Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
A2025.014.012 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Color |
Tagline |
Colour photograph of a competitor going down a hill during the men's cross-country race at the 1994 Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships held in Rossland during the Rubberhead Bike Festival, August 27, 1994. |
Collection |
MS 90 - Photograph & Negative Collection |
Description |
Colour photograph of a competitor going down a hill during the men's cross-country race at the 1994 Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships held in Rossland during the Rubberhead Bike Festival. The racer is wearing a yellow jersey, black, yellow, and red shorts, and blue helmet. He is speeding down a hill on the course. He is standing on his peddles with his arms straight/locked out to control his bike as he goes downhill. There is a man and two children standing at the top of the scene, watching the racer speed past. Trees and grass line the back side of the trail to complete the scene. |
Photographer |
Steve Hilts |
Date |
1994/08/27 |
Medium |
Unknown |
Provenance |
The 1994 Rubberhead Bike Festival took place from August 24 - August 28, with the Canadian Nationals taking place between August 27 and 28th. The Canadian Glacier National Cross-Country Champions was also the final race in the Canada Cup. The course for the race started in downtown Rossland and had the riders climbing over 800 feet every 8km lap they completed and followed much of the Techno-Grind trail. The Rubberhead Bike Festival was started in 1985 and ran annually until 1995. The original events at the festival included cross-country, downhill, dual slalom, and techno-grind races. The Rubberhead was revived in 2008 for several years, bringing the once great festival back to life. The events included the Dreadhead Super-D, Huck ‘en Berries Jump Jam, and the Seven Summits Poker Ride. The Huck ‘en Berries Jump Jam is still celebrated in Rossland during Golden City Days, keeping the spirit of this festival alive. |
Search Terms |
Rubberhead Bike Festival 1994 Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships |
Subjects |
Photography Summer Sports Mountain Biking Race Competition Bike Race Athlete |