VAIL, Colorado (JEEP KOM) -- The Jeepฎ King of the Mountain Series today announced the three national host sites for the 2005 Mountain Biking World Championships, as well as a stellar line-up stocked with national and international champions competing for the richest cash purse in the industry and a pair of 2006 Jeep Commanders.
Running from June through August, the Jeep King of the Mountain will schedule stops at some of the most spectacular, scenic outdoor havens in the U.S., each providing for a unique backdrop and world-class recreational facilities. This years race sites include:
Sunday, June 19 - The Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Saturday, July 23 - Pando Ski Area, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sunday, August 14 - Jack Frost Mountain, Pocono Mountains, Pa.
Each of the Jeep King of the Mountain Series events will be broadcast to a national television audience. Two one-hour specials will be nationally syndicated during the June, July and August time period. The finals will air on CBS Sports on October 9, 2005.
Mens Roster
Bas de Bever (NED) 2003 World Cup Champion
Wade Bootes (AUS) Defending JKOM Champion and 2004 World Cup Champion
Eric Carter (USA) Winner of 8 NORBA titles and #1 overall at 2004 World Championships
Michel Prokop (CZE) #1 overall at 2004 World Cup Series
Mike King (USA) Former overall World Champion, 2004 JKOM runner-up
Chris Powell (USA) Medalist at 2004 U.S Championships, 8th at World Championships
Womens Roster
Anneke Beerten (NED) #1 overall at 2004 World Cup Series
Fionn Griffiths (GBR) 2-time World Cup silver medalist and 2003 NORBA Champion
Jill Kintner (USA) 70 career BMX titles, 2004 NORBA Champion, 2005 Sea Otter Champion, 7 in past 3 years since taking up the sport of mountain bike racing
Tara Llanes (USA) 4-time Winter X medalist, 2004 Sea Otter Champion, 2004 World Cup silver medalist
Katrina Miller (AUS) Defending JKOM Champion, 2-time World Champion, 4-time NORBA Champion
Vanessa Quin (NZE) 2004 International Cycling Union World Champion
World Professional Champions are crowned based on a system of cumulative points earned throughout the Jeep King of the Mountain Series, In addition to competing for Jeep King of the Mountain honors, the racers will be battling for a share of the record prize purse, which tops $100,000, and the keys to a new 2006 Jeep Commander.
