Blackstone Fernie TransRockies

Stage 7: Crownest Pass to Fernie After four consecutive days of unseasonable cold and rain, riders left Blairmore, Alberta for the final stage of 2009 with the finish line in Fernie squarely in their sights. The euphoria of completion added an extra level of excitement to the morning, as did an extra hour’s sleep with [...]

Stage 6 Race Report:  Elkford – Crowsnest Pass, AB 101km/ 2467m climbing/ 2419m descending There are days in endurance racing when many riders would turn back if it weren’t for the responsibility to their teammates and the support from other riders in the midst of the same test. Stage 6 of the 2009 TransRockies was [...]

Stage 5: Whiteswan Lake – Elkford 87.5km/ 2254m climbing/ 2115m descending After four straight years with almost unbroken sunshine, it was inevitable that the Rocky Mountains would demand a little payback from the TransRockies. The riders of the 2009 have been hit with three straight days of unseasonably cold and wet weather that has added [...]

Stage 4 Nipika to White Swan Lake 108km With the competitors from the TR3 leaving camp for home this morning, it was down to business for the TransRockies teams who had a huge 107km day ahead of them on the middle day of this year’s seven-day epic. This stage, which started under low cloud at [...]

Stage 3 Race Report: Nipika – Nipika Distance: 40km/ 1000m climbing/1000m descending After two days of perfect racing weather, riders who woke during the night after the epic second stage heard the gentle patter of rain on their tents and campers. The start line at Nipika Mountain Resort is at roughly 1100 metres elevation, so [...]

Stage 2 Race Report: K2 Ranch – Nipika Mountain Resort Stage 2 Takes Riders to Heaven and Hell, TransRockies-Style Distance: 72.2km/ 2835m climbing/2650m descending When riders woke up this morning at K2 Ranch, the mood was a little more serious and a lot less giddy than the day before in Panorama. The pre-race briefing the [...]

Stage 1: Panorama – K2 Ranch Rocky Mountain  Riders Grab the Early Jerseys in the TR3 and TransRockies Distance: 45.3 km/ 2267m climbing/ 2513 m descending The first stage of the TransRockies is always a little but different from the rest, the shorter distance, nervous adrenaline and fresh legs mean that the start and riding [...]

For the 8th TransRockies seven days of riding, 532km, and 14,300 meters of climbing awaits 120 teams.  Here are the stage descriptions:   Stage 1: Panorama-K2 Ranch 45.3km/2267m climbing/2513m descending With North America’s third-highest ski resort vertical rise, Panorama Mountain Village is poised to its annual part in the epic send-off. Maybe that should read [...]

On Sunday August 9, 450 riders from 22 countries will roll up to the start line in Panorama Mountain Resort high in the mountains of British Columbia for the 8th edition of the TransRockies, North America’s original epic mountain bike stage race. The seven stages of racing that await them include six massive point-to-point rides [...]

Each year kicks off with an annual pre-party. This is the opportunity to introduce the Fernie participants, changes to the local events and to thank the sponsors. The sponsors offer event stability as it has been the same group for eight years. This year has exceptional participation from a host of local riders. Read more [...]