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National News: TransRockies
Published: Aug 13, 2007 - 08:48 AM
Stage One Report
The Yukon entry of Sessford and Clark are sitting in 17th place after the short prologue beginning to the 2007 TransRockies Challenge. The stage was won in a time of 2 hr 12 min and the Yukoners came in at 2 hr. 46 min.
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<img border="0" align="left" src=http://www.pedalmag.com/images/pedal/46bfead11bc4efifteen%20minutes%20to%20start%20f.jpg> Getting ready for the start
August 12, 2007 (Panorama Mountain Village, BC) - The first stage of the TransRockies Challenge has traditionally been a shorter prologue stage to allow riders to work their way into the race before the route takes them deep into the wilderness of the Kootenay Rockies. Starting from Panorama for the first time in event history, the riders faced a short 33km course which opened up with a 1.6km start loop through the village past the crowds of friends, family and well-wishers before rolling straight into a gruelling 1,200 vertical metre climb including a significant hike-a-bike to the summit of Taynton Pass.
The potential bottlenecks made a ripping fast start a tactical must for teams with podium ambitions. Last year’s second-place finisher Tim Heemskerk of United Cycles has teamed up with longtime National Team member Roddi Lega with the single goal of taking the top podium spot this year. They went to the front early sending a message to all the other teams with a furious pace up the first climb.
... you can read the rest in Pedal Magazine
The Yukon entry of Sessford and Clark are sitting in 17th place after the short prologue beginning to the 2007 TransRockies Challenge. The stage was won in a time of 2 hr 12 min and the Yukoners came in at 2 hr. 46 min.
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<img border="0" align="left" src=http://www.pedalmag.com/images/pedal/46bfead11bc4efifteen%20minutes%20to%20start%20f.jpg> Getting ready for the start
August 12, 2007 (Panorama Mountain Village, BC) - The first stage of the TransRockies Challenge has traditionally been a shorter prologue stage to allow riders to work their way into the race before the route takes them deep into the wilderness of the Kootenay Rockies. Starting from Panorama for the first time in event history, the riders faced a short 33km course which opened up with a 1.6km start loop through the village past the crowds of friends, family and well-wishers before rolling straight into a gruelling 1,200 vertical metre climb including a significant hike-a-bike to the summit of Taynton Pass.
The potential bottlenecks made a ripping fast start a tactical must for teams with podium ambitions. Last year’s second-place finisher Tim Heemskerk of United Cycles has teamed up with longtime National Team member Roddi Lega with the single goal of taking the top podium spot this year. They went to the front early sending a message to all the other teams with a furious pace up the first climb.
... you can read the rest in Pedal Magazine
