by admin | Aug 13, 2007 | Fernie TransRockies
On August 18th the citizens of Fernie and TransRockies fans will witness their first Fernie Finish. After five years of spectacular starts in the historic downtown the direction has changed and fernie is ready to celebrate unlike ever before. See the schedule of planned events listed below.
10AM – 12PM
Blackstone TransRockies Bike Rally – Kids’ Aged 4 – 8
A fun event themed around the TransRockies with checkpoints offering bike accessories and decorations, with educational and safety messages. Participation is free, limited to first 100.
Pre-Registration: Guides Hut
11:30AM – 5PM
Official Fernie TransRockies Finish
Location: Victoria Avenue
Watch the drama unfold as the world’s toughest mountain bike race finishes.
11:30AM – 5PM
Official Fernie Champaigne & Beer Tent
Location: Station Square
Celebrate with the finishers.
1PM – 3PM
Official Fernie TransRockies Finish Flower Ceremonies
Location: Station Square
Feel the excitement as the winners are decorated.
by admin | Aug 13, 2007 | Fernie TransRockies
The world-renown TransRockies Challenge mountain bike race announced a new first this year, with a finish in Fernie, BC. Local organizers of the Blackstone Fernie TransRockies are gearing up for what promises to be the biggest event of the summer.
Fernie will host more than 3000 participants, volunteers, organizers and visitors as part of the celebrations at the finish line. The race, which draws riders from around the globe, begins in Panorama one week earlier and takes participants through the Kootenay Rockies in a grueling 600 km challenge. Over 500 riders are expected to finish the race in Fernie, and they will be welcomed this year with an array of celebration activities.
Blackstone Fernie TransRockies is celebrating the finish with a new event, the Blackstone Bike Rally, for kids’ aged 4 – 8. This mini-rally will take kids through a fun and educational experience around Fernie’s downtown. Beginning at the Guides Hut, with stops at Carosella, the Fernie Fire Station, and Overwaitea, the rally ends at the Arts Station. Throughout, kids will have the opportunity for fun events like face painting and bike decorating, and enjoy nutritional snacks. Pre-registration is free will be held at the Guides Hut in downtown Fernie.
Fernie locals will no doubt cheer a little louder for their official hometown teams this year. Several legendary local riders have banded together to take up the challenge – the highest number of Fernie teams ever entered into the TransRockies. The Blackstone Fernie Goats are Ron Clark and Pat Gilmar; The Blackstone Fernie Grizzlies are Arthur Sombrowski and Brendan Morgan; and the Blackstone Fernie Wolverines are Todd Loewen and Sean Staplin.
Also new this year is the Official Fernie Champagne and Beer Tent. The first tent of its kind in TransRockies history, it will be a special place for participants to celebrate their finish with a bottle of bubbly and their own designated table. In addition, spectators are invited to partake in a cool beverage alongside the finishers. It will be held adjacent to the finish line at CP Station Square.
As with any major community event, the Blackstone Fernie TransRockies is in need of local assistance from volunteers. For those who are interested in volunteering, please email transrockies@fernie.com, or call 423-4727.
Blackstone is an environmentally sensitive master plan mountain community that is currently under construction. It will feature an 18-hole championship golf course designed by David McLay Kidd.
Other official sponsors of the Blackstone Fernie TransRockies include Fernie Real Estate, Fernie Brewing Co., 901 Fernie, The Guides Hut, Overwaitea, Fernie Getaways, Lizard Creek Lodge, Stanford Hotels & Resorts, Best Western Fernie Mountain Lodge, and Pinnacle Ridge Resort.
by admin | Jan 8, 2016 | Fernie TransRockies
This coming summer mountain bike races abound in Fernie. The Fernie 3 mountain bike race is being held on July 1st to 3rd and the Singletrack 6 (ST6) will be hosting two stages on July 23 to 24th.
