2020 SINGLETRACK 6 POSTPONED TO 2021
I hope this finds you well, and enjoying some time out on the trails! A few weeks ago we shared our decision making criteria for proceeding with the remaining 2020 events on our calendar based on the covid-19 pandemic. Since that time, the British Columbia Government has released their restart plan which outlines the pace of return for all aspects of society. According to the BC Centre for Disease Control website:
At this time, all event organizers are ordered to limit all public gatherings larger than 50 people. This includes indoor and outdoor sporting events, conferences, meetings, concerts, religious gatherings or other similar events. See March 16th Order of the Provincial Health Officer.
The timing for a safe restart for activities requiring large gatherings is still to be determined as part of Phase four of BC's Restart Plan. Opening will be conditional on at least one of the following: wide vaccination, "community immunity" or broad successful treatments.
The BC Restart Plan further states that Phase 3 will be in place until at least September and the timing for Phase 4 being undetermined. From a regulatory point of view it now appears clear that our BC events scheduled for August and September will not be able to proceed.
While we are very sad that these events will not take place as planned in 2020, we also feel that it is in the best interest of our participants, crew and host communities as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that gatherings can quickly become vectors for mass spread of this virus and there is much to learn about how endurance events can be safely operated in the absence of a vaccine. As racing slowly returns in other jurisdictions, we’ll be watching closely and learning more about the relative risk and best practices around hygiene and distancing.
Our Moab Rocks event, which is currently scheduled for October 10-12, 2020 tentatively remains on the calendar as we await more information. We will make a decision on this year’s Moab Rocks no later than July 31, 2020. To move forward, event restrictions would need to be lifted by the City of Moab, Grand County and State of Utah. In addition, Canada-US travel restrictions and severe self isolation requirements would need to be lifted to allow for our Canadian based infrastructure and participants to travel to the event.
For registered participants of TranSelkriks Run, Singletrack 6, Golden Ultra and Golden 24, your entry will be automatically transferred to the 2021 event. If you have already cancelled your 2020 registration, you will need to re-register for the 2021 events when registration opens this fall. Updated waivers for the 2021 event will need to be signed - you will be sent a link to sign these online prior to the event. If you prefer to defer to 2022, you may do so by emailing Joanne at registration@transrockies.com. We are not able to offer refunds for these events, but if there is anything else that we can do to help, please do reach out to us. Contact me directly at aaron@transrockies.com or at 403-860-9884.
Thanks to everyone for your understanding and support in these difficult times.
Aaron McConnell
President
TransRockies Race Series
2021-2022 TransRockies Race Series Calendar
As we shift our focus to the future, we’ve been firming up our 2021 and 2022 race calendars. Here are the provisional dates for the next couple of years:
Moab Rocks: April 10-12, 2021 / April 1-3, 2022
Golden 24: June 19-20, 2021 / June 18-19, 2022
Rundle’s Revenge: June 26-27, 2021 / June 25-26, 2022
ATB Financial Gran Fondo Highwood Pass: July 3, 2021 / July 2, 2022
Singletrack 6: September 7-12, 2021 / July 14-20, 2022
TranSelkirks Run: August 15-19, 2021 / August 14-18, 2022
New Cycling Event TBA: August 23-26, 2021 / August 22-25, 2022
Golden Ultra: September 17-19, 2021 / September 16-18, 2022
Most of our 2021 events still have space available and we will be relaunching registration later this year - stay tuned to our websites, emails and social media for updates!