Kokanee Crankworx Unveils Red Boy Joyride Riders

KOKANEE CRANKWORX UNVEILS NEW INVITE FORMAT FOR RED BULL JOYRIDE AND TEVA BEST TRICK SHOWDOWN
Roster Determined Through Crankworx History, FMBA Rankings And Key Event Results
WHISTLER, BC May 17, 2011 – With a whopping $25,000 on the line for first place, Kokanee Crankworx will be ensuring the best of the best are on course for the inaugural Red Bull Joyride event July 23, 2011. Kokanee Crankworx’s slopestyle event has long been considered the most prestigious event of its kind in the world. A new partnership between Kokanee Crankworx and Red Bull will next level the competition with a complete course redesign and the biggest prize purse in freeride mountain biking.
“We have developed a new invitation format that will ensure the best athletes are here in Whistler to compete in Red Bull Joyride,” says Darren Kinnaird, Kokanee Crankworx General Manager. “Invitations have gone out to athletes based on their performance at previous Crankworx Slopestyles, and how they fared in the FMBA World Tour 2010.”
Here are the invited athletes so far with another ten athletes to be determined by July 4:
Brandon Semenuk
Cameron Zink
Mike Montgomery
Casey Groves
Greg Watts
Martin Soderstrom
Andreu Lacondeguy
Lance McDermott
Sam Dueck
Kelly McGarry
Yannick Granieri
Jack Fogelquist
Amir Kabbani
Darren Berrecloth
Sam Pilgrim

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