Jeep: King of the Mountain Kicking Off August 4, 2007

The much acclaimed Mountain Bike series, Jeep: King of the Mountain, is set to begin on August 4th.  This series, developed in 1993, is celebrating it’s 14th year.  It will determine the Mountain Biking World Professional Champion.

This series spans three races and includes the very best of the best in Mountain Biking.  Things will kick off at Canyon’s Resort in Park City, Utah and from there will pay a visit to Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California on August 18.  The big finale will come on Sept. 1 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Many of the top Mountain Biking Racers in the world will be participating in this much coveted event, all vying for the chance to be crowned Mountain Biking World Proffessional Champion.  The purse for this event, one of the biggest in history, will be in excess of $100,000, plus a brand new Jeep Liberty. 

Some of the participants riders this year include two former champions trying to make Mountain Biking History.  Michael Prokop of the Czech Republic and Jill Kintner of Seattle, Washington will each be going for there third consecutive Championship.  It will definately not be easy though as both of their respective rivals,Brian Lopes and Tara Llanas, will be competing as well. Brian and Tara have consistently been standing on the podium and each are hungry for their first win.

This years Jeep: King of the Mountain will have a national audience as all three races will be broadcast on CBS.  This kind of attention will only spark the competition to be stronger and it could be the kind of coverage needed to provide that big upset.

To find out more about this years race, including other big names in this competition, I suggest heading on over and reading this post at DirtWorld as well as visiting JeepSports for all the latest news.