Across the Continental Divide and into the Storm

There are days in endurance racing when many riders would turn back if it weren’t for the responsibility to their teammates and the support from other riders in the midst of the same test. Stage 6 of the 2009 TransRockies was one such day. An already long day turned crushingly hard with another day of rain and trails that had turned soft and rutted over the previous 48 hours. Despite the test, teams continued to press forward to the finish, most with smiles and good cheer in the face of the struggle.

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Open Men Stage Results
1João Marinho & José Silva (Team Amarante Bike Zone - Onbike)5:43:24
2Stefan Widmer & Marty Lazarski (Rocky Mtn Factory Team)0:00:43
3Ray Adams & Ryan Leech (visitPA.com)0:33:26
4Pascal De Meulenaer & Ives Verbruggen (Born2bike Team)0:40:51
5Ryan Correy & Brian Bain (Bow Cycle / Specialized)0:50:59
6Tom Smets & Tom Luyten (Green Force - T2)0:54:26
7Andrew Fairhurst & Jeff Smith (Team Crowsnest Pass)0:56:34
8Johan Erlandsson & Per Andreas Norseng (Rye)1:07:56
9Dean Etienne & Jeremy Trask (Gears and Beers)1:07:57
10Pierre Boivin & David Gauvreau (Couloir Racing)1:20:29
11Netzer Quan & Carlos Sanchez (elretodelquetzal.com)1:25:54
12Ryan Leibel & Shane MacNaughton (Biking Skillz or Stapleford Billz)1:34:25
13Nicholas Ringwood & Philip Richmond (Team Hayland)1:44:06
14Westley Richards & Roger Violette (Tonik Cycling)1:44:25
15Javier Lopez & Luciano Sanchez (Caribbean Motors Kia Puerto Rico)1:44:45
16Rob Russell & Matt Russell (DOA)1:54:51
17Stuart Dewar & Robert Cameron (Chemical Crew)1:56:26
18Ian Owen & Jim Gaffney (Oneplanet Adventure)2:09:49
19Luis Manuel Gonzalez & Rene Lopez (Dominican Republic)2:16:25
20Peter Reijmer & Raymond Brummelhuis (Kooyman Techniek 2)2:17:03
21Paul Cockshott & Bart Hallmark (The Pom & Limey)2:17:31
22Mark Crook & Daniel Flynn (Tally Ho)2:19:38
23James Moyle & Matthew Kitchin (Matt and Moyle)2:24:46
24David Jones & Kurt Shanski (The Fishermen)2:25:14
25Maximilian Schmeding & Ulf Neumann (Berlin Turtles)2:49:23
26Jan Hnizdo & Wayne Brunyee (RSA 1)3:02:34
27Chris Smith & David Warren (Wrecsam Tri)3:03:41
28Per Oskar Jr. Ternsten & Jan Erik Søvig (Midlife Madness)3:05:01
29Patrick Stewart & Shaun Stewart (The Pigs Back)3:05:59
30Ross Farrell & Trevor Innes (Tasmania)2:07:10
31Matthew Wilkie & Kevan Wilkie (Team Elkford)3:15:27
32Richard Batteram & Reinoud Wolter (Rocky Riders)3:19:36
33Schalk Greyling & Johannes Koen (Maplotters)3:22:16
34Andrew Williams & Garret Sowchuk (Incyclophobiacs)3:30:05
35Kris Binder & Stephan Oestergaard (Challenge 09)3:40:46
36Ken Hurd & Sheldon Smart (Bikeridr)3:45:40
37Michael Spoerri & Tobias Jakob (Zahnknirscher & Zahnknisterer)3:51:14
38Shaun Ellis & Mike Radakovic (Vino Fino)4:07:14
39Bruce Cockburn & Wayne MacFarlane (Achilles Heels)4:16:36
40Frans Cronje & Juan Claassen (FJ No Fear)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Rob Sedgwick & Antony Britten (Team INstall)Row 40 - Cell 2
