Welcome to the Finals!

After five weeks of gruelling competition, we're down to two finalists. Congratulations go out to Wayne Goss of Fernie, BC and Carlin Dunne of Santa Barbara, CA who have advanced to the final round of the third annual Ultimate Freeride Challenge and will now compete for a sponsorship contract with Race Face, Giant and Manitou worth over US$25,000!"I'm really excited at the opportunity to have either one of these guys on our team" says Race Face's Marshall Rutman. "I think our fan club has once again done an amazing job of narrowing down our competitor list to two finalists. I can't wait to see who they ultimately choose as the winner."

Both Wayne and Carlin will be brought down to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California and on Friday, April 16 at the Bike Magazine Video Awards, among the "Who's Who" in the industry, we'll be announcing the winner of the contest and signing them to a sponsorship contract with Race Face Components, Giant Bicycles and Manitou Suspension worth over US$25,000.

The finalist videos are now online for viewing and voting at: www.raceface.com/ufc.


Same as last year, we've included each rider's 30 second lifestyle video to help you with what will no doubt be a tough decision. Voting officially ends on Thursday, April 15th at midnight so be sure to get online and make your voice heard before then.

As always, we'll let you know as soon as we've got a winner.

Thanks again for your participation in this year's Ultimate Freeride Challenge. Now go online and place your final vote.


Until next Friday,

THE RACE FACE HOME TEAM