By Daily Press staff
Top cyclists from around the world are expected this week to race down La Tuna Canyon and find out who is the fastest rider at the inaugural Red Bull Road Rage, co-sponsored by Giant Bicycle and Avid Brakes.
Riders will take on a two-mile course with a 2,000-foot elevation drop, cliff-hanging berms and 120-degree turns around rock faces at speeds up to 60 mph through La Tuna Canyon in Malibu.
World class athletes will descend upon Tuna Canyon for practice on Friday, Nov. 4 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 will be race day. The first race will begin at 8:45 a.m.
The race will consist of two formats: 1. Time trials: Individuals race against the clock. 2. Pack race: The top 16 from the time trials will race boardercross-style, in four-person heats. The top two in each heat will advance and after three times down the hill, the fastest one in the pack will be crowned.
A speed trap will record the fastest speed throughout the day on Tuna Canyon’s longest straight-away. The original $5,000 prize purse has been doubled thanks to Avid Brakes involvement, and winners will now share a $10,000 prize purse. Mars front and center at SMC
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 3, 2005. Read the original PDF.