Many of you may not know about the Trans Rockies - one of the toughest mountain bike races in the world. It is a 7 day stage race in the Kootenay Rockies south of Calgary near the American border. A number of Irish MTBers and a few others were in the field of 300 teams of 2. All of the Irish completed - Evan Ryan and Matty Blayney for the second time. Results and reports can be found on the Trans Rockies site: www.transrockies.com/trc/index.htm . Below is a link to photos, mainly of the Irish, with a lot of scene shots. All were taken within 2 miles of the start/finish of each stage. The boys however were really out in the wilderness for between 4-8 hours per day, covering a total of 550Km and over 17,000 meters of climbing - more than twice the height of Everest, on a bike! It is the experience of a life time. Look out for it on the Extreme Sports channel some time in the future.

Trans Rockies Photos

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