Kelowna hosts the upcoming 2010 Center of Gravity Festival

by Mike Levy
Jul 29, 2010

Kelowna, B.C., one again hosts the Center of Gravity Sports and Music Festival for 2010. Held on the sandy shores of Okanagan Lake, Center of Gravity combines mountain biking with other actions sports, live music, and bikini contests! Come and check out all the action and then cool off in the lake.

Read on...

Source: Steve Romaniuk


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Center of Gravity's (COG) is proud to announce the line up for this summers Freestyle Mountain Bike Series. This year's competition is guaranteed to push the bar with new tricks and bigger jumps, these boys are bound to give us an eye full of entertainment. Riders will battle it out for Kelowna Cycle Best Trick and Best Line, where spectators can view with ice cold bevies and DJs located on the west side of the course. The Flashbacks Lake Jump will feature the Freestyle Mountain Bike boys ripping down a 20ft ramp on Hot Sands Beach and then launching off of a 6ft kicker into the Okanagan Lake!


Some of last years action
Some of last years action


Center of Gravity’s Freestyle Mountain Bike Line-up:

• Friday, July 30th - 12.00pm Warm Up Session, 2.30pm Lake Jump – Warm Up Session (Water Zone), 5.00pm Jam Session

• Saturday, July 31st - 12.00pm Jam Session, 2.30pm Lake Jump (Water Zone), 5.00pm Best Trick Line Comp

• Sunday, August 1st - 12.00pm Jam Session, 2.30pm Lake Jump (Water Zone), 5.00pm Kelowna Cycle Best Trick


There will be plenty of live music
There will be plenty of live music


The Center of Gravity is a 3-day festival built along Okanagan Lake with Bud Light Lime Gardens located on beautiful sandy beaches, a concert series each day, DJ shows, fashion shows, bikini contests, after parties each night, and over 150 pro athletes competing in 6 different sports: beach volleyball, freestyle mountain biking, FMX, wakeboarding, jet ski racing, and basketball. The Center of Gravity is BC's hottest sport and entertainment festival!



Romo spinning over last years jumps
Romo spinning over last years jumps


Local pro Steve Romaniuk is leading the mountain bike charge at Center of Gravity and he had this to say:

"Super excited once again to have mountain bikes going off downtown City Park, Kelowna. I have always wanted to do something in my hometown to showcase my sport! This being the 3rd season back, we are expecting close to 15,000 people rolling in through the gates this August long weekend. Myself and my go to man in course construction, Steve White, who has recently just finished the jump park here in Kelowna B.C. have lined up over 30 full size truck loads of dirt for the show. We have also added new sports to the event like Freestyle Moto, Jetski racing, and the wakeboard winch jam. Not to mention bad ass concerts like Naughty by Nature! So make sure you get to City Park this weekend and take in all the sports and action."




Then a big thanks to our sponsors, Winn Rentals, Kelowna Cycle, Kelowna Yamaha, Big Steel Box, DPI media, and A/G appel for trucking in 30 loads of dirt!. Also a big shout out to Scott Emslie at Wet Ape for putting on the Center of Gravity and giving us the chance to showcase bikes!


Head to Center of Gravity website for all the details on tickets and what else is going on!
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11 Comments

  • + 7
flag dirtjumper771 (Jul 29, 2010 at 13:17)
 they had me at "bikini contests"
  • + 1
flag rippin-norco (Jul 29, 2010 at 15:46)
 lol yeea broo!
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  • + 2
flag Infiltrator (Jul 29, 2010 at 20:29)
 Ok, i never click on this stuff... but then i saw "bikini contests"

needless to say i'll be watching for the update
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  • + 1
flag crividh (Jul 29, 2010 at 13:06)
 it`s gonna be Romo here...
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  • + 0
flag waterfall99 (Jul 29, 2010 at 12:37)
 Looks like its gonna be a Radd Show
  • + 2
flag Maksimbike (Jul 29, 2010 at 12:59)
 I know what your sayin bro.
  • + 1
flag smoke (Jul 29, 2010 at 13:07)
 Hahahahaha!


"Super exited ounce again".

Nice quote.
  • + 1
flag brule  (Jul 29, 2010 at 13:22)
 Good catch Smoke, fixed, but still funny! SHould be a great show!
  • - 2
flag burkemtnrider (Jul 29, 2010 at 14:28)
 bad weekend to have it....mt washington's b.c cup is happening.
  • + 1
flag brule  (Jul 29, 2010 at 14:42)
 Great weekend to have it, it is hot out and it's a multi sport event, biking is just fortunate to have an invite and showcase there. It is not a racing event either, it won't be effected by the BC Cup race on the island.
  • + 1
flag rippin-norco (Jul 29, 2010 at 15:47)
 yea its gonna be so rad! im stoked
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