Still awaiting official word on how the full event played out. For now here's the unofficial results:

Men
1. Greg Minnaar (South Africa)
2. Eric Carter (USA)
3. Steve Peat (UK)
4. Michal Prokop

Women1. Katrina Miller (Aus)
2. Moi Suemasa (Japan)
3. Anneke Beerten (Neth)
4. Tara Llanes (USA)

What happens when you, dump 6 truckloads of dirt on a quiet street in Cumberland, add one of Canada's premier dirt jumpers and a host of other talented riders? A Jump Jam.

This Saturday, May 31st, Dodge City Cycles and The Riding Fool hostel, are bustin out with their grand opening. Balfa's Chris Donahue, along with .243 Racing Team of Rippers and a gang of ripping Island Grown riders will be airing a four pack next to the shop.

The weekend of June 6th sets the stage for the seventh annual Bear Mountain Challenge in Mission B.C. The B.C. Cup downhill course has gone through some minor changes for this year’s event and it promises to deliver.

How would you like to have a brand new 2003 Norco VPS Drop? On June 15th, up at Whistler, you’ll get the chance to enter the VPSFest Draw Prize Contest. There will be lots of other draw prizes too—more than $5000 worth. All you have to do is show up at Whistler with your Norco VPS and participate in a day of awesome riding.

By making a multi-faceted, two-year commitment to the International Mountain
Bicycling Association, L.L. Bean has increased its support for bicycle
advocacy.

L.L. Bean is now the official outfitter of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew,
providing essential clothing and gear for life on the road. The company also
supplies outdoor gear to IMBA staff and supports IMBA financially as an
Above-and-Beyond Corporate Member.

BC Cup is Back! Once again the face of Red Mountain will be riddled with spectators and competitors alike. The Rossland Gravity Fest will feature the racing disciplines of Downhill, Biker Cross, and Cross Country. All this excitement will be packed into one hell of a weekend; July 4, 5 and 6th. The base area will be packed with vendors, displays, demonstrations, kids races, fun races, music and food. Come join us for the weekend filled with the best that Rossland and Mountain Biking have to offer. Check out all the details at www.gravityfest.com

Panorama Mountain Village, B.C. – On June 21 Panorama Mountain Village will launch the Canadian Rockies’ only quad-accessed North-Shore style stunt trail and permanent Bikercross course.

“This summer the freeriding at Panorama is going to be fast and furious. We are going to have the best Bikercross in B.C., with the most flow and the most pro-options,” says Byron Grey, park designer and builder for Panorama. Grey is well-known and respected in the mountain biking scene. Avid riders may recognize him from the highly successful Sportsnet television series “Drop In” and he has also ridden in numerous films by MPF.

Tons of people emailed in about the poll on the Gravity Games website asking users "Which of the following sports would you most like to see added to the Gravity Games?"
I'm not going to tell ya what to vote for - you already know!

Poll is at the bottom of this gravity games page - VOTE

Get ready for our 3rd annual Single Speed Race! The event is open to single speed or mountain bikes. Don't got a single speed? No problem, select the desired gear and it will be locked-in the day of the race. The course will be on the East lands and will consist mainly of single track and will last approximately 45 min - 1½ hours depending on what category you race in. The $15 fee can be paid at the COP registration desk starting Sat. May 24.

Romic has been quite busy lately designing new and exciting products. Two weeks ago at the NORBA NCS #1 in Big Bear, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on one of their new 2003 Boxxer upper crowns; which now has an optional integrated stem.

Join us in August and September for the exciting bike tours. Tour around the beautiful city of Vancouver, ride through the picturesque farmlands of Fraser Valley, tour the Saanich Peninsula or explore Vancouver Island's Wine Country in 2 days or join us for some family fun in Kamloops or Nanaimo.

COP (Canada Olympic Park) holds DH races every Wednesday night so come out and ride and/or watch. The new course for this year has a lot of improvements, additions and all in all is excellent. No license required. The perfect way to test out your skills and try a new sport.

Registration 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Race starts 6:30pm

As everyone gets into high gear for our upcoming riding season, one thing is always on my mind, rider safety. We all like the thrills of doing something that we have never done before. There is always that chance it could go bad. It happens to the best in the business. As a rider of 10-15 years [I can't remember when I got the bug] it concerns me how Mtn. biking is being viewed. People think it's an extremist sport that is strictly a boy's sport. That is incorrect. Like every sport, there is a limit. It is human nature to push that limit.

Geez, where did the time go? Here it is May 27th, just 26 days away from the Mount Seven Psychosis race (ver 5.0). That's right just 26 days until the gnarliest DH race I know of. Imagine 4500 vertical feet of white knuckle, hair ball, sphincter clenching, bug-in-your-teeth-and-don't-care-grinning, I-can't-believe-I'm-racing-on-this-nasty-ass-stuff, steep-as-shit descent.

Just outside Tijeras, New Mexico is a trail network that abuts the Kirtland Air Force Base. Otero Canyon contains over 20 miles of trails popular with mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians but could soon change. Citing homeland security, the Department of Defense is planning construction of an 8 foot high barbed-wire fence that would effectively shut down the trail system. Enter the Save Otero Petition and web site. Please take the time to sign the petition and follow the links to let your elected representative know how you feel about this potential closure. Not in New Mexico? Remember, your trails could be next... Check out www.saveotero.org for updates on their plight.

