Local Sports

Locals come close in close races It was a long way to go, but worth the trip for a group of Whistler riders who went to Bromont, Quebec last weekend for the start of the Canada Cup racing series.

Although the Whistler Mountain Bike Park was open for the two previous weekends, the official opening on the Victoria Day long weekend set yet another record for the park.

More than a dozen Whistler cyclists took part in the Action Quest 2003 B.C. Cup event last weekend at Summerland, participating in cross country, downhill and four-cross events.

X Games competitors showing interest in Showcase Showdown quarterpipe contest What goes up usually comes down. Sometimes they wind up on the safety mats, but usually they come down.

Local mountain biker sets sights on nationals While most of Whistler was enjoying the late spring snowfalls, Will Routley was already in the saddle, putting in more miles of road and trail than even he can remember.

Back from a spring of road races south of the border, Whistler’s Will Routley climbed back to the top of the pack in the second WORCA Loonie Race of the season on May 8.

While locals are used to doing well in provincial mountain bike competitions, nobody came close in the 2003 Rat Race on the Sunshine Coast last weekend – probably because there was no one else to race against.

Bubba Shaw, the brains, muscle and money behind the Castle Grayskull skatepark in the Bralorne Community Recreation Centre, is hosting another open Skate Jam in the park on Saturday, May 24.

X-Games Championships draws top skiers and boarders to Whistler When the first X Games debuted in 1995, it was billed as the extreme Olympics.

Bike group asks members to cycle elsewhere until issues can be resolved Although the name of a suspect is being circulated around town and WORCA has contacted the RCMP regarding some potentially dangerous trail sabotage in the Emerald Estates area, W