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Two Whistler athletes were among the first competitors down the mountain at the annual Sea to Summit adventure race last weekend, winning the co-ed Teams of Two race, and more significantly the Teams of Two race.

In five months time, Whistler’s Britt Janyk will likely be pushing out of the starting gate at Park City, Utah, going for gold in the Olympic giant slalom. Janyk is one of the many international ski racers B.C.

Canada’s Olympic athletes and the bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are the focus of the second annual Canadian Olympic Golf Tournament in Whistler this weekend.

19 th Cheakamus Challenge drawing the big names and young riders The annual Celebration of Pain mountain bike weekend is just two weeks away, and the number of entries in the Cheakamus Challenge Fall Classic Mountain Bike Race – billed as "

Local racers holding fund-raiser Sept. 7 The Canadian Cycling Association has released the final list of 49 cross country, downhill and dual slalom competitors heading to Vail, Colorado to take part in the Mountain Bike World Championships from Sept.

If you haven’t already marked it on your calendars, the ninth annual Westside Wheel Up is this Saturday (Sept. 8). Registration starts at 11 a.m. and the race starts at 1 p.m.

Members of the Squamish Pirates swim team, which includes Whistler swimmers, posted more than a few personal bests on their way to the provincial championships in Vancouver last weekend, and they managed to do even better when they got there.

As of Aug. 31, here are the standings for the Whistler Soccer League.

The Samurai of Singletrack race has been sold out for a month, with 100 riders attempting to tackle 19 different Whistler bike trails on a single day, Sept. 15.

Two fixtures on Whistler’s bike scene took part in the Union Cycliste Internationale Masters mountain bike World Championships in Bromont, Quebec, last weekend, racing competitors from as far away as Australia and Russia.