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TransRockies Stage 2
Stage 2 will take riders from Fernie's Historic Downtown to Coal Creek Summit and on a single track trail named Porkypine Rim that drops to the Elk River from the ridge near Hosmer. This 4000ft descent will approx take fast riders 20-25minutes, the ridgeline you see...
TransRockies Stage 1
Stage 1 of the Blackstone Fernie TransRockies will be an epic Time Trail format starting and finishing in Fernie's Historic Downtown on Sunday, August 8th. Local riders should fair well on their backyard trail. This year's Fernie participants include: Krista Turasso...
Now ready to MTB again…
Franck Gimard has returned from holiday to ride this years TransRockies with Garret Sowchuk. Both riders rode last years TR7 with other partners and are very excited to be repeating their experience as a team. Here is Francks update from his holiday: Here we are, back...
Perhaps the Bike Crash of The Year
Rarely are great crashes recorded, this is an exception. Stage one of the 2009 TransRockies had an extremely challenging scree slope that most riders were walking. My good friend and photographer Dan Hudson was bragging about a crash sequence that he shot on that very...
TR3 over 90% Sold Out
As Spring marches on and the days get warmer, there are clearly lots of you getting your bikes out of hibernation and getting inspired to ride in 2010. This past week we rode Stage 1 in Fernie and the singletrack and riding conditions were amazing. In just under three...
TR3 Coming to Fernie For First Time
Fernie will watch single riders compete in the TransRockies for the first time in nine years. Last year was the first for the TR3 and it started in Panorama and ended in Nipika. Only the team riders crossed the finish line in Fernie. As this years official start...