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2010 TransRockies Receives UCI Sanctioning
February 19, 2010
goal (gōl) noun
1. The line or place at which a race, trip, etc. is ended
2. The purpose toward which an endeavour is directed; an objective.
What are your TransRockies Goals? For many of you, the goal is simply completing the race; for others, it might be a top twenty finish; and for some, a trip the finisher's podium or maybe even an Olympic dream. The reasons for participating are as varied as the hundreds of riders that join us every year but one thing every rider has in common is that they're looking to challenge themselves like never before.
TransRockies is a race geared towards all levels of riders and helping them achieve their own personal goals one epic mountain pass at a time. Weekend warriors and back of the packers line up beside some of the World's best mountain bikers, all sharing the same nervous energy in anticipation of the gun as the start clock counts down.
2010 was already shaping up to be a momentous year for the TransRockies with our return to the epic Alberta Rockies and a brand new route, but UCI's recent granting of S2 status to both the TR and TR3 will help make this year even more significant. The world ranking points that are on offer will attract elite riders gearing up for the 2012 Olympic chase and competing for National Team places. We're only the second mountain bike stage race in North America to offer UCI points and with both of our events sanctioned, we'll be offering twice the points.
With the points chase for the 2012 Olympic spots about to kick off in earnest, they're going to be offering riders the opportunity to earn some of the over 2500 UCI points on offer and are expecting to attract some of the top riders in North America to the start. The sanctioning application was enthusiastically supported by the Canadian Cycling Association: "Having TransRockies become part of the national calendar alongside the other exciting events in Canada this summer, will help to solidify Canada as one of the strongest mountain bike nations in the world!" said Nicholas Vipond, CCA mountain mike and BMX coordinator.
The TransRockies brought the concept of mountain bike stage racing to North America and continues to push the format forward, offering the best experience for riders of all levels with a combination of seamless complete support, epic singletrack and real Wild West hospitality.
There will be more than $125,000 in cash and prizes in 2010. Prize purses for the top teams in the 7-day 2-person team TransRockies and the 3-day solo TR3 now total over $30,000 cash a 50% jump from 2009. Also new for 2010, the top 3 teams and individuals in every category will be offered a free entry to the 2011 event. That's 18 teams and 9 TR3 solo entries worth over $70,000. Altogether, TransRockies is offering cash, entries, and merchandise totalling over $125,000 for the 2010 event, making it North America's richest prize purse among mountain bike events.
The Details:
TransRockies:
Open Men Stages $8400 ($1,200 daily, 10 deep)
Open Women Stages $4900 ($700 daily, 5 deep)
Overall Open Men $3400 (15 deep)
Overall Open Women $2300 (10 deep)
All Categories: Top 3 overall in each category gets a free 2011 team entry
All Categories: Outstanding Product Prizes
TR3:
Open Men Stages $3600 ($1,200 daily, 10 deep)
Open Women Stages $2100 ($700 daily, 5 deep)
Overall Open Men $3400 (15 deep)
Overall Open Women $2300 (10 deep)
All Categories: Top 3 overall in each category gets a free 2011 TR3 entry
All Categories: Outstanding Product Prizes
Total Cash: $30,400
Total Product: minimum value $25,000
Total Entries: $ 71,991
Total Purse: $127,391
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