The Fernie 3 is an all-mountain three-day classic mountain bike stage race. This year’s Fernie 3 is being held on the Canada Day weekend, July 1 to 3rd. The Fernie 3 organizers work to offer events for all riders including a one-day option, U16 and the Kids’ Bike Rally for U9. In 2015 the Fernie 3 raised $8000 for trails and generated over $200,000 in economic benefit for the community.
The ST6 is the recreation and rebranding of the TransRockies Challenge, an event that Fernie hosted for 12 consecutive years and some people credit for placing Fernie on the world mountain bike stage. The ST6 is a 6 day adventure showcasing the best riding in a variety of mountain bike communities. The 1st ST6 toured the Northern Rockies with stages in Canmore, Invermere, Golden and Revelstoke. This past summer the ST6 visited Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton. The 2016 ST6 will leave Fernie and continue on in the Kootenays with stages in Cranbrook, Kimberley and finish in Golden.
The Fernie TransRockies Society (FTS) organizes the Fernie 3 and will also be helping organize the Fernie’s involvement in the ST6. The FTA was formed in 2002 to support Fernie’s involvement with the TransRockies Challenge and worked on all of the events. The FTS is a group of local riders whose goal is to help develop Fernie’s destination mountain biking. They achieve this by hosting events that raise monies to support trial maintenance and development, develop local racers and inspire youth, and promote Fernie as mountain biking destination. “It’s great to have two great events in Fernie, the ST6 brings international riders and a high caliber of racing and the Fernie 3 has something for everyone” stated Dan Savage, FTS Director.
The FTS looks forward to working with the events supporters and community stakeholders in coming months to help make these events a success for everyone.
by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | Fernie TransRockies
The Fernie Lucky 7’s were a success despite the weather. The forecast looked grim all week and Saturday morning the skies opened just as the U15 girls and boys were about to start at 9am. Despite the rain, and weather cancellations, all events were held with no injuries or trail damage.
The Fernie Lucky 7’s, organized by the Fernie Transrockies Society (FTS), earned a round of applause from the participants. The riders were mostly from Alberta and the Elk Valley and the event is a cross-country solo and relay event that caters to all abilities looking for a fun experience. Competitive endurance and XC racers were challenged in the 7-hour solo and team category events. Families, youth and company teams loved the team participation and fun course.
The participants ranged from two to 70 in age! Solo riders pedaled up to 95kms, and a mix of teams and solo riders earned seven laps in the seven-hour event. The Kids’ Bike Rally enjoyed its 12th year and a one lap U15 girls and boys race was hotly contested.
The applause was based on the fun that was packed into the day. Sam Moffat kept the crowd moving with his music and the food and beverage was excellent. Volunteers from the Fernie Mountain Bike Club, the Fernie Nordic Society and the Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club ensured a swift execution and organized event. Everyone had a fun experience and most left with amazing prizes from Gearhub Sports.
SEE THE RESULTS HERE.
Lucky 7 prize winners included top finishers in all categories and lucky winners from Gearhub’s Lucky 7’s Craps table. All participants rolled the fuzzy dice for each lap completed and the top rolls were winners. Everyone was a winner in the Fernie Lucky 7’s!
We have these great sponsors to thank for the events success: GearHub Sports, Rocky Mountain, The City of Fernie, Teck, Fernie Brewing Company, The Bridge Bistro, Montane Fernie, Park Place Lodge, Fernie Alpine Resort, Honey Stinger, and Fernie Alpine Resort.
The FTS is a not-for-profit society with 15 years of history organizing mountain bike events in Fernie. It began with the TransRockies Challenge in 2002 and moved on to Canada Cup Mountain biking, the Fernie Enduro, the Fernie 3 and now the Fernie Lucky 7’s. The FTS’s mandate has been to promote biking with all age groups, raise monies for trails, and increase destination bike visitors. In their 16 years of managing Fernie bike events they have generated over $50,000 in funding for trails and recreational organizations.
