Welcome to the third annual Race Face UFC!

The wait is finally over - the first round of videos in the Race Face Ultimate Freeride Challenge is now online! Time to make your voice heard and vote for who you think should advance for a chance to win a sponsorship contract with Race Face Performance Products, Giant Bicycles and Manitou Suspension worth over US$25,000.For those of you who are new to the UFC, here?s how it works. Every week, we?ll be posting four rider videos online for you to view and vote for who you think should advance to future rounds. The four riders who advance will be paired off in the semi-finals and once again, you?ll be asked to vote ? this time choosing which two riders should meet in the finals. While final voting continues, Race Face, Giant and Manitou will fly the two finalists down to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California and on April 17, at the BIKE Magazine Video Awards Party, we?ll be announcing the winner and signing them to a lucrative sponsorship contract.

Just remember, we?re putting the power in your hands to decide who should be our next big sponsorship acquisition, so make your voice heard. Get online every week and place your vote. You?ve already chosen Tyler Klassen and Matt Hunter in past contests so our confidence in you is at an all time high. We can?t wait to see who you'll choose this year.

This week?s competitors are:

Wayne Goss 19 Fernie, BC
Dave McLaughlin 18 Winmalee, AU
Jeremy Teman 17 Aptos, CA
Kyle Norbraten 18 Prince George, BC

Click through to www.raceface.com/ufc to view and vote for the videos.

We?ll be in touch next Friday to let you know when the next round of videos are online and to announce which rider advanced from this round.

Until then,

THE RACE FACE HOME TEAM