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Into the Wilderness . . .
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...
And so it begins . . .
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,...
2009 TransRockies Route Details
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...
2009 TransRockies Ready to Go
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...
Fernie TransRockies Kicks Off
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...
Blackstone TransRockies Kids Bike Rally
The world-renown TransRockies Challenge mountain bike race will visit Fernie this August 15th for the eighth consecutive year, this being the third year staging the Official Finish and the Kids’ Bike Rally. When 240 riders from over 20 countries roll up to the start...
Less than Two Weeks to Go!
With the days counting down to the start of the 2009 TransRockies and TR3, the excitement and anticipation is building among riders, staff and volunteers. Those whose training programs have been going to schedule are starting to think about the last couple of weeks...
Take on the TR3 in 2009 to Prepare for the 2010 TransRockies
In 2009, TransRockies has created TR3, the ultimate prep course for riders who’ve been dreaming of riding the most raw, remote and challenging stage race in Mountain Biking. For many riders finding a partner and committing to a full week of riding away from home and...
Eight time TransRockies Host Community
Fernie has participated as an official stage host of the TransRockies every year since the events inception in 2002. Following five consecutive years of being the Official Start community Fernie transformed in 2007 to become the Official Finish. No other community has...
Blackstone Fernie Breathe Easy Day 7
We did it...both Breathe Easy Teams completed the TransRockies in Support of Asthma Canada!! It is SO great to be back in Fernie! What a great experience. Many lessons learned. Hydration is important to stay on top of your asthma, so is dust avoidance (a major...
Blackstone Fernie Breathe Easy Day 6
Hello Fernie! Sherpa Shayne here in the Crow’s Nest Pass, having successfully completed the ride from Elkford. It was long, hot, dirty, and I think that Pat Gilmar has a price on his head for designing the course. Both Pepper and I are hanging in there with bandages...
Blackstone Fernie Breathe Easy Day 5
The ‘rock garden’ of Day 5 has absolutely no flowers... in fact it doesn’t have anything to do with a ‘garden’ but is more accurately described as a graveyard of head-sized boulders strewn from one end of the path to the other. The fact that some people ride it amazes...