Local Sports

The B.C. Cup racing series wrapped up with cross-country and downhill events at the finals at Crystal Mountain on Aug. 17 and 18.

After four years of decline, the membership for the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association is nearing the record set in 1998 when there were more than 1,000 members on the register.

Although nine years doesn’t seem like a long time, in the world of mountain biking it’s the olden days. But while the bikes and styles may have changed, some things do stay the same.

Fiber Options was just minutes away from their first victory of the season over Whistler-Blackcomb in Whistler Summer Soccer League on Monday evening.

It’s an agonizing two days, but almost as soon as solo runners and teams cross the finish line of the annual Nike ACG Sea 2 Summit adventure race from Deep Cove to Whistler, athletes are typically planning a strategy for next year.

Freeride events, enduro race highlight weekend; Fat Tire Criterium resurrected September is now unofficially mountain bike month in Whistler, with events on the calendar for every weekend. The 10 th annual West Side Wheel-Up takes place on Sept. 7.

Profile in Sports Illustrated Women may help land a sponsor The September issue of Sports Illustrated Women will feature local athlete Mae Palm, the World Ironman Champion in the 60 to 61 age group, as well as a champion in virtually every other race

This year a total of four Whistler locals will represent Team Canada at the 2002 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships at Kaprun, Austria at the end of August.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club is holding a registration night on Sept. 4, between 5 and 7 p.m.

Today’s breed of bikes are designed to be light, durable, and functional in all kinds of terrain and situations. If only they were a little more stylish. On Aug.