Crankworx
Kokanee Crankworx is a week-long celebration of mountain biking held each summer at Whistler-Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The tagline of the 2007 festival was Dirt, meet insanity. Insanity, meet dirt. The tagline of the 2006 festival was 9 days of Events, Entertainment, and the Sickest Riding on the Planet. It is said by the organizers to be "one of the premier mountain biking festivals in the world". More than ten thousand people attended each of the 2007 and 2006 events.
Festival
A central aspect of Crankworx is a village-wide celebration of mountain biking. Many events happen throughout the week including demonstrations of bicycle tricks, music, and other entertainment. The 2006 festival included performances from the band De La Soul. There is also a collection of manufacturer's booths, and the festival serves as a cycling industry gathering. The festival has attracted major sponsors including Kokanee beer, Nissan Motors, Volkswagen, Jim Beam, Telus, Monster Energy, and the Kona Bicycle Company.
The slopestyle competition was webcast by Rip.tv as well as on crankworx.com.
Competitions
Crankworx features Mountain biking competitions in multiple disciplines. An underlying aspect of these competitions is that some are variants of the normal mountain bike competitions. For example, in addition to the classic 4-5 minute downhill race, there is a 15 minute Enduro Downhill, a Super D race, and an Air Downhill race.
The competitions are:
- Biker X - Four racers side-by-side
- Enduro Downhill - A 15 minute run down Garbanzo to the base
- Air Downhill - Downhill including over 100 air elements
- Slopestyle - Style-point event concluding with a jump over the "Gap-O-Tron"
- Jump Jam - BMX-style jumping on Mountain Bikes
- Super D - Downhill plus climbing
- Canada Cup Cross-Country - A classic cross-country race
- Canadian National Downhill - A classic downhill race
- Trialsworx - Trials over obstacles and water
Results (Pro)
2007 Results
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Ben Boyko | Anderu Lacondeguy | Brandon Semenuk |
| M | Biker X | Cedric Gracia | Michal Marosi | Andrew Neethling |
| F | Biker X | Jill Kinter | Fionn Griffiths | Joanna Petterson |
| M | Dual Slalom | Greg Minnaar | Sam Hill | JD Swanguen |
| F | Dual Slalom | Tracy Moseley | Joanna Petterson | Lisa Myklak |
| M | Air Downhill | Brian Lopes | Nathan Rennie | Greg Minnaar |
| F | Air Downhill | Tracy Moseley | Micayla Gatto | Fionn Griffiths |
| M | Canadian Open Downhill | Fabien Barel | Sam Hill | Greg Minnaar |
| F | Canadian Open Downhill | Tracy Moseley | Claire Buchar | Jennifer Ashton |
| M | Enduro Downhill | Sam Hill | Justin Leov | Andrew Neethling |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Tracy Moseley | Fionn Griffiths | Joanna Petterson |
| F | Women's Worx | Claire Buchar | Gale Dahlager | Kathy Pruitt |
2006 Results
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Cameron Zinc | Cameron McCaul | Kyle Strait |
| M | Biker X | Jared Graves | Cedric Gracia | Mick Hannah |
| F | Biker X | Jill Kinter | Fionn Griffiths | Leana Gerrard |
| M | Air Downhill | Brian Lopes | Cedric Gracia | Bryn Atkinson |
| F | Air Downhill | Jen Ashton | Fionn Griffiths | Danika Schroter |
| M | Super D | Adam Craig | ||
| F | Super D | Charlotte Klein | ||
| M | Enduro Downhill | Sam Hill | Steve Peat | Chris Kovarik |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Mio Suemasa | Fionn Griffiths | Danika Schroeter |
2005 Results
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Paul Basagoitia | Darren Berrecloth | Cameron Zinc |
| M | Biker X | Brian Lopes | Cedric Gracia | Bas De Bever |
| F | Biker X | Jill Kintner | Anneke Beerten | Fionn Griffiths |
| M | Air Downhill | Cedric Gracia | Brian Lopes | Steve Peat |
| F | Air Downhill | Sabrina Jonnier | Jennifer Ashton | Fionn Griffiths |
| M | Enduro Downhill | Brian Lopes | Steve Peat | Nathan Rennie |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Marla Streb | Fionn Griffiths | Lisa Myklak |
2004 Results
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Paul Basagoitia | Timo Pritzel | Kyle Strait |
| M | Enduro Downhill | Cedric Gracia | Tyler Morland | Nathan Rennie |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Kathie Pruitt | Anka Martin | Angela Tang |
the 2008 monster energy crankworx was on the 15th of augast.. the winner is Anderu Lacondeguy with the double backflip on the first double, and once again Cameron McCaul came 4th
External links
- Official Crankworx website
- asilvertouch magazine article and photographs of Crankworx 2005
- Photo gallery in Bike magazine
- Article about Crankworks 2005 on dirtworld.com
- Article in NSMB magazine about the 2004 Slopestyle competition
- Article in NSMB magazine about the 2004 Garbanzo downhill competition
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Last updated on Wednesday September 10, 2008 at 20:57:47 PDT (GMT -0700)
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