At the "Schänzli Slopestyle", riders perform jumps and tricks that take your breath away, and at the fun MTB race "Bike 4 Trails", participants collect donations for bike trails in the region and provide entertainment with their outlandish costumes. The program also includes a large bike expo and many other attractions for racing and touring cyclists, family excursionists and outdoor fans.

Where horses usually race, the final of the "Racer Bikes Cup" will take place on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the "Schänzli" equestrian sports facility, just a few days before the World Championships in Champéry. Among those taking part are Olympic and world champion Julien Absalon, world champion José Antonio Hermida and all the top Swiss riders of note.

New addition: baselbieter bike challenge
The "baselbieter bike challenge" is also included for the first time. On this bike tour for everyone, each of the 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft will be cycled through. The main route covers a total of 259 kilometers and 4750 meters in altitude. This makes the "baselbieter bike challenge" one of the biggest challenges that Swiss mountain biking has to offer. There are also shorter routes to choose from. In the Fun category, the easiest category, beginners and families can get to grips with biking and longer distances with a distance of 50 kilometers. Neither time nor rank count in the "baselbieter bike challenge". It is not a race, but an easy to extremely challenging tour, where the focus is on the joy of biking for all categories. The start and finish of the "baselbieter bike challenge" are on the festival site.

High up and ultra spectacular: "Schänzli Slopestyle"
The attractive "Schänzli Slopestyle" offers trendy action. After last year's successful "Schänzli Slopestyle Jam", the event is being expanded this year. The best Swiss dirt jumpers as well as confirmed riders from Russia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and England will be at the start of the "Schänzli Slopestyle". The riders will jump into the course from a seven-meter-high starting jump on a ten-meter-high starting ramp. For the first time, a contest with prize money of 8,000 Swiss francs is planned, in which the riders will be ranked according to their best run. A best trick prize is also on the program, in which the most spectacular trick of the entire contest will be judged. Interested riders can apply on the website. There are still places available. Entry is free of charge.

A big expo and lots of fun
Around one hundred sponsors and exhibitors will be showcasing their products and innovations at the attractive expo. The exhibition of the specialist bike trade offers many new bikes for the coming season, special discounts in the seasonal sale, test bikes and the latest e-bikes for test rides. The Provelo bike exchange, a large bike parts exchange and a bike flea market also attract visitors.

In the legendary "Bike 4 Trails" fun race on the original course of the "Racer Bikes Cup", hobby bikers, kids and costumed cyclists pedal on bikes, tandems, unicycles and other bikes in aid of the development of bike trails in the region. Sponsors make a contribution per completed lap and participant.Admission to the "Bikefestival Basel" and many attractions are free of charge.

Information and race data: www.bikefestival-basel.ch