November 10th, 2013 – The next Rocky Mountain 1200km brevet is tentatively scheduled to be held in July 2016 if there are enough interested riders and volunteers. If you are interested in riding or volunteering on the 2016 event, please contact the 2012 organizers here.
July 28th, 2012 – Despite appalling weather conditions for the first 24 hours, 62 intrepid riders finished the event. Another 50 riders abandoned due largely to cold and rain related hypothermia or injury. Thank you to all the riders who came to experience this epic journey and a huge thank you to all the wonderful volunteers without whom this event would not have been possible.
July 19th, 2012 – The GPS route has been update and a link is on the route page. Please note that the official route is the printed sheet issued to each rider at the start. Please also be aware that mapping programs may not be totally up to date with recent road and road name changes.
July 18, 2012 – 22:00 – We will have a support team at the top of Rogers Pass on the night of Tuesday July 24th to provide water, coffee & muffins to riders between the hours of 20:30 and 07:00 while all other services are closed. This is NOT a control. These volunteers are here to provide water and snacks only for riders who chose to ride through the night from Golden to Revelstoke.
July 18th, 2012 – The location of the Valemount control has been changed. A revised route sheet has been posted on the website. We will post a revised GPS route if time permits. The printed route sheet that is issued to each rider at the start of the ride will be correct. Please note that the route is now 1204.2 km. The only change to the route will be the section from leaving the Yellowhead Highway to arriving at the new Valemount Control and returning to the Highway. All other distances are unchanged.
July 10th, 2012 – The route sheet has been updated on the Route page. An updated excel version had been added for riders who wish to download it. A link has also been added to an updated GPS route version. Please note that the official route and distance will be as per the printed route sheet that is issued to each rider at registration.
The TRU Room list has been updated. Riders are listed by room share in arrival date order . If you have requested a room or a room share at TRU, please carefully check the list to ensure that your arrival, stay and departure dates are listed correctly. If you and your room mate are not reserved for exactly the same dates, each of you will be billed the full room fee for any nights that you are the only occupant.
July 4th, 2012 – The Rider List and TRU Room List pages have both been updated. A map of Kamloops showing the location of the TRU Residences, Wrap Party and the Start/Finish and Registration has been added to the TRU page.
June 27th, 2012 – The Can-Am Challenge information on the rider list has been updated following the results of the Cascade 1200.
The Route page has been updated with a link added to a GPS route from Ride with GPS.
June 22nd, 2012 – All but one rider on the confirmed rider list have completed qualifying requirements for the ride and the list updated accordingly.
The TRU room list has also been updated. If you have requested a room or room share at TRU, please check to make sure your name is on the list and that your reservation dates are correct.
The Wrap Party will be held JUly 26th starting at 5:00pm following the finish of the ride. If you plan to attend and have not yet confirmed, please RSVP before June 30th, thank you.
Best of luck to all the riders participating in the Cascade 1240 this weekend! Your Can-Am medal will be waiting for you at the Wrap Party after completion of the Rocky Mountain 1200.
June 17th, 2012 – The rider list has been updated to reflect recently received qualifying information submitted by several riders. The note to the far right of the list “R” indicates that the rider is planning to ride a recumbent. If there are any additional special bikes that we have not noted, please let us know and we will add them to the list.
The volunteer information on the various controls has also been updated this week with the addition of two volunteers for Valemount and the loss of one each from Lake Louise and Armstrong. If you would like to be a part of this special event but are not able to ride, we would be delighted to have your help as a volunteer. Volunteering is an excellent way to meet other club members and riders from around the world, to share the excitement of an international brevet and to give back to the club.
The TRU Room List has also been updated with the addition of new reservation information for several riders. Please check this list carefully to ensure that we have the correct dates reserved for you. If there are any errors or omissions, please contact us at the email address on the Contact Us page, thank you.
* Please note, that if you have NOT booked your room at the TRU for the 22nd, you will need to out of your room by noon on that day and will need to make arrangements for somewhere to rest before the Sunday evening start at 22:00 (10:00pm). The start facilities will be open for the 22:00 start riders from 21:00 to 23:00 on Sunday July 22nd. The facilities will be closed between 16:00 and 21:00 Sunday July 22nd and again between 23:00 Sunday July 22nd and 03:00 Monday July 23rd. The start facilities will be open from 03:00 to 05:00 on Monday July 23rd for the 04:00 start riders.
