{"id":637552,"date":"2026-04-30T01:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/637552\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T01:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:33:36","slug":"crankworx-brings-back-crabapple-hits-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/637552\/","title":{"rendered":"Crankworx brings back Crabapple Hits, sort of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crankworx is heading back to Crabapple Hits. The site of the original Whip-Off World Championships returns as a highlight event for this summer\u2019s Crankworx Whistler festival, even if it won\u2019t be Whip-Off World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Whip-Off Worlds? They\u2019re still happening, but they remain in the new location in Whistler\u2019s Boneyard, front and center in Whistler Village.<\/p>\n<p>So what is happening at Crabapple Hits? Crankworx is announcing a new event, the Crabapple Hits World Championships. Now, that seems a bit, well, specific to earn the title of a world championships. But Crabapple Hits are an iconic part of mountain bike lore. And it\u2019s Crankworx, they can call it whatever they want.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis jump has a lot of history on it,\u201d said Vinny Armstrong, one of the riders confirmed for the event. \u201cI won my first world championship Whip-Off title there, which probably helped me get sponsored and noticed on the world scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other riders that have made waves at Whip-Off worlds? Finn Iles. Casey Brown. Jackson Goldstone. Gracey Hemstreet. <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingmagazine.ca\/members\/hayden-zablotny\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hayden Zablotney<\/a>. Just to name a few Canadian examples.<\/p>\n<p>The new event will close the 2026 festival, taking place Sunday, August 2. It\u2019s a rider-judged, two-hour rider jam. There\u2019s no brackets, no judging pannel. Every feature on the line is in play, not just the final jump. Riders themselves will pick the winners, with $5,000 each on the line for the best male and female rider. That\u2019s a whopping $10,000 total for this brand new event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re Whistler\u2019s infamous big air jumps, open to the public. It\u2019s so rad there is a line like this for riders to push themselves and get a feel for jumps this big,\u201d says Talus Turk. \u201cI\u2019m glad to hear this line is being tailored towards a freeride progressive event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crankworx already has a stacked roster lined up for the inaugural Crabapple Hits World Championships. That includes Canadian multi-talented freeriders Kirsten Van Horne, Georga Astle and Vaea Verbeeck, mutliple-time Red Bull Rampage winner Kurt Sorge, freeride legend Cam Zink and many more. Should be a riot to watch.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed Riders: 2026 Crabapple Hits World Championships<\/p>\n<p>Reed Boggs<br \/>DJ Brandt<br \/>Jaxson Riddle<br \/>Johny Salido<br \/>Jon Simek<br \/>Kirsten Van Horne<br \/>Janelle Soukup<br \/>Georgia Astle<br \/>Graham Agassiz<br \/>Kurt Sorge<br \/>Matt Begg<br \/>Reece Wallace<br \/>Cameron Zink<br \/>Talus Turk<br \/>Vinny Armstrong<br \/>Alessio Tonoli<br \/>Vaea Verbeeck<\/p>\n<p>When and where<\/p>\n<p>Event: Crabapple Hits World Championships<br \/>Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026<br \/>Location: Crabapple Hits, Whistler Mountain Bike Park<br \/>Format: Two-hour rider jam, rider-judged, every feature in play<br \/>Prize purse: $5,000 best male \/ $5,000 best female<\/p>\n<p>Crankworx Whistler 2026 runs from July 24 \u2013 August 2, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crankworx is heading back to Crabapple Hits. 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