Bike Magazine Feature ‘It started as a bet between a Pro Motocross rider and his physical trainer. It ended with five friends sprawled out at the finish line at one of the toughest mountain bike races in the world’. – … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 7
Stage 6 saw the riders delivered to Rafter 6 Ranch wet and battle weary. As the evening approached the clouds gave way to blue skies and the hope that the final day of racing would once again be bathed in … Continue reading
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 6
Stage 6 would find the riders waking to light rain and dense could cover. The blue skies of the previous 5 days disappeared overnight and by 8:30 am the light rain had turned into a steady downpour. The previous night … Continue reading
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 5
The 4th day of the 2012 TransRockies Challenge saw the riders say goodbye to legendary Fernie as the TR7 contingent boarded buses bound for North Fork Recreation Area southwest of Calgary, Alberta. A spectacular 3 hour drive north through cowboy … Continue reading
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 4
The 4th day of the 2012 TransRockies Challenge saw the riders say goodbye to legendary Fernie as the TR7 contingent boarded buses bound for North Fork Recreation Area southwest of Calgary, Alberta. A spectacular 3 hour drive north through cowboy … Continue reading
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 3
Day three of the 2012 TransRockies Challenge began in a similar fashion to the previous two. Exceptional weather blessed the field and the riders enjoyed a quick spin from Fernie proper up to the starting at line at Fernie Alpine … Continue reading
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 2 Recap
As with stage 1, the second day of the 2012 TransRockies Challenge began under wide open skies and warm temperatures. Riders were keen for a mass start and ready to traverse the 30km and 1400 metres of climbing from downtown … Continue reading
‘Spark an Experience’ Photo Contest
July 29th, 2012- Fernie, BC When Scott Bikes came on board we knew we had a quality team of bike experts to support our event. When they offered up a sweet Spark 60 for our ‘Spark an Experience’ photo contest … Continue reading
2012 TransRockies Challenge – Stage 1
The 2012 TransRockies Challenge kicked off year 11 under glorious blue skies, warm temperatures and crisp clean mountain air. Stage 1 featured the start of two separate events under the TransRockies Challenge banner: the TR3, 3 days of Fernie solo … Continue reading
Time to Ride!
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 11th edition of North America’s original mountain bike stage race, the TransRockies Challenge. Over 300 single track loving mountain bikers from 17 countries will take to the slopes of the Canadian Rockies in an … Continue reading
The TransRockies Challenge: Original. Epic. Singletrack.
We were the first to bring mountain bike stage racing to North America, we’ve been here the longest and we’re not going anywhere. We admit, there’s a little rust on the frame, but that comes with age and experience. We … Continue reading
Ultimate TransRockies Challenge Bike Prep Guide
By Dave Williams – Mechanic Congrats on signing up for the TransRockies Challenge. Whether you’re racing for 1, 3, 4 or 7 days you will find the event challenging and, ultimately, very personally rewarding. It doesn’t matter if you’re on … Continue reading