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REGISTRATION

Registration Opens: April 22, 2026

Registration Deadline: July 19, 2026 at 11:59 PDT.
There will be no onsite registration.

To view athlete profile, please login into the Crankworx Registration Platform

Cancellation Policy
Can be found here

ATHLETE CHECK IN / RIDERS OFFICE
Can be found here

CATEGORIES

Women \| Elite	For athletes born in 2007 or earlier. This category requires a UCI Race license.
Women \| Senior (19-44)	For athletes born in 2007 to 1982. This category requires a Provincial Race or UCI Race license.
Women \| U19 Expert	For athletes born from 2008 to 2009. This category requires a UCI Race license.
Women \| U17 Expert	For athletes born from 2010 to 2011. This category requires a Provincial Race or UCI Race license.

Men \| Elite	For athletes born in 2007 or earlier. This category requires a UCI Race license.
Men \| Senior (19-44) Expert	For athletes born in 2007 to 1982. This category requires a Provincial Race or UCI Race license.
Men \| U19 Expert	For athletes born from 2008 to 2009. This category requires a UCI Race license.
Men \| U17 Expert	For athletes born from 2010 to 2011. This category requires a Provincial Race or UCI Race license.

THE 2026 TECHNICAL GUIDE COMING SOON

RACE LICENSES
As a UCI-sanctioned C1 event and Cycling BC-sanctioned AAA event, this race requires proof of Cycling BC membership or a UCI License from another province/territory, or country with the correct designation before you can pick up your race number/check in. See the Technical Guide for more details.

LICENSE CHECK
All competitors will have their race licenses check prior to receiving their race plate.

LIFT TICKETS
Registered athletes will have access to discounted lift tickets. Ticket prices will be listed in the race Technical Guide and available for purchase from the Crankworx Whistler Athlete Centre/Rider’s Office.

TECH ZONE
Teams looking for space in the Tech Zone can fill out our 2026 application form.

TRAINING REQUIREMENT
There is a mandatory training requirement for the event. Minimum 2 training runs must be completed during the scheduled training sessions and verified by a commissaire. Riders who have not completed the training runs during the scheduled training sessions won’t be allowed to start in Finals or the Seeding Run (Group A categories Only).

Riders must start all training runs at the official start gate.

FORMAT
Finals only, 1-run for categories in Group B
Seeding Run & Finals for categories in Group A

SEEDING RUNS
Seeding Runs are mandatory for all riders in Group A. If a rider does not start the seeding run, they will not be placed in the start list to race in finals.

Start order for finals for Group A will be determined by the results of the Seeding Runs.

TIMING
Timing for the DH race will include laser timing for start and finish times and timing chips for on-course split times.

Group A will have timing chips for Seeding & Finals
Group B will having timing chips for Finals
Athletes will receive their Timing Chips at the top of the course and be expected to mount the Timing Chips to their bikes with two zip ties, provided by the race organizers
Athletes are responsible for ensuring their Timing Chip remains on their bike during the race, and gets returned to a race official in the finish corral before leaving the race
If an athlete does not return a Timing Chip that has been allocated to them, they will be responsible for getting the Timing Chip to the race organizer after the festival or will be subject to a replacement fee of 80.00 EUR

PROTECTION RULES
Full face helmet with peak mandatory for all riders.

HELMET CAMERAS
The use of a helmet camera is permitted under the following provisions

Official Training Sessions – for both Group A & B
Seeding Runs / Finals – only for the UCI categories

COURSE
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