September 6, 2004 – For one weekend, between the 24th and 26th of September, the historic old town Meersburg at Lake Constance will become Europe’s Urban Freeride Mecca. Some of the worldss best freeriders will come all the way from Europe, Canada and the US to Southern Germany for the new RIDE TO THE LAKE CONTEST 2004 end of this month, to demonstrate their freeride skills in front judges, spectators and the media – all vying for a cash and prize purse of 20,000 Euros.

Invited riders who have already confirmed their participation are Kyle Strait, Wade Simmons, Aaron Chase, Cedric Gracia, Darren Berrecloth, Gareth Dyer, John Cowan, Eric Porter, Randy Spangler, John Jesme, Jordie Lunn, Niels Peter Jensen, Kyle Ebett, Richard Gasperotti, Samuel Zbinden and Chris Smith as well as the German freeriders Carlo Dieckmann, Markus Wallborn, Mario Lenzen, Jan Stoetzer and Joscha Forstreuter.