Fernie hosted finish of the 8th TransRockies in the historic downtown Saturday Augusy 15th. As Paul Done so factually writes, “In every category and from front to back, riders made heroic and repeated efforts to get to the end of each stage. The TransRockies is considered to be the most difficult and epic mountain bike stage race and this was the most difficult edition of the TransRockies yet. The machined aluminum finisher medals will be only the smallest part of the reward that the competitors take home after overcoming the worst that the Rockies could throw at them over seven days, 532km and 14300 metres of climbing.”
It was the most difficult TransRockies to date and the participants loved it! The participants had energy to attend the Champagne Tent and with Tammy from Fernie Real Estate passing out free champagne, the party hummed. The party then moved to an old bus barn at the site of the new Blackstone golf resort.
Overall it was a very special TransRockies that the participants will cherish for the remainder of their lives. The four Fernie Teams crossed the finish line with pride. Congratulations to all the finishers with special mention of the Fernie teams: Pat Gilmar & Frank Gilmard, Brendan Morgan & Arthur Sombrowski, George King & Jerome Salvadore, and Garret Souchuck & Andrew Willems.
Here are a few shots:
