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The Crashed Ice downhill ice cross competition will return to St. Paul's Cathedral Hill Jan. 22. It'll be the fourth year the tour has come through St. Paul and the first time women racers will compete here.

Energy drink giant Red Bull, which sponsors the races, unveiled its 

. St. Paul will be the extreme winter sport's first stop on its 2015 four-city tour. Helsinki, Finland, Belfast, Northern Ireland and Edmonton, Alberta are also in the mix.

The races drew a crowd estimated at more than 100,000 people to St. Paul last year. The event generates international attention and a surge of winter visitors to the city, said Mayor Chris Coleman.

The January Crashed Ice competition will start on the same day as the 

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Energy drink giant Red Bull brings the wild ice racing back to St. Paul, just in time for the winter carnival. Women will compete here for the first time.

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