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Over three hundred bikers competed at the twelfth TransRockies Challenge, riding single track trails around Fernie. More photos on page two and at www.thefreepress.ca. Photo by T. Hynd
SPORT By Tamara Hynd Free Press Staff
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he 12th year of North America's original mountain bike stage race, the TransRockies Challenge, began in Fernie on Saturday and ended in Canmore Wednesday.
Almost 300 mountain bikers rode the trails on three different routes over three days in Fernie before they moved on to the last two race days in Blairmore and Canmore. Riders from 22 countries, including Canada, the United States, Australia,
Ecuador, South Africa, and Portugal experienced real epic mountain biking in the Canadian Rockies, to 'find out what's inside, outside'. The Stage three start at the Fernie Alpine Resort was delayed due to an injured moose on one of the trails. As of press time, Oliver
Zurbruegg, Paul Rermy and Cory Wallace were the top three racers in the TR 7 Open Men category with times just under six hours. A part of this event will live on with the launch of the Fernie TR3 in 2014. On June 28, 29 and 30 riders will be welcomed back to ride some
of the best trails in Western Canada in a premiere cross country mountain bike event. For more information on results, photos and video from this week’s race go to www.transrockies.com.