The Test of Metal is a 67-kilometre cross-country mountain bike race that was held annually in and around Squamish, British Columbia until the final race in 2016.
The demanding course, with over 1,200 metres of climbing and 35 kilometres of singletrack, takes just under three hours for the fastest riders and between four and five hours for the majority of competitors. The number of entries allowed is limited (in 2006 to 800). The race is part of the Test of Metal Mountain Bike Festival, a weekend of mountain biking, trials, and related events.
+ Past Winners Year Top Male Top Female 1995 Carter Hovey Sally Carmichael 1996 Michael Pruner Erin McGann 1997 Geoff Kabush Linda Robichaud 1998 Chad Miles Kiara Bisaro 1999 Chad Miles Kiara Bisaro 2000 Ruedi Shnyder Sandra Walter 2001 Carter Hovey Eron Chorney 2002 Andrew Kyle Lesley Tomlinson 2003 Carter Hovey Sarah Noble 2004 Ricky Federau Alison Sydor 2005 Neal Kindree Meghan Kindree 2006 Neal Kindree Catharine Pendrel 2007 Neal Kindree Catharine Pendrel 2008 Max Plaxton Wendy Simms 2009 Max Plaxton
External links Official Website of the Test of Metal MySquamish.com SquamishMountainBike.com