Crankworx Whistler Mountain Bike Festival

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Thursday, August 7

Friday, August 8

Saturday, August 9

The Expo at Crankworx Whistler gives the biggest names in mountain biking and event sponsors a chance to showcase their stuff. Whistler Village comes alive with the vibrant tents and interactive displays of all the industry heavyweights. For all the latest information on products and services, you've gotta check out the Expo!

The most respected brands in the industry will be in the demo zone with their newest Trail, DH and Freeride bikes for you to try for free. On your way, check out the Tech Zone, the beating heart of professional mountain biking, where bike savants wrench on prototype bikes, interacting with riders as they chill at their team trailers between training runs and races.

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A series of events designed for the next generation of cyclists with mini-challenges, races and skills sessions available throughout the week. All levels of riders are provided for with events including a dual slalom clinic and challenge, a dirt pump track clinic and challenge, scavenger hunts, as well as enduro and DH races. Kidsworx registration will launch in May.

The RockShox Canadian Open DH course is a one-run takedown of Whistler's 1199 trail, with rooty singletrack, steep rock drops and big air features. This is one of the biggest events of the festival, attracting elite downhill experts from around the world. Pro, aspiring and amateur racers, claim your spot at the start gate. Fans, grab your spot on the track and get ready to take in the speed and skill of some of the world’s fastest.
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This vertical marathon is a gruel-fest with a 3400-foot top-to-bottom, toll-taking test of mountain biking supremacy. The seven-kilometre descent requires sustained intensity as riders match stamina with smoothness and strategy to stay on their game for one long ride. This course snakes through some of the most aggressive terrain in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, making it a leg-busting, stand-up-and-pedal tour de force.
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Join Aspire at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre for an inspiring evening of powerful conversations, community and connection. Be part of an event uniting leaders, athletes, and community changemakers. This year’s theme, Building Authentic Partnerships with BIPOC Outdoor Organizations, explores moving beyond transactional sponsorships into relationships rooted in respect, shared purpose and community.
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Liv Cycling Canada and Crankworx Whistler are happy to give women an opportunity to enjoy one of the world’s raddest trails with ease and confidence. Although it is solely a freeride session, bike park coaches and Liv ambassadors are on hand during this women’s-only event. Tips, tricks, and guidance help participants at those more challenging spots, giving everyone a chance to take their skills to the next level or just have fun with friends in the comfort of a closed trail.
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The third year of Crankworx Whistler Adaptive racing sees the return of the B-Line DH giving Adaptive Athletes a flow style of course in the Whistler Bike Park.
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The return of the Garbo DH gives rise to the Adaptive DH Tech featuring the lower trails of the Fitzsimmons Zone for an AMTB Technical DH.
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Crankworx and Whistler Blackcomb celebrate the creative spirit and storytelling culture of mountain biking in this video throw-down that’s produced some iconic content over the years. Six filmmakers bring us the ride of our lives this summer, showcasing a slice of one athlete’s diary. These four- to six-minute videos begin production early summer and hit the big screen during Crankworx Whistler. Submissions are judged based on storyline, videography, riding and editing, then screened in front of a massive audience under open skies at Whistler Olympic Plaza.
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Since 2004, the Air Downhill has been the heart of Crankworx Whistler. Arguably the most famous trail in the world, A-Line is the stuff of mountain bike legend and lore, renowned for its iconic drops, jumps on jumps on jumps, and giant, sculpted berms. You'll see speed and style in this epic race.
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The Deep Summer Photo Challenge is a crowd favourite every year, capturing the best of mountain bike culture in the Sea to Sky Corridor, from Squamish to Pemberton. Over the course of the challenge, five photographers – plus one wildcard – will shoot for their lives during the first Crankworx weekend, putting together an epic slideshow set to music. Presentations will then light up the night under the stars at Whistler Olympic Plaza and a massive crowd will experience deep summer in Whistler through six different lenses.
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Skill and style reign supreme in this event that brings together the best racers and freeriders in the biz. The Whip Off World Championships combines big attitude with big whips, as riders duke it out to win the admiration of the crowd, the respect of their peers and, ultimately, the title of king or queen of killer whips.
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The Pump Track sees two riders line up head-to-head and drop into a maze of berms and rollers, each racing to cross the finish line first. The catch? No pedalling allowed. Strength, momentum and skill are the name of the game in this arena where pedal-less power reigns supreme and a single mistake can cost the victory.
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This old-school race format pits two competitors against one another in a side-by-side battle against the clock’s cruel hand, battling to avoid elimination. Enduro experts, downhill champions, freeride legends, and masters of style – they all line up at the Slalom start gate to see who can bring together the most explosive run through tight turns, jumps and rhythm sections. Riders take one run down each side of the course, with the fastest combined time taking the win. Whistler’s race has now expanded into a Crankworx World Championship discipline, with races staged at each stop on the Crankworx World Tour.
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The season-defining conclusion of the Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship and the Triple Crown of Slopestyle, Joyride brings together over 35,000 fans on the ground, and millions more around the world. Steeped in 15+ years of tradition, this is the most challenging event on the circuit. The 14 best male riders and 6 best female riders in the world bring their A-game to this invitational showcase, interpreting a custom-built course and giving it their all.
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Riding clean and fast on showcase trails with friends and legends is the order of the day in Enduro racing. The trails selected for this multi-stage race will reward the generalist over the specialist, while showcasing the best of Whistler's rooty, coastal rainforest trails and challenging scree steeps of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.
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Straight down, no mercy, under the watchful eyes of downhill fans around the world. The OG Canadian Open DH course is a one run take-down of Whistler’s rooty singletrack. Staged on the first weekend of Crankworx, this is one of the biggest events of the festival, attracting elite downhill experts from around the world. Pro, aspiring and amateur racers, claim your spot at the start gate. Fans, grab your spot on the track and get ready to take in the speed and skill of some of the world’s fastest.
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SponsorshipX Whistler returns from July 25 to 27, bringing together industry leaders, innovators and brand champions for an immersive experience amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Whistler. This year’s theme, The Future of Brand Champions, delves into the evolution of cultivating Brand Champions, exploring the pivotal role they play in brand success, sponsorship marketing, and community engagement.
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Outside of competition, there’s a ton to do, see and experience at Crankworx Whistler every day, like women's only rides, adaptive MTB sessions, film screenings, athlete signings, afterparties and more.