Red Bull 5000 Down
Friday, Sep 10, 2010 - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Etc/GMT-8
UPDATE : Volunteers needed for the Red Bull 5000 Down Bike Race this weekend! You'll get a lunch and Red Bull for each shift, a beverage ticket after each shift and a Whistler Bike Park ticket if you do both days. You also get an invite to the official Red Bull 5000 Down wrap party at the GLC! Email jhutzul@intrawest.com if you're interested!
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Mountain bikers to navigate mass start through challenging course on Whistler Blackcomb. For a second year, Red Bull 5000 Down hits Whistler Blackcomb with a mass start downhill mountain bike race. On September 11th and 12th, mountain bikers will gather at the peak of WhistlerMountain, at Whistler Blackcomb Resort in British Columbia and will descend more than 2,182 metres (7,159 feet)and a vertical of 1,530 metres (5,020 feet) in... order to cross the finish line in the Whistler Village.
How to Enter: Categories are open to both men and women 17-years-old and over. Each racer will have to qualify on Saturday, September 11th for a spot in the race on Sunday, September 12. Out of the 400 qualified athletes, the fastest 250 will move on to the race on Sunday. Registration opens July 1st at
www.eventsonline.ca/events/redbull5000down.
No on-site registration is available.
From July 1st to August 9th, registration cost will be $60 for Whistler Blackcomb pass holders, $70 for non-pass holders. Registration includes race plate and a two-day pass to the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Late registration
(August 10th to September 9th) will be $80 for pass holders and $90 for non-pass holders.
Full body armor and a full face helmet are required for all participants. The event is free to spectators in the village.
Event Schedule:
PRACTICE: Friday, September 10th
QUALIFIERS: Saturday, September 11th
RACE: Sunday, September 12th
For information about Whistler Blackcomb, please visit
http://www.whistlerbike.com/events/redbull/index.htm
To learn more about RockShox, please go to: www.sram.com/rockshox.
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