Qashqai Urban Challenge 2007

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Qashqai Urban Challenge – una tappa a Milano!

Per tutti gli amanti del freestyle mtb, tipo district ride, Tarek Rasouli annuncia un nuovo circuito.

• First ever international event series in freeriding
• Five stops, five countries, over five running weekends
• 200.000 euros – all time highest prize money in the sport of mountain bike freeriding

In preparation for the New Year and the upcoming launch of the new urbanproof crossover, “Qashqai”, Nissan announces the Qashqai Urban Challenge, the first event series of its kind in urban freeriding.

“The Urban freerider epitomises the spirit of our new Qashqai. They both enjoy the thrill of a challenge and overcoming the everyday obstacles encountered in an urban environment. It’s this joint pleasure of playing with the city that has lead Nissan to challenge these professional riders to prove that they are as ‘urbanproof’ as our Qashqai” explains Paul Willcox, Vice President Marketing Nissan Europe.

The Qashqai Urban Challenge is an event series consisting of five contests in Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the UK. The five-week tour will be a sensation in mountain bike freeriding, as the world's best riders have never before had the chance to participate in a series across different countries. From the end of April until the end of May 2007, five European metropolises will be in the focus of the worldwide biking scene.

In each of the selected countries, the contests will encounter different challenges based on the topography of the city and will use different disciplines in mountain bike freeriding to overcome these: Dirt, North Shore, Park, Big Air and Street Trials.

Course builders from all over the world will work together to provide an individual touch to each of the events. 25 riders will compete in each stage of the competition. A fixed rider pool will get the chance to ride at all of the five stops, and then additionally some more specialists for each discipline will ride at certain events.

Everybody should keep their eyes peeled for some guys who have not competed in contests for quite a while.
“The Qashqai Urban Challenge is a milestone for freeriding. The riders risk a lot with their big air tricks and will finally be compensated accordingly. With urban freeride events like this we want to show what new school mountain bikers are practising daily in big cities. We are looking forward to seeing the world’s best freeriders throwing down with urban style” Tarek Rasouli mentioned.

Further details about the Qashqai Urban Challenge – Series 1 will be announced within the next few weeks.
 

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March 9th, 2007: Only eight weeks until the start of the tour which will take the world&#8217;s best urban freeriders through five different European cities, competing for the title of the most &#8216;urbanproof&#8217; rider. The tour will hit four European cities in four weeks with a spectacular fifth and last stop for the final spectacle at La Defense in Paris four weeks later.

The rider list has been finalised and the line-up is packed with big-name riders, trying to win a share of the 200.000 euros prize money, the highest ever in freeride mountain biking.

The following 15 riders have been invited to compete in the challenging journey through the five metropolises starting on May 4th 2007:

Aaron Chase (USA)
Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP)
Amir Kabbani (GER)
Ben Boyko (CAN)
Cameron McCaul (USA)
Cameron Zink (USA)
Darren Berrecloth (CAN)
Darren Pokoj (AUS)
Greg Watts (USA)
Jamie Goldman (USA)
Kyle Strait (USA)
Lance McDermott (UK)
Paul Basagoitia (USA)
Ryder Kasprick (CAN)
Trond Hansen (NOR)

Each city will also see 10 specialist riders (tba) who will challenge and compete for pole position.
Expectations are high amongst all bike fans, but also the riders&#8217; personal thoughts highlight in which direction this series is going. Kyle Strait explains: &#8220;This series will take free riding to a whole new level!&#8221;

The 15 tour riders will not only have to try to dominate their rivals but also winning single events to try and gather points. The rider who manages to collect the most points will be crowned the overall champion at the end of the Qashqai Urban Challenge.

It&#8217;s not all about points though; it&#8217;s also about bringing the spirit of urban freeriding across to the spectators in the five different European cities: The challenge of overcoming everyday obstacles encountered in an urban environment.

The cities where those riders show their skills in the various disciplines as well as their pleasure in playing with the city are:


Newcastle, UK: May 4/5th North Shore

Milan, Italy: May 11/12th Dirt

Madrid, Spain: May 18th/19th Street

Cologne, Germany: May 25th/26th Park

Paris, France: June 22th/23th Big Air


This Qashqai Urban Challenge will be the next generation in urbanproof television. As each rider &#8216;challenges the city&#8217;, our event coverage will capture this unique spirit and sense of adventure. Thousands of spectators are expected, along with TV crews and journalists, making it the biggest and most exciting urban freeride event happening in 2007
 

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