Trans Rockies - Stage 2 "this year it’s a Trail Race"
So says Max King. After stage 2 at this year’s Trans Rockies the race at the front of the men’s open race is really hotting-up. King was part of the second placed pairing on yesterday’s up and down race on Hope Pass…
Salomon pairing Tom Owens and Ricky Lighfoot put their superb mountain skills into action to take the win, just 36 seconds up on King and partner Ryan Bak. Overall leaders Mike Smith and Jason Wolfe had their lead slashed as they finished third on the day, some two mins down on Tom and Ricky.
King commented after the stage that: “last year was a Trail Run, but this year it’s a Trail Race”. Such was the case that the winning time on stage 2 was over 10 mins faster than the corresponding stage in 2010!
In other categories Rickey Gates and Anna Frost continued to dominate the mixed, extending their overall lead to almost 20 mins after just two of the 6 stages. Women’s leaders Cynthia and Ashley Arnold were sitting similarly pretty after the tough 13 mile stint, and have a 20 minute plus lead going into today’s 24 mile run from Leadville to Nova Guides Camp through peaceful Aspen forests.
Full report now online here, with results after Stage 2 here, and the TRR photo gallery has been updated here.
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