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START:SRAM VIP Deck Skiers Plaza Whistler Village

TRANSITION / LIAISON 1:After leaving the SRAM VIP deck, turn left and head down the village stroll, turning right onto Brandywine Way in between the Clock Tower and

the Sundial Hotel. Turn right on Sundial Crescent and up to the trafc lights. Turn right onto Blackcomb Way until the yellow gate opposite Lost

Lake Road. Take the double track trail known as Home Run up Blackcomb Mountain past the entrance to Hey Bud/Crazy Train onto the new

climbing access trail to the top of Micro Climate. This is the start of the rst timed section of the event.

distance: 6.4km of riding with 536m of elevation gain

allocated time: 60 minutes

RACE STAGE 1Micro Climate is a relatively new trail it opened fully in the spring of 2014. Designed by Dave Anderson and Paul Stevens, this trail has become

an instant Whistler Classic and one of the best new trails in the Whistler Valley. Near the bottom it traverses across to the bottom of Hey Bud

and nishes on the access road.

distance: 2.05 kms | elevation: start 1183.9m | nish 756m | change -427.9m


TRANSITION / LIAISON 2:After completing the rst stage, head back up Home Run, crossing the bottom of Stage 2. Following the same route to Micro Climate, this time

stop at the entrance to Hey Bud/Crazy Train. This is the start of Stage 2.



RACE STAGE 2Crazy Train recently described in a guide book as an old school trail, now defunct and dilapidated, the SRAM Canadian Open Enduro pre-

sented by Specialized has brought this Sleeping Beauty back to life. Through the handiwork of Seb Kemp, Jerome David and Trail Network

Solutions, Crazy Train has been refurbished, rerouted and will have riders going off the rails.

distance: 1.98 kms | elevation: start 1111.3m | nish 721.1m | change -390.2m


TRANSITION / LIAISON 3:After leaving the nish of Stage 2 behind Snow Goose condominiums, turn right onto Painted Cliff road, left onto Blackcomb Way, and then right

at Lorimer Road. Follow Lorimer Road crossing over Highway 99 all the way to the bottom of Lorimer Road. Join the Valley Trail and cross overthe River of Golden Dreams and the train tracks heading North towards Alpine Meadows. At the fork in the trail, turn left and climb up to Alta

Lake Road. Cross the road and enjoy the smell of dirt again as you ride a short section of Mels Dilemma. Stay right in this complicated area of

trails looking for Forest Drive in the residential area of Alpine Meadows. Take a left onto Fissile Lane and then another left once you hit Alpine

Way. Climb Alpine Way to the end and look for a gated dirt road. Ride beyond the gate and keep climbing this road, known as Ricks Roost, for

300m over 2.5Km. Stay left at this point and gradually climb the Flank Trail for 1.8Km to the start of Stage 4s timed section.


allocated time: 1h25minutes

RACE STAGE 3After a short section of the Flank, head onto Bintys, a seriously old school line. At the old logging roadbed, turn right and follow the trail to 27

Switchbacks. The 27 corners that make up this trail are tight and loose, eventually hooking you back into Lower Bintys. Take Classic Westside

Whistler Single Track as you descend onto Bobs Rebob. Stay right on Bobs for some relatively smooth singletrack leading to the nish of Stage

4 at Alta Lake Road.



TRANSITION / LIAISON 4:Leaving the Rainbow Hiking Trail Parking Lot, head south on Alta Lake Road for approximately 1.5Km. Turn left onto the Valley Trail and follow

it towards Nita Lake. Half way around the East side of Nita Lake, take the fork left and follow under Highway 99. The Valley Trail will continue

south, parallel to Highway 99 until Bayshores. Turn right onto Bayshore Road, right on Cheakamus Way, and left on to Kadenwood Drive. Climb

all the way up Kadenwood Drive until it turns into Trails End Lane. Go through the gate and follow the old mountain roads up to the start of Stage

4. Stage 4 will start just off the mountain road before diving into fresh cut trail accessing Lower Ride Dont Slide.



RACE STAGE 4Ride Dont Slide is a technical natural single track. A short stint on Love Canal will lead you into Boyds (B.C.s) Trail, which follows along Whistler

Creek. Extensive rerouting and trail work has been done by Gravity Logic to get this old trail race-ready. The trail is fresh and loamy in sections

while lower down it becomes rocky and loose. This stage nishes up with a sprint on the open ski run down to Dustys. This is the original access

point to Whistler Mountain for skiers back in the 1960s.

distance: 2.49 kms | elevation: start 1052m | nish 597m | change -455m


TRANSITION / LIAISON 5:To make your way to the fth and nal stage of the event - leave Dustys and head onto the Valley Trail heading north back to Whistler Village.

When you near the Whistler Golf Course, use the underpass under Highway 99. Stay right after passing under Highway 99 on Whistler Way.

Take a left onto Springs Lane and make your way to the Whistler Village Gondola. After a short pitstop take the Gondola and the Peak Express

to gain access to Top of the Worlds trailhead. This is the start of the nal timed section.

distance: 5.1km of riding with 150m of elevation gain (plus Village Gondola and Peak Chair)


STAGE 5Youre in the bike park now - get ready for an elevation loss of nearly 1500m over 11km. Accomplish this by taking the following trails: Top of

World, No Joke, Little Alder, Expressway, Too Tight, Upper Angry Pirate, Crabapple Turns, Del Boca Vista, EZ Does It to Monkey Hands, nish-

ing in Skiers Plaza.


SRAM Canadian Open Enduro presented by SpecializedSUNDAY, AUGUST 10 2014

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