The August issue of Rolling Stone magazine highlighted Darcy Turenne's Cycling career. Here's what it had to say:

Darcy Turenne was a member of the Canadian national team at 17 and retired from downhill racing at 21 as one of the best female mountain bikers on the planet – but then the 24-year-old's clock has always run a little fast. Born into the back yard of progressive mountain biking, British Columbia, Turenne felt limited by racing and made the transition to the boys-only world of free riding, which involves throwing oneself off rocks, dirt mounds, cliffs. Turenne proved to be so good that she was hired to host Ride Guide, a cable-TV show available in 60 million households a week in 60 countries. She's now shooting her second season in locales around the world, proving that women can take on the gnarliest terrain parks. “My job is to push the sport for women where it hasn't gone before,” she says, “to go bigger and harder than it ever has.” The valedictorian of her high school class, Turenne got her undergraduate degree in both geography and environmental studies while traversing the globe on her bike. She hopes to one day get her PH.D. “I'm a bit of a nerd,” she says. “I enjoyed school, and I think one day I'll Go Back. But I have to finish throwing myself off cliffs first.”
- Josh Dean,
Rolling Stone Magazine

People dressed in outrageous costumes surround me as I negotiate my way through shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. My mouth feels like I just swallowed a cup of kitty litter and I am still having the sweats from last night's shenanigans. "Am I in Vegas?" I think to myself as I gaze at a group of women wearing bridal veils and t-shirts covered in jiffy marker. I consequently get the backs of my heels stepped on for walking too slow. Nope, I'm not in Vegas - this is another Crankworx Whistler.

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This past weekend the World Cup family gathered at Bromont in Quebec, Canada for the 5th stop on the world cup tour.

They were celebrating 20 years of mountain biking on the mountain this year so it was great to have the world cup re visit the venue that had hosted the Grundig World Cups for many years in the past. I myself had never raced an international event at Bromont before, but when I was 15 or so I remember watching the event on Euro sport and thinking to myself that I would love to ride there. 10 years on and that dream was reality…

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Check out the August Issue of Rolling Stone Magazine for a special article on Darcy Turenne. Darcy is featured in this months issue where she discusses her life as a Pro Freerider on a world stage.

I first met Jay Hoots in Jamaica at the Jamaica Mount Bike Festival. This guy has to be one of the coolest guys to ride with. His energy and passion for riding made me want go ride and we were only sitting at a restaurant at night. Jay took some time out and sat down for a little chat about..... Jay Hoots

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Darcy Turenne seems to have something figured out in the industry of ours as she is one of the few successful riders making it as a freerider and she's a woman in a sport heavily dominated by men. It's great to see the ladies side of the sport gaining recognition and support from with in and outside the industry.

While in Whistler a few weeks ago I was able to sit down with Darcy for a bit and talk to her about life and bikes. Here's what she had to say:

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