TransRockies Challenger
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Here it is, all the latest news from the TransRockies Challenge!
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In This Issue:
- 2008 TransRockies Registration Opens November 1st
- 2008 Registration Essentials
- 2008 Tentative Race Routing
- We’re Listening – Changes for 2008
- Souvenir DVD – Now accepting pre-orders!
- Spectrum Imaging Photos now available
- Dan Hudson’s photos to be available online
- Facts and Figures from the 2007 TransRockies Challenge
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2008 TransRockies Registration Opens November 1st
How time flies when you’re organizing the best epic endurance events in the World!
To most of the TransRockies team, it seems like just days ago that nearly 600 racers from 24 countries rolled away from the start line in Panorama, BC to kick off the sixth TransRockies Challenge.
It’s actually been two months, during which time the TransRockies Team was hard at work putting on the inaugural GORE-TEX (TM) TransRockies Run, a five-day running event in Colorado. The post-event response to this event in the running community has been nothing short of amazing, and it looks like the TransRockies formula is one which will be as big a hit with runners as it has been with mountain bikers.
With all that on the go, it seems hard to believe that we’re now less than three weeks away from the opening of registration for the 2008 TransRockies, and based upon the rapid sell-out and long waiting list for TransRockies VI, we expect that November 1st be see a frenzy of online energy as racers from around the World rush to grab one of the coveted TransRockies team spots.
In the following update we’re going to get you up to speed with all the goings on at TransRockies and fill you in on everything that you need to know for 2008 Race registration.
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2008 Registration Essentials
As we have in past years, we’re going to open our registration on November 1st but this year we’re moving the opening to 10am MDT (UTC -6:00). With the increasing demand for the race spots, it makes sense to us to be in the office and available to answer any questions and concerns from those registering and attempting to register. Plus it lets us get the undisturbed sleep needed after such a busy summer.
Dates: August 10-16, 2008
Field Size: Maximum of 300 teams of 2
Package Pricing:
Adventure Package $1,650 per person + GST The basics-you look after your food and gear, and we give you seven of the best, hardest, most rewarding days of you life.
Epic Package $1,850 per person + GST Everything you need-we provide you with breakfast and dinner, a tent per team and move your gear bags from start to finish each day.
Expedition Package $3,950 per person + GST (limited to 15 teams) Everything you want! An RV with a driver, a concierge to make sure that your travel to and from Calgary Airport is smooth . . . in short, you’ll do the TransRockies in style!
Deposit and Cancellation Conditions
Deposit minimum $400 per person/$800 per team
Expedition Package Deposit minimum $1000 per person/$2000 per team
Cancellation fee (before May 1) – $200 per person/$400 per team
Expedition Cancellation Fee (Before May 1) – $500 per person/$1000 per team.
There was such a positive response to our TransRockies cycling gear in 2007 that we’re adding a commemorative TransRockies cycling jersey to every entry package. In addition, we’ll have other cool stuff like shorts, hats and armwarmers available for sale throughout the event so that you can reach your full swag quotient.
Full details for each package are available at: http://www.transrockies.com/trc/packaging-pricing
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2008 Tentative Race Routing
Though we will be keeping the exact details of our race routing under wraps until the event, we can tell you that we’re planning to run our event from North to South once again from the start at Panorama Mountain Village near Invermere to the finish line in spectacular downtown Fernie, BC. Our course team has not stopped working since the end of the event have kept scouting and building new and way to get you through the Kootenay Rockies that are even more fun and scenic than before.
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We’re Listening – Changes for 2008
Each year we identify certain areas of our operations and invest time, energy, and resources into improving our event. Normally this means focusing on one or two key operational areas and making sure that we do everything possible to improve our service and execution.
Feedback from our participant surveys is vital to this process and our entire organization takes the time to read through the survey results and comments. If you haven’t filled yours out yet, we hope you can find a few minutes to send us your thoughts and impressions and help us continue the process of constant improvement.
One thing we know right now is that our Food and catering options will be an area of major effort for us in 2008. One of the key pieces of input we got from you was to make the food more Canadian . . .and while we’re not promising that you’ll be eating Buffalo steaks and Maple syrup every day, we’re going to be investing lots of energy into our food program for 2008. Additionally, we will announce our catering partner and menu details far in advance of the event.
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Souvenir DVD – Now accepting pre-orders!
We’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of the 2007 TransRockies Souvenir DVD. Always entertaining, this DVD captures the excitement and emotion of the event. It is a version of the “videos of the day” shown each evening of the event. To place a pre-order for the 2007 DVD, please visit our online store at www.transrockies.com/trc/transrockies-store The DVD is $44.99 plus shipping. We won’t charge your credit card for the DVD until they are ready to ship.
Also available on the online store are the 2007 jerseys, shorts, t-shirts, and other souvenirs.
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Spectrum Imaging Photos now available
Roger Stermann and his team at Spectrum Imaging has over 25,000 images of TransRockies Riders now available for purchase. Photos are sorted by rider so you can be sure to find some great shots of yourself.
To check out the images, visit the TransRockies page on the Spectrum Images site at http://photo.specimage.com/viewevent.php?id=312
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Dan Hudson’s photos to be available online
If you didn’t get into this years TransRockies Bike Race before it sold out, or maybe you’re just ready for another challenge, you’ll be happy to know that there are still a few spots available for inaugural GORE-TEX(tm) TransRockies Run.
Since the beginning of the TransRockies, internationally-renowned outdoor photographer Dan Hudson has been instrumental in capturing the majesty of the TransRockies race and surroundings . . . and for just as long, our participants have been asking how they can get hold of Dan’s images.
We’re in the process of sorting and editing these images and we will have them up and available for sale through an online photo site. This process may take a little while, but we will send out a bulletin once the process is complete and his spectacular images are available.
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Facts and Figures from the 2007 TransRockies Challenge
Number of riders: 590
Nations Represented: 24 – Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, Wales
Team supporters with race: 400 (approx) Staff and volunteers: 150
Stages: 7
Host Communities: 5
Wilderness Campgrounds: 2
Days Spent without cellular phone coverage: 3
Race Distance in KM: 555
Elevation Gain in Metres: 11,000
Total KM ridden: over 310,000
Total Vertical Metres Climbed: over 6.3 million
Meals Served: over 10,000
Watermelons used: 512
Clif products (bars, bloks, shots) consumed: Over 10,000
Litres of bottled water used: 14,500
Website visits: 71500 unique visits during event
6-year participant prizes awarded: 3
5-year participant prizes awarded: 4
Leaders Jerseys Presented: 84
Stage Medal Presented: 252
Prize Money Awarded: $20,000 CDN
Final Banquet Attendees: 1300