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80+ Stage Results
1Milan Spolc & Martin Horak (Czechmasters)5:38:48
2Thane Wright & Dax Massey (Breck Epic)0:49:05
3Sergio Vairetto & Ettore Bollati (Dream Team)1:13:07
4Daniel Cyr & Conrad Audet (Dalbix)1:28:10
5Erno Dongen van & Jeroen Kerkhof (EDO Rham team)1:37:02
6Brendan Morgan & Arthur Sombrowski (Park Place Pedal Pushers)1:45:57
7Mark Butschler & Keith Nicoll (Tinhorn Creek Crush Club)1:59:28
8Pat Gilmar & Franck Gimard (Fernie Blackstone)2:36:32
9Helder Carvalho & Joao Mendes (Team Arruda)2:45:50
10Stephen Bourne & Wayne Aussem (Team Warthog)3:05:28
11Gary Bruce Turner & Hallgeir Bakken (Old Guys Rule)3:09:38
12Mark Smith & Philippe Leroy (Team BVI)3:20:38
13Scott Allan & Phil Roadley (Prairie Storm)3:22:51
14Tom McKee & Darcy Verhun (River Valley Cycle)3:24:36
15Santiago Ramirez & Juan Carlos Lopez (Trope Shago)3:27:39
16Tony Timberlake & Ian Grist (Cyclelife Dunstable UK)3:50:32
17Erik Van Oort & Richard Mills (TEC)3:59:52
18Allan Knabe & Dennis Knabe (Are we nearly there yet?)4:02:37
19Mark Groome & Rob Williams (Head Cases)4:03:09
20Christian Arsenault & Mario Poirier (Le Pedalier)4:16:26
21Sean Bell & Jeremy Tomalin-Reeves (Un For Deux)4:27:03
22Wesley Arthur & Dan Janzen (No Return)4:21:12
23Mark Millichip & Richard Lloyd (Team Darkside-Fubar)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Gary Stirrup & Ian Kaye (North Wales Monkeys)Row 23 - Cell 2
25James Cullen & Kevin Howlett (Team AFG Ireland)Row 24 - Cell 2
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Open Women Stage Results
1Magi Scallion & Kate Scallion (Team Nipika)7:59:41
2Erika Krumpelman & Shannon Holden (Velo Bella/ Vanderkitten)0:23:39
3Giselle Weybrecht & Angelique Van Oort (TEC2)2:00:19
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Open Mixed Stage Results
1Jeff Neilson & Mical Dyck (Terrascape/Trek Toronto)6:21:53
2Dean Irvine & Alena Irvine (Steed Cycles)0:20:44
3Xavier Vermeeren & Mieke Deroo (Team Detrog-Granville Men)0:26:24
4Kristof Schoonbaert & Sofie De Wulf (Detroggranville 3)0:58:40
5Rolf Reimann & Ingrid Hohermuth (Swisslys)1:55:55
6Thomas Schneeberger & Andrea Kyburz (TooBee)2:01:30
7David Randall & Victoria Randall (Bavarian Brits)2:18:54
8Charlotte Ireland & Tim Collinson (Grizzlers)2:27:00
9Giuseppe Salerno & Milena Bettocchi (Ruote Quadre Tandem)3:00:52
10Viktor Sundberg & Sylvia Kammerer (Sweden - Italy)3:02:29
11Chris Jeske & Chantal Requier (Done Tri-ing)3:30:35
12Simon Hirota & Christina Hirota (Two Wide Fields)3:38:07
13Greg Auger & Laura Grant (Raise the Hammer)Row 12 - Cell 2
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80+ Mixed Stage Results
1Pat Doyle & Trish Grajczyk (Deadgoat Racing)7:12:52
2Margo Downey & Craig Gillett (Hartland Hammers)1:32:58
3Tanya Martin & Ray Vermette (Team Loupgarou)2:24:07
4Rick Metzger & Alison Metzger (Like Father, Like Daughter)2:37:47
5Derek Higgins & Charmaine Lingard (Team Charek)2:59:21
6Marion Hemmerling & Hansjoerg Bosler (Bavarian Bears)2:47:08