Here is a visual recap of the event:
by admin | Jun 15, 2015
Our objective is to organize the ultimate all-mountain stage race with a focus on single track with naturual flow from trail to trail, technical climbs and epic descents. To keep it interesting we have chosen new trails and unique connectors to some classic trails. We hope you enjoy!
Stage 1 – Saturday, June 27th, start at 9:30AM
28km 1295m elevation gain
3 day and 1 day riders will love this traditional single track route with four epic descents. The climbs are also traditionally challenging. Fast guys & gals 1.45hr, mid pack 2.5hrs, relaxed riders 3 to 5hrs.
Start line: The Cedars
Race from the start line at the Cedars onto the new Elk Valley Nordic Centre (EVNC) ski trail, cross the new bridge and climb to Ben Emmitt to Sherwoody to Happy Gilmar and descend Old Goat.
Climb Snake Bite to Red Tree Road and descend Verboten.
Gorby to Park Bridge and take Park Connector to Hedonism.
Climb Hedonism to Mushroom Head to Lactic to Moccasin to the Stupid Traverse and descend Slunt to Brokeback.
Cedar Valley Road to Park Bridge to climb Gorby to descend Black Forest to EVNC to finish at the Cedars.
U13 3PM start – 5.6km – 217m
Start line: The Cedars
Controlled start line at the Cedars onto the new Elk Valley Nordic Centre (EVNC) ski trail to Sherwoody to Happy Gilmar to EVNC to Cedars Finish.
U16 – 3PM start – 8.2km – 314m
Start line: The Cedars
Controlled start line at the Cedars onto the new Elk Valley Nordic Centre (EVNC) ski trail to Sherwoody to Gorby to Old Goat to Black Forest to EVNC to Cedars Finish.
Stage 2 – Sunday June 28th, start at 9AM
33km 1235m elevation gain
Day 2 is designed around descending Hyper Vent and flowing the Coal Discovery Trail. Fast guys & gals 2hrs, mid pack 2.5hrs, relaxed riders 3 to 5hrs.
The Kids’ Bike Rally rides in the morning at the Aquatic Centre.
Start line: Fernie Aquatic Centre
A controlled start to Pine Avenue to Cokato Road to the Castle Mountain Road.
Start racing on a double track climb to Roots to Hyper Vent to descend Roots Hyper Extension to Roots Extension.
Climb River Road to descend Uprooted to the Montane Trail.
Coal Creek road to St Margret’s road to climb Scary Trail to Cemetery Bypass to What’s Up Doc to Erik’s Trail to Kids Stuff.
Descents and climbs on Kush to Kushier to Kushiest to Ridgemont Road (5km) to the Coal Discovery Trail.
Climb Sidewinder to Eco Terrorist to descend What’s Up Doc to Cemetery Bypass to St Margret’s road to the Coal Heritage Trail to finish at the Aquatic Centre.
Stage 3 – Monday June 29th, start at 9AM
32km 1048m elevation gain
The final day is focused on flowing the new Montane Trail and Ridgemont’s most interesting singletrack. Fast guys & gals 1.5hrs, mid pack 2.2hrs, relaxed riders 3 to 5hrs.
Start line: Fernie Aquatic Centre
A controlled start to Pine Avenue to Coal Creek Road to begin racing the Montane Trail to Uprooted to Roots to descend Roots to the Montane Trail to a brief descend on Uprooted.
Coal Creek road to St Margret’s road to climb Cemetery Bypass to Kiddy Up to Queen V to Eco Terrorist.
Descend Sidewinder to Stumpy to Coal Discovery Trail to Loose Change to Ridgemont Road to Kushiest to Kushier to Ridgemont Road.
R Trail to Deadfall to Kids Stuff to descend Splitting Bears to Hessian.
Climb Ridgemont Road to descend What’s Up Doc to Cemetery Bypass to Scary trail to St Margret’s road to the Coal Heritage Trail to finish at the Aquatic Centre.
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