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National News: TransRockies - Stage 6
Published: Aug 18, 2007 - 06:47 AM
Midnight Sun continues to impress as they have now moved into 10th place overall in the TransRockies Challenge. It will be tough to move up further but going into the last leg they are only 24 minutes behind the 9th place team. The Klondike Cog Cursers are presntly in 27th place only 3 seconds back from 26th.
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United Cycles Edges La Ruta
<img border="0" align="left" src=http://www.pedalmag.com/images/pedal/46c6760d761aatr%20day%206%20the%20last%20singletr2.jpg>The final singletrack takes its toll
Going into stage 6 of the 2007 TransRockies Challenge, Elkford to Sparwood, 116 kms with 2,300m of climbing, all racers knew that there was every chance that this would be longest and toughest stage of the race. The day dawned ominously with an orange and hazy sunrise above the mountains East of Elkford, British Columbia. Smoke from forest fires rolling into the area was responsible for the murky day but a relentless and punishing course was responsible for the suffering that ensued.
The day's challenges started immediately with a 4km asphalt climb at 7% up the Fording Creek Mine road bringing the riders to the trailhead of some sweet but challenging singletrack along Josephine Creek. The race quickly splintered into pieces as the accumulated fatigue of five days of tough racing left lot of riders running on empty. The main group of roughly 20 riders who reached the top first set the racing order for the day's competition.
... a complete report can be found at Pedal Magazine's website
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United Cycles Edges La Ruta
<img border="0" align="left" src=http://www.pedalmag.com/images/pedal/46c6760d761aatr%20day%206%20the%20last%20singletr2.jpg>The final singletrack takes its toll
Going into stage 6 of the 2007 TransRockies Challenge, Elkford to Sparwood, 116 kms with 2,300m of climbing, all racers knew that there was every chance that this would be longest and toughest stage of the race. The day dawned ominously with an orange and hazy sunrise above the mountains East of Elkford, British Columbia. Smoke from forest fires rolling into the area was responsible for the murky day but a relentless and punishing course was responsible for the suffering that ensued.
The day's challenges started immediately with a 4km asphalt climb at 7% up the Fording Creek Mine road bringing the riders to the trailhead of some sweet but challenging singletrack along Josephine Creek. The race quickly splintered into pieces as the accumulated fatigue of five days of tough racing left lot of riders running on empty. The main group of roughly 20 riders who reached the top first set the racing order for the day's competition.
... a complete report can be found at Pedal Magazine's website
