Mountain biker lights winter Olympic cauldron

Mountain biker Tyler Allison lights the Olympic Cauldron in Whistler, British Columbia, in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Mountain biker Tyler Allison lights the Olympic Cauldron in Whistler, British Columbia, in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (Image credit: Tamsin Miller)

A mountain biker was given the honor of lighting the Olympic Cauldron in Whistler on Friday night in preparation for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games in British Columbia. Cycling BC team member Tyler Allison, who is both a cross country racer and a downhiller, performed the honors one week in advance of the Winter Games.

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