February 8, 2007 (Vancouver, B.C.) – Building on the success of past Ultimate XC Challenge (UXC) contests held in conjunction with the Trans Rockies race in Canada, Race Face is pleased to announce that the 2007 Ultimate XC Challenge is going to Europe!

In May 2007, the Race Face on line community will vote to send one team of two riders to compete in both the 2007 Trans Germany and TransAlp races with all expenses paid.

The UXC 2007 Europe calls for riders who have chain lube and fork oil in their blood, the unsung heroes of the singletrack, the guys without contracts who grind it out at their day jobs to ride on the weekends for the pure love of the sport… to represent Race Face in the 2007 Trans Germany and 2007 Trans Alp races.

Riders who believe they are up to the challenge should have a strong race resume, and, more importantly, a Really Good Story (RGS) as to why they should be chosen. The RGS portion needs to be submitted as a 90 second video explaining why they want to take part in one of two of the most epic, multi day XC stage races in the world. Submissions must be received by April 27, 2007.

Similar to the Ultimate Freeride Challenge (UFC), Race Face will take the top team submissions and post them online in May 2007 for their online community to view and vote for which team should ride for Race Face at the Trans Germany and TransAlp races. Winners of The UXC 2007 Trans Germany will be announced May 18. The winners of the UXC 2007 TransAlp will be announced June 2.

Once selected – the teams will be flown to the races with all entry fees paid by Race Face. They will be outfitted in Race Face components and clothing and be given RaceFace team tech support throughout the multi day epic races.

In the weeks leading up to the Trans Germany and TransAlps, and each day throughout the races, visitors to the Race Face web site will be able to learn more about our teams and follow their progress through daily updates by our support crew.

Between flights, accommodations, and entry fees to the contest, the value of the UXC to the winners could exceed over $20,000 USD per team. Additionally, Race Face, through it’s partnerships with Trans Germany, Trans Alp, and Bike Magazin Germany will document the UXC teams’ story to the masses with extensive media coverage.

As our two teams undertake one of the most memorable adventures of their lives, what emotions will they experience? What sort of pain will they endure and what will they learn about themselves? We will soon find out, as the Race Face 2007 UXC goes to Europe.

For more information on the Race Face 2007 UXC and to download your application form, click through to www.raceface.com/uxc.