7Nick Meek & Martha Tullberg (Chalet la Foret)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Janet Jones & Bruce Jones (Two Jones)Row 7 - Cell 2
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100+ Stage Results
1Hans-Tore Støen & Gisle Langslet (Team Cox)7:13:28
2David Sudbury & Robin Willard (Derailleur Noir)0:12:56
3Garth Patterson & Gary Goplen (Bike Doctor)0:37:05
4Kurt Anderau & Judith Locher (Poco Loco)0:43:04
5John Engelberts & Ben Engelberts (Booster Juice)1:33:11
6George King & Jerome Salvador (Team Comanche)1:35:28
7Jane Hilt & Richard VanGytenbeek (Aktermacti)2:32:24
8Andy Hodgson & Steve Salt (World Famous Team Salty Balls)2:47:45
9Bryan Sveinson & Ross Maylor (Qball & Lefty)2:46:32
10Don Martin & Gerald Martin (Brothers in Arms)Row 9 - Cell 2
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Unclassified Stage Results
1Peter Turnbull & Jonathan Stenson (Gateway /Cycle Studio RT)5:53:15
2Jon Gould & Pieter Van Rooyen (Elkford Bicycle Repair)0:24:47
3Marcus Brummelhuis & Gerardus Glaudemans (Kooyman Techniek team 1)2:07:11
4Andy Davies & Gary Bridgeman (Dads Army on Tour 2009)2:07:40
5Eric Nesbitt & Michael Kontos (Very Proudly Kenyan)2:34:43
6Aldo Lopez-Negrete & Arek Sawzdargo (Stinking Monkeys)2:47:32
7Carey Lowery & Zeke Lilly (Specialized Kudzu Mafia)1:53:58
8Stephen Smith & (Bike Bulgaria)2:56:10
9Mr. Joan Febles & (Mr. Joan Febles)3:14:12
10Almereau Prollius & Gordon Craib (Battlestars)3:42:35
11Merryck Griffiths & Darren Ebbs (Almaden Press)3:58:53
12Gunnar Falke & Marcus Apel (No Mercy!)4:06:45
13Carlos Andre Santos & Jose Alexandre Vilela (Aroeira Brasil)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Paul Godman & (Paul Godman)Row 13 - Cell 2
DNSBryan Anderson & Nels Guloien (SUGOI)Row 14 - Cell 2
DNSKamil Gurses & Xavier Bonnard (Anglo-French Alliance)Row 15 - Cell 2
DNSChris Johnston & Trevor Nakka (Tranced)Row 16 - Cell 2
DNSFreddy Compernolle & Lieve Durnez (Team de Trog-Granville Mixed 1)Row 17 - Cell 2
DNSMaria Garcia & Betania Roberto (Sempre Amigas)Row 18 - Cell 2
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Open Men General Glassification
1Stefan Widmer & Marty Lazarski (Rocky Mtn Factory Team)25:13:25
2João Marinho & José Silva (Team Amarante Bike Zone - Onbike)1:04:47
3Ray Adams & Ryan Leech (visitPA.com)3:12:10
4Ryan Correy & Brian Bain (Bow Cycle / Specialized)4:32:39
5Pascal De Meulenaer & Ives Verbruggen (Born2bike Team)5:52:21
6Tom Smets & Tom Luyten (Green Force - T2)6:02:50
7Johan Erlandsson & Per Andreas Norseng (Rye)6:28:44
8Dean Etienne & Jeremy Trask (Gears and Beers)6:31:38
9Pierre Boivin & David Gauvreau (Couloir Racing)7:07:44
10Andrew Fairhurst & Jeff Smith (Team Crowsnest Pass)7:21:12
11Netzer Quan & Carlos Sanchez (elretodelquetzal.com)8:05:02
12Javier Lopez & Luciano Sanchez (Caribbean Motors Kia Puerto Rico)9:08:25
13Ryan Leibel & Shane MacNaughton (Biking Skillz or Stapleford Billz)9:14:28
14Nicholas Ringwood & Philip Richmond (Team Hayland)9:55:12
15Westley Richards & Roger Violette (Tonik Cycling)10:08:00
16Stuart Dewar & Robert Cameron (Chemical Crew)10:31:13