We have added a page for the Wrap Party, a casual buffet dinner on Thursday July 26th beginning at 5:00 pm (17:00). We will be sending an email to all riders and volunteers asking them to confirm if they plan to attend and advise of any guest tickets needed. Please RSVP as soon as possible, thank you. Details on the Wrap Party are here.
June 11th, 2012 – The rider list has been updated as of today with several new names joining the list and qualifying brevets completed by many others. All the qualified riders remaining on the Wait List have been offered the chance to register and we are waiting for a reply from the last 4. If none of these riders are now able to ride, there may be 1 or 2 spots available for qualified riders.
We have several new volunteers and appreciate them stepping forward to help out. The control information and volunteer postings have been updated.
The route sheet has been revised and a corrected version posted on the website reflecting the new control location in Clearwater. There is minimal impact on the total distance of the ride or control opening and closing times.
May 28th, 2012 – The Can-Am Challenge past recipients list has been updated on the Can-Am Challenge page. Thanks to John Lee Ellis for all his work in compiling this information from event results since the inception of the award in 1996.
May 26th, 2012 – The rider list has been updated with 2 new names and the ride is full pending receipt of qualifying brevets from several riders.
We took a few photos on the drive through of the route. Among them were these below:
Yes, we saw bears. In addition to the Black Bear (first 2 photos) seen between Valemount and Jasper and Grizzly Bear (next 3 photos) seen near Beauty Creek, we also saw White Tail Deer, Elk and Rocky Mountain Goats in the area between Jasper and Beauty Creek. The herd of Caribou was in the Kicking Horse Canyon, between near Field on the way to Golden.
The snow on the Icefields parkway should be gone by the time we ride through there in July however it will still be very cold at night as these are high mountains. Riders will need to be prepared for sudden weather changes and temperatures down to 2º to 4° celsius in the night and early morning.
May 13th, 2012 – More movement on the rider list with 2 new riders added to the pending final registration list. It seems likely that all those on the wait list who want to ride the event will have that opportunity.
We did a pre-drive of the route last week and have made some small changes.
Clearwater – The location for the Clearwater control has been changed from the Info Centre to the Clearwater Convention Centre. The route sheet will be updated and posted shortly.
Salmon Arm – We have added limited sleeping and showers at the Salmon Arm control for a maximum of 20 riders at a time.
Beauty Creek – There is very limited sleeping at this control with room for 20 riders maximum at a time. Riders planning to sleep at Beauty Creek should email the organizers with their estimated arrival time at this control so that we can advise of any conflicts. If you arrive at the Beauty Creek control and the sleeping space is full, it is 128 km to the next control at Lake Louise. * There is another hostel between Jasper and Beauty Creek. The Athabasca Falls Hostel is located approximately 30 km from Jasper on the Icefields Parkway. Check in is open until 22:00 (10:00 pm) only. Additional accommodation between Jasper and Lake Louise is available at the Sunwapta Lodge (500.8 km) or Glacier View Inn (550.0km).
May 4th, 2012 – The Rider List has been updated again with several riders withdrawing and 3 names moving off the Wait list to Pending final registration.
May 2nd, 2012 – We are continuing to update the Rider List. With several recent withdrawals, a number of names have been moved from the Wait list onto the confirmed Rider list.
April 15th, 2012 – The Rider list has been updated with two riders names moved from the Wait List to Pending Registration. We will continue to update the Rider list and the TRU Room List with changes as they occur.
April 12th, 2012 – Reminder: The first refund deadline is April 15th, 2012. If you withdraw for any reason before 15-Apr-2012, you will receive a 85% refund on the Final Registration fee only. The $45.00 pre registration fee is non refundable. The jersey will be refunded at 100% for riders withdrawing by April 15th only. The next refund date is May 15th for a 50% refund on the final registration fee only.
April 11th, 2012 – The TRU room list has been updated again with the addition of several rooms. There are no more 4 bedroom suites available. We are also currently at the maximum for 2 bedroom suites. If more come available, we will advise. If riders are still looking to stay at the TRU residences with the group, we can inquire about group pricing for 1 bedroom suites. To let us know if you are interested in this option, contact us by email.
The TRU Room List is on the website under the Kamloops heading linked here.
