This is a closed course so if you want to get an up close view of this race either submit your name to see if you can be chosen to race or submit your name to help volunteer.
Red Bull Ride the Sky 2007!
Monday, Feb. 26th, 2007It’s back! A follow up to last years Red Bull SkyRide, the first ever bike race through a skyway system!
50 riders will once again have the chance to race in the skyway system of our state’s capital. This years course will be starting in the Lowry Building and end in the grandeur of the Union Depot on the opposite side of downtown. For those of you that don’t know downtown St. Paul that means the course is all downhill!!! (w00t!) Along with a few special surprises along the way this years course will be an exciting race for the 50 invited riders!!!
To throw your name in the hat for this years race promising more twist, turns, steps, and berms then last year send the following…
• Full name and age
• Personal contact information: address, e-mail, phone #
• Race/event resume
• Tell us why you should Ride The Sky in 25 words or less.
• Including some cool pictures to wow us with wouldn’t hurt either.…to rbridethesky@hotmail.com Applications will not be accepted anywhere else. Applications missing any information will not be considered.
***This is not a spectator friendly event and will be a closed course.***
Thanks!
Buck
Race Director
w00t! looking forward to this one. the downhill course sounds good, i remember you saying that a lot of the riders were suffering because the course required more exertion and climbing than they were expecting. that and the fact that many of them were riding heavy dual-suspension downhill bikes…
anyway, bummed to hear it won’t be more spectator-friendly this year… it’s such a great event and it seems silly to so bluntly discourage spectators. especially because the people who are allowing the organizers to have a bike race in their skyway would probably like as many people to come downtown and spend money as possible…
even just having some designated spectator areas along the course would be cool.
granted, last year we had no problem getting out on the course (along with lots of other folks). i wonder if that’ll be the case this year or if they’ll crack down on it more.
oh yeah, you took photos last year. i wrote about it (with a great spaz in the comments section by some little racer-punk).