17Paul Cockshott & Bart Hallmark (The Pom & Limey)11:12:24
18Rob Russell & Matt Russell (DOA)11:14:28
19Per Oskar Jr. Ternsten & Jan Erik Søvig (Midlife Madness)11:45:54
20Ross Farrell & Trevor Innes (Tasmania)12:14:52
21David Jones & Kurt Shanski (The Fishermen)13:19:51
22Ian Owen & Jim Gaffney (Oneplanet Adventure)13:29:17
23Chris Smith & David Warren (Wrecsam Tri)13:34:03
24Luis Manuel Gonzalez & Rene Lopez (Dominican Republic)13:41:30
25Jan Hnizdo & Wayne Brunyee (RSA 1)14:29:07
26Patrick Stewart & Shaun Stewart (The Pigs Back)14:32:38
27Matthew Wilkie & Kevan Wilkie (Team Elkford)14:48:56
28Maximilian Schmeding & Ulf Neumann (Berlin Turtles)15:02:00
29Peter Reijmer & Raymond Brummelhuis (Kooyman Techniek 2)15:22:28
30Richard Batteram & Reinoud Wolter (Rocky Riders)15:26:21
31Mark Crook & Daniel Flynn (Tally Ho)15:41:16
32Schalk Greyling & Johannes Koen (Maplotters)16:30:45
33James Moyle & Matthew Kitchin (Matt and Moyle)17:25:20
34Ken Hurd & Sheldon Smart (Bikeridr)17:50:03
35Michael Spoerri & Tobias Jakob (Zahnknirscher & Zahnknisterer)18:06:50
36Kris Binder & Stephan Oestergaard (Challenge 09)20:01:05
37Andrew Williams & Garret Sowchuk (Incyclophobiacs)20:36:30
38Shaun Ellis & Mike Radakovic (Vino Fino)21:00:55
39Bruce Cockburn & Wayne MacFarlane (Achilles Heels)24:01:14
40Frans Cronje & Juan Claassen (FJ No Fear)25:39:27
41Rob Sedgwick & Antony Britten (Team INstall)27:06:48
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80+ General Classification
1Milan Spolc & Martin Horak (Czechmasters)26:34:12
2Thane Wright & Dax Massey (Breck Epic)1:42:30
3Sergio Vairetto & Ettore Bollati (Dream Team)3:41:17
4Daniel Cyr & Conrad Audet (Dalbix)7:33:07
5Mark Butschler & Keith Nicoll (Tinhorn Creek Crush Club)8:37:09
6Erno Dongen van & Jeroen Kerkhof (EDO Rham team)9:03:34
7Brendan Morgan & Arthur Sombrowski (Park Place Pedal Pushers)9:36:23
8Helder Carvalho & Joao Mendes (Team Arruda)11:00:50
9Scott Allan & Phil Roadley (Prairie Storm)11:39:38
10Gary Bruce Turner & Hallgeir Bakken (Old Guys Rule)12:12:28
11Pat Gilmar & Franck Gimard (Fernie Blackstone)12:39:17
12Mark Smith & Philippe Leroy (Team BVI)13:56:15
13Stephen Bourne & Wayne Aussem (Team Warthog)14:15:30
14Tom McKee & Darcy Verhun (River Valley Cycle)15:23:48
15Erik Van Oort & Richard Mills (TEC)16:06:18
16Santiago Ramirez & Juan Carlos Lopez (Trope Shago)16:21:57
17Mark Groome & Rob Williams (Head Cases)18:24:27
18Tony Timberlake & Ian Grist (Cyclelife Dunstable UK)20:17:00
19Christian Arsenault & Mario Poirier (Le Pedalier)20:17:38
20Mark Millichip & Richard Lloyd (Team Darkside-Fubar)20:33:04
21Allan Knabe & Dennis Knabe (Are we nearly there yet?)20:33:33
22Wesley Arthur & Dan Janzen (No Return)20:56:21
23Sean Bell & Jeremy Tomalin-Reeves (Un For Deux)21:41:08
24Gary Stirrup & Ian Kaye (North Wales Monkeys)26:58:45
25James Cullen & Kevin Howlett (Team AFG Ireland)32:37:48
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Open Women General Classification
1Magi Scallion & Kate Scallion (Team Nipika)36:48:41
2Erika Krumpelman & Shannon Holden (Velo Bella/ Vanderkitten)1:46:47
