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Video & Race Report: Trans BC Enduro Days 3 & 4 - Castlegar

Jun 30, 2022
by Megan Rose  


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Days 3 & 4 Recap

Photography // Dane Cronin & Riley Seebeck

Videography // Ben Duke & Peter Wojnar



4 days down, 2 to go! After tackling the best trails Rossland had to offer, the Schwalbe Trans BC Presented by Yeti Cycles made its way to Castlegar for days 3 and 4. Castlegar sits nestled in the Selkirk mountains and has been climbing the "must-ride" destination ranks rapidly over the last few years! We say this often, but if you haven't ridden here, you really should.

Day 3 treated riders to a relatively gentle day in the saddle. 30km and just under 1000m of climbing across 4 epic stages! From old-school wooden features, sand turns, and everything in-between. It's fair to say the day had a little something for everyone. Stage 1 was the appropriately named "Awakener", and it would do just as the name suggests, setting the riders up for quite frankly, an epic day of riding. As day 4 approached, if your legs weren't already starting to feel tired, the 6 stages and just under 1500m of climbing, were going to make sure they were by the end of the day. Next up, Nelson!





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Not a bad place to start a bike race!


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The green room was in full effect.

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Nate Hills has been crushing party laps all week with buddies. HOW GOOD!

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Dont miss the bridge!


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The neverending transition to stage 3 begins...


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...however the stoke was still high.


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The climb was definitely worth it though.

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Sam Schultz has been on a tear all week.

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Nothing quite like a few dreamy turns mid-stage.

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It's not always about the racing at Trans BC, but sometimes just shredding a rad trail with your buddies.

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It's a jungle out there.


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Castlegar could well be singletrack heaven.



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The bottom of stage 3 opened up and treated riders to an epic view.


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Cheers to a great day.

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We out here doing it!

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Day 4, lets party.


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Keep your eyes up.

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Julie Marshall has crushed every single day of this race and currently leads the women's overall.

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It was another hot day in the sun.


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The Mary Creek trails have one of the nicest climb trails we have ever seen.

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Our volunteers will always find time for a side hit.

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Myles Trainer won all but 1 stage on day 4, putting himself in the overall lead.


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This was one bridge you did not want to fall off...

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There's a couple of bridges around the Castlegar trail network.. just one or two...

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The views here aren't bad at all.

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Thanks for the epic few days Castlegar! We'll be back!



A huge thanks to: Schwalbe Tires, Yeti Cycles, Kazoom, USWE, Jimmys Cannabis Shop, Dirtlej

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11 Comments
  • 9 0
 Castlegar rules. Props to Sutton!
  • 3 0
 Merry go Round + Mr Green Jeans iImo is the best climb combo in the koots. Best bang for your buck for climb km vs descent. I would go so far as to say that green jeans could be one of the best/funnest climbs in bc! Hit the captian for the down and finish up with your choice on the bottom 4 .You wont be dissappionted for hitting Merry Creek. P.S. Dont miss the captian on the way down. He's been known to make an appearance.
  • 3 0
 Great vid but discount the “relatively gentle” comment. Unless you are a hardened Canadian mtb rider used to steeps and gnar, this is a serious and very hard event. Most are pushing up the hills and in a panic on descents. A trully hardcore adventure.
  • 3 0
 Cool to see the Gar as a destination. It used to be you lived in there and drove to Nelson or Rossland for fun. Sadly couldn’t afford a bike when I went to school there.
  • 3 0
 Castlegar trailbuilder are the real deal! The bridges and woodwork are unreal! I live in Nelson and go ride in Castlegar quite often.
  • 1 0
 Where can you see results to see who's where in the standings? Their webpage doesn't go anywhere when you click on the links. A link to current standing and results in the article would be nice.
  • 2 0
 Found it, you have to go to the last day, the link for overall doesn't do anything.
www.sportident.co.uk/results/TransEventsMTB/2022/TransBC/index_event4.html
  • 2 0
 The Merry Creek network is so amazing! The climb up is unreal and Captain Kangaroo is one of the funnest decents I've ridden.
  • 1 0
 Just wondering if there is gonna be a recap and video from day 6 in Nelson?
  • 2 0
 Hell yeah ladies!
  • 1 0
 Anyone know the music track in the video?







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