Port Angeles, Wash. (April 22, 2010) – The USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) kicks off this weekend with round one on the trails at Dry Hill in Port Angeles, Wash.
As the first of five international-caliber downhill events that make up the Pro GRT, the Port Angeles contest (also round two of the NW Cup) will feature an all-star roster of downhill racers from around the world. Â
The men’s race will include riders like former world champion Greg Minnaar (RSA/Santa Cruz Syndicate) and former World Cup champ Josh Bryceland (GBR/Santa Cruz Syndicate), as well as 17-year-old U.S. phenom Neko Mulally (Reading, Pa./Trek World Racing) and reigning USA Cycling National Champion Aaron Gwin (Morongo Valley, Calif./Yeti-Fox Shox). Other U.S. riders to keep an eye on will be Duncan Riffle (Santa Barbara, Calif./Team Giant), Joey Schulser (Boulder, Colo./Yeti-Fox Shox), and Chris Boice (Albuquerque, N.M./Yeti-Fox Shox).
In the women’s competition … DetailsÂ
This adventure started a year ago when we had the 1st edition of the Peruvian Inka Challenge where Jeff Hubbard got the first PIC.
This year the official name is Peru Inka Challenge and its the 5th stop of the IBA World Tour.
This is going to be a sick year for the riders of all around the world, coming back to the Inka Land to get some crazy waves at Chilca Point, to know Cusco and Machu Picchu … Details
Bode Miller says what he hears from the U.S. Ski Team will play a big role as he decides whether to retire.
The 32-year-old Miller says many of the issues that prompted him to start his own team two years ago hadn’t changed when he returned to the U.S. team in the run-up to Vancouver.
Although the team has “some good stuff going on,†Miller says … Details
Awesome footage of Laird Stand Up Paddle surfing at Hanalei spring 2010. Enjoy.
Filmed Edited by Joel Guy, Hanalei Grass Shack Productions