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Our friends over at Epic Rides are doing it again! I know we talk about them a lot over here, but we just can’t help it. They have been with DC since the very beginning and we love to support those who support us. Anybody want to go to South Africa?
Get yourself to Prescott, Arizona in April!
(Tucson, Ariz.) Jan. 9, 2012. . . . Two very fast AND very lucky participants in the single speed category at the Whiskey Off-Road will win a free trip to the 2012 Single Speed World Championships (SSWC) located in Spioenkop/Winterton Kwa-Zulu Natal province, South Africa.
During 2011 Epic Rides, in partnership with the Single Speed World Championships, sent the male and female winners of the single speed category to the Single Speed World Championships in Ireland. For 2012, “staying true to the single speed roots, we’re going to mix it up a bit,” said Todd Sadow, president of Epic Rides. Enriching the single speed category, and requesting deeper crowd participation, each top ten male and female single speed finisher will be entered into a raffle that will take place following the Pro cross country awards ceremony on Sunday, April 29. All they have to do is finish in the top 10 to be entered.
The raffle will consist of balls marked 1-10 representing 1st – 10th place finishers in Saturdays single speed event. Two individual draws from the raffle ball roller will determine the male and female single speeder who win the free round trip plane tickets to 2012 SSWC. This award, along with the $30,000 cash purse for pro riders – with male and female riders receiving equal payout – is one reason the Whiskey Off-Road appeals to top level endurance mountain bikers.
“One of the best parts of mountain biking is experiencing the sheer beauty of the world’s finest outdoor destinations,” Sadow noted. “For this reason, Epic Rides has enjoyed creating a tradition of sending two of America’s best single speeders for a unique opportunity to experience mountain biking in other parts of the world.“
The 2012 Whiskey Off-Road endurance mountain bike event, located in Prescott, AZ, will take place Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. The challenging course, festival atmosphere and superb organization of “the Whiskey” attract a large number of riders, supporters and spectators.
Amateur registration opened Jan. 1 and is limited to the first 1,750 registrants. With three days of event related bike racing, fun rides, a well attended industry expo and live music based in the “Event Hub” of Prescott’s commerce district, Epic Rides expects the amateur category to sell out.
Online and snail-mail registration forms can be found HERE
Amateur athletes and kids will enjoy their choice of graduated distance options including a 15 Proof, 25 Proof, 50 Proof or 2 Proof kids course (1 proof = 1 mile). All events will start and finish in the center of downtown Prescott on Whiskey Row.
All participants who toe the start line during the three days of ridin
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I’d love to win this. But what chance does a lowly multi-gear bike commuter have?
I’ll stay Stateside where the antelope run away from people and don’t run them over (you’ve all seen the video).
Damn it I didn’t want to climb Skull Valley Road this year—I better hope SSAZ doesn’t kill me first
That is as cool as the other side of pillow…