Pinkbike Primer: Crankworx Summer Series - Week 2, Kicking Horse

Isn't it great to have racing back again? The first week of the Clif Crankworx Summer Series may only have had 25 riders competing but it still provided plenty of exhilarating racing moments from the Dual Slalom to the Air DH. For week two riders have moved over to Golden's Kicking Horse Bike Park for more unmissable head to head action.

Excited? Here's everything you need to know about the second week of the Clif Crankworx Summer Series event.

The Crankworx Summer Series is not open for spectators. Any public on-site will be kindly asked to leave.

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What happened last week?

The Clif Crankworx Summer Series kicked off last week with the Enduro that saw most of the 25 riders head out for a day of riding with some tight times at the end of the day. In the womens racing, it was Casey Brown who just beat out reigning Queen of Crankworx Vaea Verbeeck by just under two seconds. The men saw first-time enduro racer Finn Iles take an early win ahead of Kasper Wooley and Rhys Verner.

Next up it was the turn of the Dual Slalom which featured a brand new custom course built by Bas Van Steenbergen with inspiration from the Rotorua course. There was no shortage of dust for riders to deal with and some riders fell victim to the tough course. Once again it was Vaea Verbeeck and Casey Brown at the top but it was Vaea who came out the victor this time. Bas Van Steenbergen took the win in the men's with Finn Iles close behind in second after another great performance from the World Cup rider.


Heading into the second half of the first week of racing the riders were faced with a classic downhill race on more rough and dusty Silver Star trails. Both Finn and Vaea secured their second wins of the weeks putting them further ahead in the race for the overall Summer Series title. But in the biggest surprise of the week, slopestyle rider Brett Rheeder lay down a rapid run for third place, just over two seconds back.

Completing the first week of competition was the Air DH which saw Vaea take her third win of the week giving her a strong lead heading into Kicking Horse this week. The men's race saw Bas Van Steenbergen take the win bringing him closer to Finn. With two weeks left to go, it's going to be a tough fight for the overall title.

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Overall Standings After Week 1:

The Location

Kicking Horse Bike Park


For week two, riders head to Golden B.C. for the trails of Kicking Horse Bike Park.

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Schedule

- Course previews from all events will be released throughout the week

- Highlights shows will be released for the Kicking Horse Enduro and the Kicking Horse Psychosis DH.

- Before each live broadcast, there will be the Crankworx Connect pre-show featuring additional content from riders and brands.

- All broadcasts will be available to watch here on Pinkbike.


Tuesday, August 4

Kicking Horse Enduro

Wednesday, August 5

Kicking Horse Psychosis DH

Thursday, August 6

Kicking Horse Dual Slalom

- Crankworx Connect: 12:30-1 p.m. PDT
- Broadcast: 1-3 p.m. PDT

Friday, August 7

Maxxis Kicking Horse DH

- Crankworx Connect: 2-2:30 p.m PDT
- Broadcast: 2:30-4:15 p.m. PDT
- Reveal of Wednesday's Psychosis DH results + recap

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Rider List

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Weather

After a week of great weather for racing at SilverStar, it looks like riders will be greeted to a mixture of conditions for week two with a threat of thunderstorms.

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How to watch

To keep up with all the action from each Crankworx Summer Series round we will be providing our own coverage of the event alongside the live streams of each race so you can stay in the loop on what could be one of the few major races to happen this year. Stay tuned to Pinkbike throughout the week for every bit of action from the Summer Series.

The broadcast schedule will be published just before each Summer Series stop but this may change as the organiser want to ensure that no one turns up to each location to ensure the safety of everyone involved.

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Safety Precautions

The Crankworx Summer Series is not open for spectators. Any public on-site will be kindly asked to leave.

To ensure that everyone involved in the Crankworx Summer Series is kept safe the organisers have put together the following procedures.

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