Transrockies ’09 – Stage 2 & 3

Stage 2 – K2 Ranch to Nipika Mountain Resort
72.2km / 2835m climbing / 8:16:08

Just as all this scenery threatens to turn the ride into a postcard, the field comes face to face with the sheer western face of the Rocky Mountains. This near-impenetrable fortress has very few paths over or around, so they face the biggest day of vertical served this week with three major climbs of at least 700 metres each and a total of nearly 3000 metres on the day.

Transrockies ’09 – Stage 1

Stage 1 – Panorama to K2 Ranch
45.3km / 2267m climbing / 4:46:49

With North America’s third-highest ski resort vertical rise, Panorama Mountain Village is poised to its annual part in the epic send-off. Maybe that should read “send up” as riders climb straight up and over a vertical mountain wall into some spectacular scenic alpine singletrack at the literal high point of the week at nearly 2,500 metres.

Transrockies ’09 – Pre-Race

At last… At last… It took some time, but Ken and I feel that we can now serve up some tasty Transrockies moments to all of you, our loyal supporters, friends, fellow riders and Transrockians. We will also be doing some detailed write ups on a stage by stage basis, but this is a video post for the first part of our adventure.

Watch for more episodes in the days to come.

So, a quick recap for anyone just jumping on, the Transrockies is an annual 7 day mountain bike stage race through the Canadian Rockies back country from Panoroma to Fernie BC. Considered the most epic mtb stage race, Ken and I (Team Bikeridr) trained for most of a year to get ready for it, and boy oh boy, did this race deliver! This will be 7 days of incridible riding, wicked Rockies weather, truly epic locals, good times and wonderful people that we will never want to forget.

Fernie at last!

Ahhh… Sweet glorious victory! Team Bikeridr has officially crossed the finish line and have arrived safely home!

Race reports are coming – Despite hoping to keep our faithful readers and friends updated whilst on course, the rigors of the race combined with limited internet availability made it nearly impossible.

Stay tuned!

TRANSROCKIES HERE WE COME

I had one of those familiar feelings this morning when I woke up. You know that feeling when something that seemed so, sooooo far off for so long finally arrives. In 48 hours the Transrockies will be officially under way and Ken and I will be rolling out the first kilometers of the week long course. I’m excited and nervous as I am trying to get everything packed up and ready to go. We’re driving to Calgary tonight to meet up at Ken’s. There we’ll do our final gear checks, pick up any last minute must haves and then tomorrow morning we’ll be off to Panorama to check in. 

All together, it’s been a year of preparation and planning. It’s been a solid 9 months of training and now it’s here! Ready or not haha… We’ll try to post some updates as the week goes by, and of course we’ll be documenting the race so we can regale you all once it’s all over. Transrockies here we come!