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How to watch: 2019 Crankworx Rotorua

Live broadcast of all the action from Rotorua, New Zealand, the first stop of Crankworx World Tour

Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle

Crankworx World Tour is underway in Rotorua, New Zealand, with plenty of action and excitement already lighting up the first 2019 stop for the roaming gravity mountain bike festival.

There’s three big events left for fans to watch from home, starting with Friday’s Crankworx Rotorua Downhill. Later on Friday, the RockShox Pump Track Challenge pits competitors head-to-head for floodlit night time racing.

Crankworx Rotorua Brown Redwood DH
Casey Brown at Crankworx Rotorua Redwood DH. Image: Fraser Britton / Crankworx 2018

The big show is Saturday’s Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza. The first event in the run for the Crankworx Triple Crown of Slopestyle, it is named after New Zealand’s late freeride star, Kelly McGarry.

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Nicolai Rogatkin became the first athlete ever to win three Crankworx events in one year and claim the Crankworx Triple Crown award. Canadian Brett Rheeder, who won in Rotorua last year, will be looking to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

You can watch all three events live at Crankworx.com or on Redbull.tv

Brett Rheeder
Brett Rheeder. Photo: Fraser Britton / Crankworx 2018
Crankworx Rotorua Downhill

Friday, March 22: 3:00 pm NZDT
Thursday, March 21: 7:00 pm PDT
Thursday, March 21: 10:00 pm EDT

Crankworx Rotorua RockShox Pump Track Challenge

Friday March 22: 7:30 pm NZDT
Thursday March 21: 11:30 pm PDT
Friday March 22: 2:30 am EDT

Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza

Saturday March 23: 3:00 pm NZDT
Friday March 22: 7:00 pm PDT
Friday March 22: 10:00 pm EDT