Åre Bike Festival
Five teams, five photographers and 20 of the best mountain bikers in the world.
Every team gets three days to shoot material for a 5-minute slideshow. The final results will be shown, and judged, by a professional jury in front of a live audience at the Saturday’s closing party at the Holiday Club Arena.
The entire Åre Bike Park with everything from epic alpine singletrack to machine built jump trails is the venue combined with the epic northern light and never-setting midnight sun. Together, they make the perfect setting for some truly amazing images.
Team France
Photographer
Stef Candé – www.stefcande.com
Riders
Yannick Granieri
Pierre- Edouard Ferry
Tony Rocci
Antoine Dubourgnon
Team Norway
Photographer
Vegard Breie – www.vegardbreie.no
Riders
Mats Andre Haugen
Kristoffer Haugland
Knut Løkås
Jørgen Storhaug
Team Scanada
Photographer
Mattias Fredriksson – www.mattiasfredriksson.com
Riders
Martin Söderström
Trond G Hansen
Darcy Turenne
Janne Tjärnström
Team Germany
Photographer
Sebastian Schieck
Riders
Andi Wittmann
Carlo Dieckmann
Christian Textor
Andi Brewi
Team Canaska
Photographer
Dan Barham – www.danbarham.com
Riders
Mike Hopkins
Robin Wallner
Linus Sjöholm
John Alm Högman
Special awards
Best scenic action
Best close-up action
Best urban
Best air
Best bike culture
Prize money
1st 12 500 SEK
2nd 5 000 SEK
3rd 2 500 SEK
Judges
Hans-Petter Hval
Richard Cunynghame
TBA
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Foto: Mattias Fredriksson