World Premier of Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour Goes Off in Asheville, NC

RITUAL Mountain Bike Film Tour, a nationwide film tour kicked off the World Premier on April 24th at the iconic Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C with a bang. The tour is a 50+ stop big screen celebration of the human spirit that defines the sport of mountain biking with unforgettable film-going experiences and giveaways. The film series highlights incredible athletes and creative filmmakers with engaging storylines and stunning cinematography; bringing riders together in mountain biking’s greatest cities and venues. Anchored with big-time sponsor giveaways, live music and highfives abound, RITUAL is locked-and-loaded to host this year’s hottest mix of soon-to-be-released films and recent classics never before seen on the big screen.

The tour stops in Ogden, UT before a three night Colorado run as it continues across the country, ultimately making it's way to Transition Bikes Outpost on June 5th.

Ten premier film showings hosted by the RITUAL team in key cities on the national tour are set at top mountain bike destinations paired with 40 partner hosted events nationwide, click here for dates and tickets to all 50 stops.

Ten Premier Events:
April 24 - World Premier - The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC - Pictured
April 29 - Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden, UT
May 2 - The Oriental Theater, Denver, CO
May 9 - The Lyric, Fort Collins, CO
May 13 - The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
May 20 - Jeanne Rose Wagner Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
May 21 - The Volcanic Theater, Bend, OR
May 24 - Meteor Guitar Museum, Bentonville, AR
May 30 - Free Cycles, Missoula, MT
June 5 - Tour Encore - Transition Bikes Outpost, Bellingham, WA


The two hour show consists of two segments and an intermission featuring a mix of films ranging from 20 minute long-form stories to three minute shred flicks rooted in adventure, inspiration, spectacular cinematography from proven independent filmmakers. The RITUAL premier events will feature sponsors providing over $40,000 worth of the industry’s greatest gear giveaways throughout the 10 key city events.

Film Selections / Athletes
1. Circles (Commencal Bikes) - Brett Rheeder
2. Esperanto / Jackson Hole Segment (Teton Gravity Research) - Cam Zink, Darren Berrecloth, Kyle Strait
3. Born From Junk pt.1 extended cut (Noble Labs) - N/A
4. Bragga Freeride II (Miguel Sousa) - Diogo Carrero
5. Midnight Sun (Modify Content) - Kurt Sorge, Nico Vink, Alex Volokhov, Jaxson Riddle and Remy Morton

INTERMISSION

1. Badlands 1&2 (Brad Holmes Cinema) - Cam McCaul, Tyler McCaul, Dusty Wygle, Ethan Nell, DJ Brandt
2. Esperanto / Utah Segent (Teton Gravity Research) - Brooke Anderson, Blake Hansen, Chelsea Kimball, Hannah Bergemann, Samantha Soriano, Sophie Gregory
3. DOOM (Felt Soul Media/Travis Rummel) - Steve Fassbinder, Lizzy Scully
4. Cool Bus (Anthill Films) - Jacob Murray, Natasha Miller, Lucy Van Eesteren, Mateo Quist and Ryder Bulfone
5. Baja Dust (KGB Productions/Chris Kitchens) - Alex Chay, Cody Wilkins and George VanDercook
6. ALL WAYS (Canyon Bicycles) - Braydon Bringhurst


RITUAL is hitting the road with support from Shimano, Gunnison Crested Butte, FlyLow, Lazer Sport US, Oskar Blues Brewery, Transition Bikes, Send It, CushCore, IMBA, Industry Nine, Outbound Lighting, Pinkbike, Trailforks, Traction Coffee and Joy of Bike.

Visit ritualbike.com for additional information and to purchase all-ages tickets.