to Whistler for Crankworx, make this the year that you do.
Watch some amazing racing.
Enter a race yourself and compare your time to World Cup super heros.
Bring your XC bike and check out some of Whistler?s legendary singletrack.
Ride all day and party all night.
I guarantee you won?t regret it.