3Giselle Weybrecht & Angelique Van Oort (TEC2)26:30:08
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Open Mixed General Classification
1Jeff Neilson & Mical Dyck (Terrascape/Trek Toronto)28:36:00
2Xavier Vermeeren & Mieke Deroo (Team Detrog-Granville Men)2:00:20
3Dean Irvine & Alena Irvine (Steed Cycles)3:01:10
4Kristof Schoonbaert & Sofie De Wulf (Detroggranville 3)3:42:43
5Rolf Reimann & Ingrid Hohermuth (Swisslys)7:54:25
6David Randall & Victoria Randall (Bavarian Brits)11:50:11
7Thomas Schneeberger & Andrea Kyburz (TooBee)12:11:07
8Charlotte Ireland & Tim Collinson (Grizzlers)14:30:31
9Chris Jeske & Chantal Requier (Done Tri-ing)17:08:05
10Viktor Sundberg & Sylvia Kammerer (Sweden - Italy)18:19:46
11Giuseppe Salerno & Milena Bettocchi (Ruote Quadre Tandem)18:44:21
12Simon Hirota & Christina Hirota (Two Wide Fields)19:00:00
13Greg Auger & Laura Grant (Raise the Hammer)23:13:08
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80+ Mixed General Classification
1Pat Doyle & Trish Grajczyk (Deadgoat Racing)32:02:45
2Margo Downey & Craig Gillett (Hartland Hammers)7:12:37
3Tanya Martin & Ray Vermette (Team Loupgarou)11:31:17
4Derek Higgins & Charmaine Lingard (Team Charek)16:35:20
5Marion Hemmerling & Hansjoerg Bosler (Bavarian Bears)17:43:44
6Rick Metzger & Alison Metzger (Like Father, Like Daughter)18:23:08
7Nick Meek & Martha Tullberg (Chalet la Foret)18:41:42
8Janet Jones & Bruce Jones (Two Jones)21:30:09
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100+ General Classification
1Hans-Tore Støen & Gisle Langslet (Team Cox)33:41:43
2David Sudbury & Robin Willard (Derailleur Noir)0:36:37
3Garth Patterson & Gary Goplen (Bike Doctor)1:22:37
4Kurt Anderau & Judith Locher (Poco Loco)1:58:50
5George King & Jerome Salvador (Team Comanche)8:32:36
6Jane Hilt & Richard VanGytenbeek (Aktermacti)9:34:36
7Andy Hodgson & Steve Salt (World Famous Team Salty Balls)12:57:31
8John Engelberts & Ben Engelberts (Booster Juice)13:03:13
9Bryan Sveinson & Ross Maylor (Qball & Lefty)16:04:32
10Don Martin & Gerald Martin (Brothers in Arms)19:33:07
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Unclassified General Classification
1Peter Turnbull & Jonathan Stenson (Gateway /Cycle Studio RT)29:55:53
2Andy Davies & Gary Bridgeman (Dads Army on Tour 2009)5:42:25
3Jon Gould & Pieter Van Rooyen (Elkford Bicycle Repair)6:00:00
4Carey Lowery & Zeke Lilly (Specialized Kudzu Mafia)12:46:47
5Mr. Joan Febles & (Mr. Joan Febles)12:51:26
6Stephen Smith & (Bike Bulgaria)14:04:57
7Eric Nesbitt & Michael Kontos (Very Proudly Kenyan)14:35:12
8Aldo Lopez-Negrete & Arek Sawzdargo (Stinking Monkeys)15:06:21
9Merryck Griffiths & Darren Ebbs (Almaden Press)15:34:28
10Marcus Brummelhuis & Gerardus Glaudemans (Kooyman Techniek team 1)17:19:29
11Almereau Prollius & Gordon Craib (Battlestars)19:03:47
12Paul Godman & (Paul Godman)20:38:07
13Gunnar Falke & Marcus Apel (No Mercy!)21:02:11
14Carlos Andre Santos & Jose Alexandre Vilela (Aroeira Brasil)24:49:56

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