There are only a few weeks left until the best weekend of the year and there are some exciting new events on the schedule. From September 17-19, 2021, the Bikepark Winterberg will once again be the absolute Gravity Highlight.
Whether amateur, professional or visitor, at the iXS Dirt Masters Festival really everyone gets their money’s worth! The best freeride mountain bikers in the world are on their way to Winterberg to meet in a month at Europe’s largest gravity festival!
You’re up for altitude and distance? That’s exactly what you’ll get at the new and in-house Enduro Race! Enduro newbies can get their first taste of competition, while experienced riders can battle their way through the challenging stages in and around the Bikepark Winterberg and the local trail park. In addition, there is an extra stage for the E-MTB fans among you and in the kids class the youngsters can rock! Registration is now open on the website and there you will also find all the information about the Dirt Masters Enduro Challenge.
Another new format is available for the e-mountain bikers: The Schwalbe Uphill Flash e-powered by Bosch! You have stamina, are an absolute technician on the MTB and are up for a direct comparison? Then you’re in the right place! In this type of dual slalom, we turn the direction of travel upside down and also put obstacles in the way. No matter if you are a woman or a man, a girl or a boy, a pro or a rookie, in the Open Class participants from 14 years on are welcome!
Those who can’t get enough of a proper race atmosphere and are not afraid of high speed and big jumps can additionally go full throttle in the iXS Downhill Cup and the BMO 4X Rumble. For these disciplines, registrations are already open and the starting places are more coveted than warm rolls!
Slopestyle, however, is certainly one of the most spectacular disciplines. Gigantic kickers over which the mountain bikers “spin” and “flip”. At the Continental Slopestyle Contest, the riders show their best lines and create the right atmosphere! Everyone is excited to see what the top-class field of riders will pull out of the bag of tricks in September. Also at the Rose Best of Ten it will be hot and the cash will change hands faster than at roulette, when the best riders fight for the Best of Ten of their trick box!
The much sought-after Warsteiner Whip Off presented by Spank will also be held on the slopestyle area. Only invited riders will be allowed to take part in this spectacle – but that’s not all: You can apply online for a few wildcards for it! How does it work? Link the iXS Dirt Masters Festival on your whip action clips on Instagram. The best 20 whips will be allowed to do a small qualification in Winterberg to then show their best to the best five at the Warsteiner Whip Off presented by Spank!
Due to the pandemic, there will be a spectator limit in the slopestyle area for each day this year. You want to be there live? Then you can soon buy tickets for the event days on dirtmasters-festival.de. It’s not sure yet how many tickets there will be, but one thing is for sure: You have to be quick.
There will be no further restrictions for the rest of the site and the Expo area, but the 3G rule and of course the already familiar distance and hygiene rules will apply. Likewise, for the active participants, the 3G rule will play a role – Tested, recovered or vaccinated – you can find detailed information at dirtmasters-festival.de in an additional news on this website.
However, from 2022 at the latest, Bikepark Winterberg and the festival’s orga crew are again expecting an event on the usual scale and full steam ahead! Every cycling fan can already write the date for 2022 in the calendar, because the iXS Dirt Masters Festival is planned for May 26-29, 2022!
Of course, the proven classics are again on the program:
- iXS Downhill Cup
- Dirt Masters Enduro Challenge
- Continental Slopestyle
- Warsteiner Whip Off presented by Spank
- BMO 4X Rumble | 4X ProTour #5
About iXS Dirt Masters Festival
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