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1,300 metre descent, four 300-plus metre vertical gain sections among challenges It was never easy, but with 91 out of 96 riders finishing the first Samurai of Singletrack mountain bike ride last year, event organizer Tony Horn decided to up the stak

New events, features added to schedule The final details for the Whistler Mountain Bike Festival are coming together, according to organizer Richard Juryn of Shore Events – the only problem is that the event keeps getting bigger.

After six years on the Canadian Disabled Alpined Ski Team, Whistler’s Mark Ludbrook is announcing his retirement from competitive racing.

In last week’s write-up of Ironman Canada, we erroneously reported that it was Scott Brammer’s first Ironman appearance. It was actually his sixth.

Date conflicted with busy American holiday for W-B For the first time since 1991, the International Skiing Federation (FIS) will not be holding a World Cup of Freestyle in Whistler. The event will still be held in B.C.

Golf and dinner package raises money for elite athletes On Sept.

The ninth annual West Side Wheel Up mountain bike race takes place this Saturday, Sept. 7, and is open to anyone.

The Whistler Women’s Hockey League is holding its annual try-out night and draft on Thursday, Sept. 12, between 8:15 and 9:30 p.m. at Meadow Park Arena.

A group of four local mountain bikers from the Whistler Bike Co. won the four person title at the 24 Hours of Adrenaline mountain bike race last weekend at Silver Star with 28 laps of the course from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday.

The annual Whistler Triathlon and Duathlon scheduled for Sept. 15 has been cancelled this year due to issues surrounding the bike route, which traditionally uses Alta Lake Road.