Mountain Biking's big-money, made-for-T.V. event, the $100,000-plus Jeep King of the Mountain series, is heading for its second stop July 23 at Grand Rapids, Michigan's Pando Ski Area. Brian Lopes and Jill Kintner, both Americans, won the first round in San Louis Obispo, Calif.
The three-year-old Jeep King of the Mountain series features the world's top male and female mountain bike racers competing head-to-head to capture the King of the Mountain title for their country, as well as a cash payout that tops $100,000 and the keys to a 2006 Jeep Commander. Racers compete on a Y-shaped course where racers begin on separate prongs of the Super-D-style Y then come together for the final section down to the finish.
