Since 2008, The Freeride World Tour has made sports history bringing together top international freeride skiers and snowboarders, men and women, competing at prestigious resorts around the world, battling for the World Champion title. For the second edition, the Freeride World Tour is honored to announce a new partnership with SWATCH as the Official Data Handler. Launched in 1982 by G. Nicolas Hayek, today SWATCH is a leading Swiss watch and jewellery maker and one of the world’s most fashionable brands. With a strong presence in the world of sports for many years supporting action sports, SWATCH is very implicated in the development of Freeride competitions. SWATCH is also a partner of some of the best freeriders on the planet. The athletes of the "Swatch Outlaws Proteam" are strong-willed, charismatic riders mastering adrenaline driven sports. Some of them such as Kaj Zackrisson (SWE), Seb Michaud (FRA), Cody Townsend (USA), Phil Meier (SUI), Xavier de le Rue (FRA), Geraldine Fasnacht (SUI), Jeremy Jones (USA), Sverre Liliequist (SWE), Thomas Diet (FRA) among others will participate in the Freeride World Tour 2009, revealing the strong bond between SWATCH and these sports.
(Source: Freeride World Tour’s PR)Site officiel du Freeride World Tour