The "MILKA WHEELS OF SPEED" powered by "SHIMANO World Downhill Challenge" is part of the "Sympatex Bike Festival" powered by "NISSAN", being held in the city of Willingen, Germany from the 11th to 16th of June.
In 2010 the festival was attended by over 15 thousand visitors who watched American rider Aaron Gwin take the win. The festival is being held for the 14th time and riders can win 5 thousand Euros in prize money.
Last year results:
1. Gwin Aaron
2. Minnaar Greg
3. Neethling Andrew
The course will be on the official UCI World Cup Downhill track that has been used for the last four years. Course designer Diddie Schneider made some minor changes so that amateur riders can ride the course without risking serious accidents.
Race mode:
- Qualifying: the 64 fastest riders get qualified for the semi final
- Semi final: The fastest rider (1) will ride against the slowest qualifier (64) and so on. The 32 fastest riders + 8 lucky losers qualify for the final.
- Final: The top 40 ride for the first place and a prize money of 5000 EUR!
Ergebnis Qualifikation