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Heavy Weather Keeps Racers at the Limit
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...
Riders Complete the Longest Day of TransRockies 2009
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...
Pouring Rain makes Nipika a Tough Day’s Ride
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...
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...
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