TransRockies 2010

TransRockies Stages

1. 

   Stage 1Sunday, August 8 2010

   Location:

   Fernie

   Distance:

   31 km

   • Report: Kona's Wicks and Sneddon open TransRockies with stage win,
   • Photos
2. 

   Stage 2Monday, August 9 2010

   Location:

   Fernie - Elkford

   Distance:

   71 km

   • Report: Kris lights the Wick,
   • Photos
3. 

   Stage 3Tuesday, August 10 2010

   Location:

   Elkford - Etherington Creek Campground

   Distance:

   65 km

   • Report: Sneddon and Wicks widen the gap,
   • Photos
4. 

   Stage 4Wednesday, August 11 2010

   Location:

   Etherington Creek Campground - Anchor D Ranch

   Distance:

   60 km

   • Report: Widmer and Lazarski grab lead as Kona suffers mechanical disaster,
   • Photos
5. 

   Stage 5Thursday, August 12 2010

   Location:

   Anchor D Ranch - Little Elbow Campground

   Distance:

   54 km

   • Report: Kona crew back on top,
   • Photos
6. 

   Stage 6Friday, August 13 2010

   Location:

   Little Elbow Campground - Rafter Six Ranch

   Distance:

   72 km

   • Report: Wicks and Sneddon win penultimate stage, add to overall lead,
   • Photos
7. 

   Stage 7Saturday, August 14 2010

   Location:

   Rafter Six Ranch - Canmore

   Distance:

   46 km

   • Report: Sneddon, Wicks conclude TransRockies with stage, overall wins,
   • Photos

TransRockies Photos

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  Barry Wicks of Team Kona (f) and Mical Dyck (Terrascape/Trek Canada) show their World Cup fitness on a very steep climb.

• Rolling past Fernie Train Station on the way out of town.
• Women's winners Alana Heise
• Open Men’s winners Barry Wicks (right) and Kris Sneddon cross the line in Fernie, British Columbia.
• Nate Bird (f) of Team Honey Stinger survived multiple mechanicals on his way to another third place finish.
• Creek crossings were a warmup for the river crossings to come later in the week. Unless, of course you fall...
• The local trail builders helpfully labelled and named the trails so that racers knew exactly which trail was causing them to suffer
• Sinead Fitzgibbon Dennis Loebs (Bogbrook Bogmen) finish up together.
• Keith Nicoll of the Tinhorn Creek Crush Club shows the strain of five days in the Rockies.
• Gretchen Reeves (l) of The Tokyo Joes team continues to ride strongly with her partner Cannon Shockley.
• Kona's Kris Sneddon sets a killer pace on the first climb while teammate Barry Wicks looks back to see how the other teams are faring.
• Lonn Bate of SchmoeGoatRacing fights through the glacially cold Elbow River.
• Team Trek Barrie (327) leads a group of riders up the climb out of Anchor D Ranch.
• CzechMaster Martin Horak (f) leads teammate Milan Spolc along the Elbow River.
• Team Timex/Sugoi enjoy the spectacular surroundings of Kananaskis.

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