Local Sports

While cross country, downhill and freeride mountain biking are excellent ways to get into the woods, sometimes it’s nice to tear around a closed dirt track on a bike and hit a huge jump every few seconds, while DJs spin records and a crowd cheer

Basketball added, tennis club arrangement changes John Taylor, the owner of the tennis a volleyball facility at Whistler Creekside, has announced the installation of six new nets this year of a slightly different variety.

A group of local volleyball players finished third in the annual Vancouver Sports Spring Sizzler beach co-ed volleyball tournament on May 19.

Local triathletes emerged from hibernation last week to post some excellent results at the annual North Shore Triathlon on May 21.

Vancouver’s Marion Lay, chair of the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation, received the 2001 Women in & Sport Trophy for the Americas from the International Olympic Committee last week.

Victoria’s Roland Green set the World Cup mountain bike circuit on its ear by capturing both first place and the lead in the overall points standings with a comfortable win in Houffalize, Belgium on May 20.

After spending last winter poring over maps and research materials, members of the Whistler Cycling Committee are hosting two public open house meetings to present the first draft of their plan.

Two Whistler skiers named to training team After two of its morre successful seasons in the last decade, and with the Salt Lake City Olympics less than a year away, Alpine Canada – the national governing body for alpine ski racing – is read

As always, Whistler was well-represented at the most recent B.C. Cup mountain bike event in Summerland, B.C. The third cross country and second downhill events of the season took place on May 20 and 21 as part of the Action Quest weekend.

In the last few weeks, Whistler runners have competed at various regional races, with little recognition of their efforts.