Crankworx is a global tour of mountain bike festivals that take place in Australia, New Zealand, Austria, and Canada. The final stop of the Crankworx World Tour is a 10-day festival in Whistler, British Columbia celebrating several gravity-fed disciplines within mountain biking. Each summer the Canadian stop otherwise known as Crankworx Whistler is hosted by Whistler-Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia at Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Each festival hosts a number of established competition formats such as downhill mountain biking, Dual Slalom, pump track racing and Slopestyle. It is important to note that these competition formats are markedly different from cross-country touring-style cycling.
Since its inception in 2004, Crankworx has become one of Whistler's largest annual festivals. It has been called the Super Bowl of the sport, and is the biggest annual gathering of the mountain biking community.[1]
A central aspect of Crankworx Whistler is a series of village-wide promotional displays and activities pertaining to extreme-style mountain biking. Many events happen throughout the week including demonstrations of bicycle tricks, racing and other entertainment. There is also a collection of manufacturers' booths, and the festival serves as a cycling industry gathering. Prominent display-type advertising, for a very wide variety of products, is present throughout all events. The festival has attracted major sponsors including CLIF Bar, Dose.ca, SRAM Corporation, Redbull and various other corporate entities.
The tour includes three series events – the Crankworx Downhill World Tour, the Crankworx Pump Track World Tour and the Dual Speed & Style World Tour. Athletes accumulate points all season long en route to the coronation in Whistler, while taking on as many events as possible in an attempt to secure the toughest titles in mountain biking, the King and Queen of the Crankworx World Tour.
(Crankworx BC, Silverstar Bike Park)
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Dual Slalom | JD Swanguen | Nico Vink | Chris Herndon | |
| F | Dual Slalom | Anneke Beerten | Rachel Atherton | Fionn Griffiths | |
| M | Monster Energy Garbonzo Downhill | Gee Atherton | Sam Hill | Marc Beaumont | |
| F | Monster Energy Garbonzo Downhill | Rachel Atherton | Fionn Griffiths | Danice Uyesugi | |
| F | Womenzworx | Lorraine Blancher | Stephanie Nychka | Casey Brown | |
| M | Jim Beam Air Downhill | Brian Lopes | Greg Minnaar | Chris Kovarik | |
| F | Jim Beam Air Downhill | Rebecca McQueen | Micayla Gatto | Stephanie Nychka | |
| M | VW Trick Showdown Session 1 | Casey Groves | |||
| M | VW Trick Showdown Session 2 | Greg Watts | |||
| M | Slopestyle | Andreu Lacondeguy | Lance McDermit | Brandon Semenuk |
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Ben Boyko | Andreu Lacondeguy | Brandon Semenuk | |
| M | Biker X | Cedric Gracia | Michal Marosi | Andrew Neethling | |
| F | Biker X | Jill Kinter | Fionn Griffiths | Joanna Petterson | |
| M | Dual Slalom | Greg Minnaar | Sam Hill | JD Swanguen | |
| F | Dual Slalom | Tracy Moseley | Joanna Petterson | Lisa Myklak | |
| M | Air Downhill | Brian Lopes | Nathan Rennie | Greg Minnaar | |
| F | Air Downhill | Tracy Moseley | Micayla Gatto | Fionn Griffiths | |
| M | Canadian Open Downhill | Fabien Barel | Sam Hill | Greg Minnaar | |
| F | Canadian Open Downhill | Tracy Moseley | Claire Buchar | Jennifer Ashton | |
| M | Enduro Downhill | Sam Hill | Justin Leov | Andrew Neethling | |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Tracy Moseley | Fionn Griffiths | Joanna Petterson | |
| F | Women's Worx | Claire Buchar | Gale Dahlager | Kathy Pruitt |
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Cameron Zink | Cameron McCaul | Kyle Strait | |
| M | Biker X | Jared Graves | Cedric Gracia | Mick Hannah | |
| F | Biker X | Jill Kinter | Fionn Griffiths | Leana Gerrard | |
| M | Air Downhill | Brian Lopes | Cedric Gracia | Bryn Atkinson | |
| F | Air Downhill | Jen Ashton | Fionn Griffiths | Danika Schroter | |
| M | Super D | Adam Craig | |||
| F | Super D | Charlotte Klein | |||
| M | Enduro Downhill | Sam Hill | Steve Peat | Chris Kovarik | |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Mio Suemasa | Fionn Griffiths | Danika Schroeter |
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Paul Basagoitia | Darren Berrecloth | Cameron Zink | |
| M | Biker X | Brian Lopes | Cedric Gracia | Bas De Bever | |
| F | Biker X | Jill Kintner | Anneke Beerten | Fionn Griffiths | |
| M | Air Downhill | Cedric Gracia | Brian Lopes | Steve Peat | |
| F | Air Downhill | Sabrina Jonnier | Jennifer Ashton | Fionn Griffiths | |
| M | Enduro Downhill | Brian Lopes | Steve Peat | Nathan Rennie | |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Marla Streb | Fionn Griffiths | Lisa Myklak |
| Gender | Competition | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Slopestyle | Paul Basagoitia | Timo Pritzel | Kyle Strait | |
| M | Enduro Downhill | Cedric Gracia | Tyler Morland | Nathan Rennie | |
| F | Enduro Downhill | Kathie Pruitt | Anka Martin | Angela Tang |