March 30th, 2012 – The TRU room list has been updated with some of the room pairings changed to better match arrival and departure dates. Please check your dates if you have signed up for a room and advise us of any errors or changes, thank you.
March 27th, 2012 – The Rider List has been updated with Tim Foon Feldman moving onto the confirmed list in place of a rider who had to withdraw. There are now only 25 names on the waiting list.
The TRU Room List has also been updated with additional rider names. There are still a few spaces if other riders or riders and families are interested.
March 19th, 2012 – The TRU Room List is being updated regularly as requests for rooms are received. There are 30 riders who have reserved rooms to date. If you are interested in sharing either a 2 or 4 bedroom suite for the event, please contact us with your request and dates. The Thompson Rivers University residences are located walking distance from the Wrap Party location. More information including a virtual tour is available on the TRU Room List page.
March 13th, 2012 – We have arranged a group rate for participants in the Rocky Mountain 1200 at the residences of Thompson Rivers University. The residences are located on the hill overlooking the North and South Thompson Rivers approximately 3.9 kilometres from the start. There are 2 and 4 bedroom units which can be shared. More details are available on the TRU Room List page.
March 1st, 2012 – Several riders have contacted us asking to be put in touch with other riders interested in sharing accommodations at the start prior to the ride. If you would like to share a hotel room at the start or finish, please email to Contact Us. We will circulate your name and email address to other riders interested in sharing a room so that you may make your arrangements directly.
February 24th, 2012 – 124 riders have completed Final Registration with 1 rider still pending due to communication issues. Of these 125 riders, there are 30 riders pending completion of one or more qualifying brevets. Riders are asked to forward any outstanding qualification results as soon as brevets are completed, thank you.
February 15th, 2012 – There are 7 riders yet to complete final registration from the original pre-registered list. They will have until the 19th after which their registration window will close. Updates will be infrequent over the next week until February 23rd. The next schedule update of the rider list will be February 24th at which time we will determine if there are spaces available for riders on the wait list. Thank you for your patience.
February 9th, 2012 – Registrations continue to come in and the confirmed rider list is now up to 115 names with 10 riders yet to complete Final Registration. They will have until Sunday February 19th to complete final registration before it is assumed they have withdrawn. If there are less than 125 riders who complete final registration, we will re-open registration to riders on the Wait List in the order their requests were received until we reach the 125 rider limit. If riders who have completed final registration withdraw for any reason, we will also re-open registration for riders on the Wait List to fill those spots.
February 5th, 2012 – The first 110 riders have completed Final Registration and it has now been opened to the next 15 Wait Listed riders. These riders will have 2 weeks to complete Final Registration. Each rider has been sent an email with a link to Final Registration and an access code. If you are one of the riders on the Pre-Registered Wait List and have not received an email, please email us at the address on the Contact Us page.
January 27th, 2012 – There are now 72 names on the Confirmed Rider List. The remaining 53 riders have been sent a reminder that they have until February 3rd, 2012 to complete final registration before it is assumed they have withdrawn and their place on the list is released to a rider on the Pre Registered Wait List.
January 23rd, 2012 – The Confirmed Rider List is now up to 60 names with 65 still on the Pre Registered List and a further 15 on the Waiting List. Final Registration will be open to all the remaining riders on the pre registered list until Friday, February 3rd, 2012.
January 20th, 2012 – Final Registrations are being received and the Rider List has been updated with a Confirmed Rider List for all those who were on the preliminary rider list who have now completed Final Registration. Below the Confirmed Rider List is the Pre Registered List with the balance of the first 125 riders to pre register for the event. As these riders complete final registration their names will be moved to the Confirmed Rider List.
January 19th, 2012 (pm) – Final Registration is now open to the 125 names on the preliminary rider list. Each rider will be sent an email with the link to Final Registration. If you are on the preliminary rider list and do not receive an email link to registration, please contact the organizers at the email address on the Contact Us page. Details are available on the Entry page.
January 19th, 2012 (am) – The jersey page has been updated with size charts for both men and women in centimetres and inches. The jersey must be ordered at the time of Final Registration. It will be manufactured by Sugoi and is a fairly slim fitting silhouette. Please check your measurements carefully before ordering as there will be no extra jerseys for exchanging sizes, thanks.
January 16th, 2012 – Check out the 2012 Rocky Mountain jersey on the Jersey page. There will be a chance to order this on the Final Registration form.
