Diablo Freeride Park Kicks-Off 2010 Season
Over 700 Riders Launch 2010 Season - New Record Set
Under sunny skies and balmy temperatures, mountain bikers from as far north as Maine, as far south as Miami and from points across the midwest made the trek to Diablo Freeride Park to celebrate the official opening of the 2010 downhill season. Over 700 riders were in attendance making this past weekend the most successful opening weekend in Diablo Freeride Park history.
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“Riders came out in droves to this past weekend and you could tell by all the huge smiles that riders were stoked to be back at Diablo after a long winter season,” said Diablo Operations Manager – Jack Grzybek.
Earlier this spring the ParkLogic crew at Diablo Freeride Park launched an aggressive trail improvement campaign geared towards revamping existing trails and adding new lines and features across the mountain. During the past six weeks the trail crew invested over 3,500 hours building new features, new lines and revamping many sections of the vast Diablo trail network. “This year our focus is on improving existing trails while throwing-in a solid mix of new features and lines geared towards various ability levels," said General Manager – Shawn Orecchio. "It has been a busy spring season and there are many additional improvements we have yet to unveil."
This upcoming weekend Diablo Freeride Park is set to host ROUND 1 of the 2010 Diablo Gravity Series. Amateur and pro racers alike will be competing for valuable prizes as they tackle the Downhill and Giant Slalom disciplines.
Later this month, Diablo will play host to the 8th annual U.S. Open of Mountain Biking scheduled to take place on May 27th - 30th. The 2010 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking will play host to over 600 athletes all battling for a piece of over $55,000 in cash and prizes. The men's pro downhill category will be fiercely contended and the 2010 champion will be rewarded with a staggering $7500 cash payout. Featuring a unique and 'open', Pro/AM format, the U.S. Open offers the most challenging and competitive racing in the nation and sets the standard as a proving-ground for up-and-coming and elite racers alike.
For more information about Diablo Freeride Park, please visit www.diablofreeridepark.com.
For detailed information about the 2010 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking, please visit www.usopen-mtb.com.
Official Diablo Freeride Park Sponsors and Partners include: Jamis Bicycles, Shimano, Freelap USA, Kenda, ethirteen, RedBull, Kali Protectives, Pinkbike.com, Scott USA, STATUS Snowboards, Skull Candy, Dakine, VholdR, Atomlab, and Mountain Creek Resort.
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Under sunny skies and balmy temperatures, mountain bikers from as far north as Maine, as far south as Miami and from points across the midwest made the trek to Diablo Freeride Park to celebrate the official opening of the 2010 downhill season. Over 700 riders were in attendance making this past weekend the most successful opening weekend in Diablo Freeride Park history.
More inside,
“Riders came out in droves to this past weekend and you could tell by all the huge smiles that riders were stoked to be back at Diablo after a long winter season,” said Diablo Operations Manager – Jack Grzybek.
Earlier this spring the ParkLogic crew at Diablo Freeride Park launched an aggressive trail improvement campaign geared towards revamping existing trails and adding new lines and features across the mountain. During the past six weeks the trail crew invested over 3,500 hours building new features, new lines and revamping many sections of the vast Diablo trail network. “This year our focus is on improving existing trails while throwing-in a solid mix of new features and lines geared towards various ability levels," said General Manager – Shawn Orecchio. "It has been a busy spring season and there are many additional improvements we have yet to unveil."
This upcoming weekend Diablo Freeride Park is set to host ROUND 1 of the 2010 Diablo Gravity Series. Amateur and pro racers alike will be competing for valuable prizes as they tackle the Downhill and Giant Slalom disciplines.
Later this month, Diablo will play host to the 8th annual U.S. Open of Mountain Biking scheduled to take place on May 27th - 30th. The 2010 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking will play host to over 600 athletes all battling for a piece of over $55,000 in cash and prizes. The men's pro downhill category will be fiercely contended and the 2010 champion will be rewarded with a staggering $7500 cash payout. Featuring a unique and 'open', Pro/AM format, the U.S. Open offers the most challenging and competitive racing in the nation and sets the standard as a proving-ground for up-and-coming and elite racers alike.
For more information about Diablo Freeride Park, please visit www.diablofreeridepark.com.
For detailed information about the 2010 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking, please visit www.usopen-mtb.com.
Official Diablo Freeride Park Sponsors and Partners include: Jamis Bicycles, Shimano, Freelap USA, Kenda, ethirteen, RedBull, Kali Protectives, Pinkbike.com, Scott USA, STATUS Snowboards, Skull Candy, Dakine, VholdR, Atomlab, and Mountain Creek Resort.
Title picture and video by freedjdh.pinkbike.com.
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But props to everyone who got there hands dirty and suffered the splinters,for giving mtb'ers the world over another reason to visit your beautiful land of the freerider.
Gringo,