The Asheville Citizen-Times provided great coverage of the 2006 Bele Chere Urban Challenge

Here are links to their video extras

The Urban Challenge was the first official event of the 2006 Bele Chere. The Blue and Yellow teams competed in the 'Water Toss Challenge' to get things going. The Blue Team won, meaning the Yellow Team had to eliminate one player. Ken Kroh was the first

Urban Challenge contestants participate in Challenge #4 - 'Locks and Chains.' The Green Team won the challenge, meaning the Orange Team had to vote someone off the Urban Challenge Island.

In the final challenge of Day 1, Urban Challenge contestants competed in a rap song writing and singing challenge. The Green Team prevailed, meaning a member of the Orange Team had to be voted off Urban Challenge Island.

The Urban Challenge moved to its most physically-demanding challenge of the competition - the 'U. S. Army Warrior Ethos Challenge.'

The last challenge of the day for the 2006 Bele Chere Urban Challenge contestants was nothing more than an eating contest. The competition was so close that a scale had to be brought in to determine who was booted off the Urban Challenge Island.

The second-to-last challenge for the Urban Challenge contestants was a test of strength and endurance. The person whose bucket hit the ground first was removed from the island. Lauren Turner was eliminated.

Stacy Mark of Mars Hill and Aileen Mason of Asheville were pitted against each other in the final challenge of the 2006 Urban Challenge at Bele Chere. Mason won the grand prize of a Royal Caribbean cruise by mere seconds over Mark.