January 7th, 2012 – We are still looking for volunteers for the Blue River, Golden, Revelstoke and Armstrong controls. If you are interested in volunteering to work a control, please email us at the address on the Contact Us page, thank you.
January 4th, 2012 – Pre Registration for the Rider List and the Waiting list closed on January 2nd. As we have received several inquiries regarding an additional waiting list, we have added an Interested List with the names of those who have contacted us in the order of receipt of their email. If the number of withdrawals is greater than the number of riders on the waiting list, we will re-open registration to the riders on the Interested List.
January 3rd, 2012 – Pre-Registration is now closed. The Rider List page has been updated with 125 riders on the preliminary rider list and 16 riders on the waiting list. Final Registration will open in mid January. All 125 riders on the preliminary rider list will be emailed an invitation with a code to access the final registration form on line. They will have 2 weeks to complete the final registration process. If a rider chooses not to continue with final registration within the two weeks, their place will be given to the first rider next in line on the waiting list.
January 1st, 2012 – Happy New Year! The waiting list has been updated and is at 12 riders as of this morning.
December 31st, 2011 – The waiting list is now at 11 riders. Pre-registration will close if it reaches the maximum of 15 riders on the waiting list.
December 30th, 2011 – As of 9:30 this morning, there are a total of 134 riders pre-registered for the 2012 Rocky Mountain 1200 with 125 on the preliminary rider list and 9 on the waiting list.
December 29th, 2011 – The rider list page has been updated as of 12:00 today with 125 names on the preliminary Rider List and 6 names on the Waiting List. There are a total of 131 names on the combined lists. Pre registration will close at 140 applicants. In 2008, all the riders on the waiting list were able to ride.
December 24th, 2011 – As of 9:45 this morning, 108 riders have pre-registered for the 2012 Rocky Mountain 1200. The list will next be updated on December 27th. Merry Christmas to all riders and volunteers.
December 23rd, 2011 – The rider list has been updated as of 9:45 this morning. There are 100 riders on the list. Updates may be less frequent over the holidays, thank you for your patience.
December 21st, 2011 – As of 10:00 December 21st, 2011 there are 93 riders pre registered for the 2012 Rocky Mountain 1200. The preliminary rider list has been updated. The countries represented to date are Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom and USA.
December 20th, 2011 – The rider list has been updated as of 10:30 December 20th, 2011. There are 84 riders on the current list.
December 19th, 2011 – A preliminary rider list page has been posted on the website. The list includes all riders pre registered as of 12:00 December 19th, 2011. There are 73 riders on the current list. The list will be updated as needed.
December 18th, 2011 – 62 riders have signed up since Pre Registration opened 24 hours ago (10:00 December 17th). Pre-registration will close at 140 riders.
December 17th, 2011 – Pre Registration for the 2012 Rocky Mountain 1200 is now open. The link to the on-line form is on the Entry page of this website.
December 16th, 2011 – Pre Registration for the 2012 Rocky Mountain 1200 will open at 10:00 am Pacific Standard Time, Saturday December 17th. There will be a link to the Pre Registration form on the Entry page of the website.
December 15th, 2011 – The entry fee has been finalized at Cdn $595.00. This is comprised of a Pre Registration fee of $45.00 and a Final Registration fee of $550.00. The entry fee covers the cost of registration, food at all controls, mats, blankets and showers at designated sleep controls listed, 3 drop bags per rider, entry to the Wrap Party at the finish and a finisher’s medal engraved the rider’s name and ride time.
December 5th, 2011 – Pre-registration will be $45.00, non-refundable. The Final Registration cost has not been set pending receipt of additional budget numbers. It is hoped not to exceed approximately $550.00 for a total event cost of $595.00 per rider.
November 27, 2011 – Entry qualification requirement clarified on FAQ and Entry pages.
November 21, 2011 – Volunteers have been assigned to many of the controls. We are still looking for additional volunteers for a number of controls and need a control captain for Blue River. If you have volunteered and don’t see your name on the list, please contact the organizers with your control location preference.
November 16th, 2011 – Volunteers are signing up and we will begin posting volunteer names for each control as assignments are confirmed.
November 15th, 2011 – The new 2012 web site is live with details of the upcoming Rocky Mountain 1200km brevet including the route and control details.