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6th TransRockies Challenge - NE - NE

Canada, August 12-18, 2007

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Race 7 - August 18: Sparwood, BC to Fernie, BC,

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• Finishers medals ready for the riders.
• Future competitors watch the finish.
• Team united cycles cross the finish line first.
• The bikes work is done for another year.
• The overall podium.
• The riders massed for the start.

Race 6 - August 17: Crowsnest Pass, AB to Sparwood, BC,

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• A team frenetic-volvo rider shows the strain.
• Dissapointment at the finish.
• The sun setting over the forest.
• Yup, thats a big truck.
• Kona le pedalier shows the teamwork which get them the jerseys back.
• Riders sit in the shade at the finish.
• Roddi Lega get support from a team member.
• Sparwood is home to the terex titan truck.
• The last singletrack took its share of victims.
• The pack rides up the fording creek road climb.
• Womens leader Sue Haywood leads teammate Hillary Harrison through the singletrack.

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• First and second place finishers.

Race 5 - August 16: Elkford, BC to Crowsnest Pass, AB,

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• Elkford hospitality.
• Recovery drinks.
• One rider showing off his tan lines.
• The full rock garden treatment.
• The leaders take different approaches to the rock garden.
• wendy simms rips it up.
• What would mountain biking be without puddles.
• Wonder if it keeps track of blood loss as well?.

Race 4 - August 15: Whiteswan Lake, BC to Elkford, BC,

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• Spectators check out the feed station.
• Share the road.
• Heat and dust have played a big role at the 2007 edition of the race.
• Tent city at the TransRockies.
• A birdseye view of Whiteswan Lake.
• Look down on the camp where racers spent the night.
• There are always more rivers to cross.
• A TransRockies swimming pool features people with a lot of funny tan lines!
• The mechanic's area.
• The favorite spot post-race: the massage tent.

Race 3 - August 14: Nipika Resort, BC to Whiteswan Lake, BC,

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• TransRockies challenge burger joint.
• Enjoying the nipika hot tub.
• The Laundromat.
• The Massage area.
• Media office nipika style.
• Shower line up note sink facilities as well.
• The boilers for the showers on the back of the trucks.
• Tents, a few of them at least!
• A little trailside refreshment.
• A rider on her honeymoon got some souvenirs.
• Big smiles in the singletrack.
• Mark Beaman of the rifles shows how the British army rides singletrack.
• River crossing are a Trans Rockies essential.
• Team arrowsmith bike shop rides the cliffs above the Kootenay river.
• Team united and la ruta.
• The chasing group.
• The Kootenaty river gorge.
• What would the Trans Rockies be without mud.
• Womens leader Hillary Harrison guts it out on day 3.
• The start line in Nipika.

Race 2 - August 13: Invermere, BC to Nipika Resort, BC,

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• 80+ mixed GC leaders Morneau and Cantin.
• A transrockies style traffic jam.
• A very scenic hamburger stand at the finish line.
• Heemskerk and Lega Ford cross the river.
• Mixed leaders Simms and Thibault get a little wet.
• The riders roll out of Invermere.

Race 1 - August 12 : Panorma Mountain Villiage, BC to Invermere, BC,

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• Andreas Hestler leads Tim Heemskerk and the rest of the field early in stage 1.
• Jerseys are awarded to the leaders of each category.
• Fifteen minutes to start for 600 riders
• On the aptly named canyon trail.
• On the gas, 3rd on the day Matt Green and Matt Hadley of Rocky Mountain EA Sports
• Team La Ruta hammering in the rockies.
• Wendy Simms was half of the first place mixed team in stage 1. mixed team in stage 1.