Thursday, August 10, 2006

Trans Rockies Stage 4 Hillary & Ryan are in 4th.

TransRockies Challenge
A maximum of 350 amateur and pro teams are estimated to grind their way back and forth over the Continental Divide while bouncing, grunting and pedaling through over 600 kilometres of wilderness trails, all part of the TransRockies Challenge. It will be a test of physical endurance and mental determination for mountain bike enthusiasts from all over the planet.
The TransRockies Challenge offers 7 categories: Open Men, Open Women, Open Mixed, 80+ Men (combined age of team over 80), 80+ Women, 80+ Mixed, and 100+ Open Gender. The minimum age for participation is 18. The riders of each team must remain together at all times during the race. If at any point, riders separate by more than two minutes, the team will receive a penalty.
Wow! What a tremendous event! Thank you for all, for your efforts, time, hard work and graciousness up to and during this event. It was truly the experience of a lifetime. The course was amazing, the staff was wonderful, the country was beautiful! I can't think of a thing that I would have wanted differently.Nick Broskovich, New York
Each of the seven stages begin at 8:00 am and riders are expected to reach the finish line by 6:00 pm daily. Stages include breakfast, dinner and an awards ceremony where the winners of each catergory are awarded Leader Jerseys. After the final stage, team times will be calculated to determine the overall winners of each category, dispensing a total of $ 20,000 CAD in prize money.
The TransRockies Challenge is organized as a wilderness mountain bike race, where participants sleep in tent villages that are set up prior to their arrival and broken down immediately after the start each morning. Enthusiasts will be faced to endure the climate and phyical challenges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
We just wanted to say thank you for organising such an exciting route for the TransRockies. It really gave us a taste of wilderness that just doesn't exist in Europe.James Annan and Julie Hargreaves, Japan
The TransRockies Challenge is based on the hugely successful TransAlp Challenge, which annually attracts more than 6,000 enquiries for the 350 available starting positions. The TransAlp Challenge starts in Mittenwald, Germany and finishes in Riva del Garda, Italy. For more information on the TransAlp Challenge, visit www.transalp.upsolutmv.com Posted by Picasa

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Summer on Crystal Mountain: Trail rides and sunset dining

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