Gravity Challenge 1 at Canyon Ski Area in Red Deer is in the over and in the books. 56 Racers chanced the weather and where paid off w/ some great chair lift assisted DH action. The track turned out to be challenging to all levels w/ very few racers having two clean runs. Shorty's challenge (in memory of Craig Short) turned out to be both the fan and racer favorite with berms, single track, trees, and sketchy switch backs to content with! If you negotiated this area cleanly the Sphincter Drop was waiting with it's jaws open.

It seems that due to a dead laptop, numerous harddrive crashes, a move and the fact I have the attention span of a gnat some user submitted information has yet to be "processed" or got lost in the pile of crap I call my workspace. Some link requests, events and generally newsworthy items have fallen through the cracks and haven't seen the light of day. Because of that, we've set up the following email addresses to streamline the submission process. If you've got an event, news, or link request, please use the following addresses to submit them and we'll do our damndest to get them up.

links@pinkbike.com
events@pinkbike.com
news@pinkbike.com

Last weekend was race #3 of the Maxxis Cup International in Pontevedra, Spain.

One of the hardest working crews in biking , the B-Team, has put a cool 16 minute video together of their Road Antics.
The B-Team comprised of a half a dozen hard working, beer drinking, and women and bike loving riders sets out each weekend for a different destination in Western Canada to rip your local trails, drink your beer and hit on your Mom.

2 Great Days of Fun!

This weekend, the folks who brought you the North Shore Enduro and much of this year's upcoming Whistler Gravity Festival have stepped up to the plate for the younger crowd with the BC Junior Mountain Bike Festival. The event is packed full of fun activities and some big name riders will be teaching the finer points of riding. Expect to see the likes of Dangerous Dan Cowan, the Baia Brothers and "Hoots" Jay.

The sport of mountain biking was rocked last weekend by the death of 33-year-old Japanese downhiller, Haruko Fujinaka at NCS#1 in Big Bear, California. Making the news even more devastating is word she was celebrating her honeymoon after just one short week of marriage. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Haruko’s family, friends and loved ones. Speaking about the accident with friends both in and out of our sport got me to thinking; mountain biking, especially the disciplines of downhill and freeride, can be dangerous.

After a few weeks of discussions and careful planning, Sinister Bikes and FTW Industries have formed a more formal partnership. With this new partnership FTW's DNA will now be distributed and marketed by Sinister Bikes, along side Sinister's Ridge hardtail. Sinister will also be releasing its new DH frame this summer, which was developed with FTW Industries, along with some other new products.

After a stellar weekend of riding that unfortunately finished on a low note, I've found myself with plenty of time on my one good hand (broken wrist) and asking myself, "What do Pinkbike's readers really want to see?" I know video probably tops your list, but how about interviews, race and industry news or product reviews? Or maybe travel articles, road trip follow ups and lifestyle bits? The doctor tells me I won't be hitting any big gaps for at least 6 weeks. I'll need your help to keep from losing my mind. Email any and all suggestions or requests to mental@pinkbike.com I'll do my best to give you what you're asking for. It just may take a while, I am after all typing this one handed...

Here it is. The moment is almost upon us.
The Drop In Crew are 1 week away from setting out on another
2 ½ month road trip of adventure. The bus is purring ever so softly
(despite the pounding of our new stereo) and she’s ready to cart us out to Vancouver Island where we will shoot episode 1 of season 2.

Today's Downhill competition was dedicated to fallen Professional Japanese competitor, Haruko Fujinaka, who died as a result of her injuries sustained in a crash while practicing on the downhill course on Saturday. The 33-year-old from Kyoto, Japan was transported to a local hospital yesterday after her crash, where she was pronounced dead at 11:51am PST. This was the first such reported fatality in the 25 year history of NORBA racing at Snow Summit Mountain Resort. Prior to the start of today's competition, a moment of silence was observed in Fujinaka's memory.

USA Cycling would like to express our sincerest condolences to the Fujinaka family.

While showing me some of the best of what Nelson has to offer, Big D (Derek Westerlund), the man behind Freeride Entertainment, filled me in on his travels over the past couple months. They've recently returned from Costa Rica filming with Kona team members Dave Watson, Joe Schwartz, Robbie Bourdon, "Dik" Cox, John Cowan and photographer extraordinaire, John Gibson. Westerlund captured footage of Watson riding one of the sickest lines imaginable, dropping 15-20 feet into a huge bomb hole for barely one and a half bike lengths before launching another 30-35 feet onto super steep tranny.

Rye Airfield and BustedSpoke.com are joining forces to bring the 2nd Annual BIG Wheels Contest back to Rye Airfield on Monday, June 23rd, 2002 at 6pm.

This year’s event now spans two days. The festivities begin on Sunday, June 22nd with multiple showings of Aaron Chase’s “Killing Time”. The first showing is at 7:00pm to be followed by food and riding with a special MTB only session from 9:00pm until Midnight. Day two begins with registration from 4:30 – 5:30; competition starts promptly at 6:00pm.

This weekend, Penticton, BC hosts the 8th Annual Action Quest DQ Classic. Featuring a point-to-point XC, classic DH and an awesome 4-X course that weaves through the trees, this is an event worthy of the long weekend. Brad Ewen, noted voice of Red Bull's bike events will be there spinning tunes and keeping riders and spectators alike entertained over the weekend. Visit their web site for more details.

Note: No camping this year at Campbell Mountain, click here for a complete accommodation listing.