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2015 Singletrack 6: Stage 1 singletrack
There were miles of singletrack trail at the top of the course on stage 1 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Trail-side repair
The rain came down the day before stage 1 and turned the hot, dusty trails into fast and tacky riding conditions. Here, a rider repairs a flat tire midway down the first descent of the day. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Face plant
Big crash on stage 1. This rider was okay and finished all six stages of the race. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Old growth forest
The riders went through the old growth cedar forest at the top of the course on stage 1 near Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Sneddon at the start
Kona rider Kris Sneddon was on the start line before stage 2 at Silver Star Mountain Resort in Vernon, British Columbia. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: World champ Pendrel
Two-time and reigning world champion Catharine Pendrel (Luna) raced Singletrack 3 and won the open women’s category. After stage 3 she flew to Quebec City and took second place in the Mont Sainte Anne World Cup and currently sits second in the World Cup rankings. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Stage 2 start
Riders charged out of the gate at the start of stage 2 at Silver Star Mountain Resort in Vernon, British Columbia. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Tristan Uhl
Tristan Uhl (Competitive Cyclist) of Austin, Texas finished second overall in Singletrack 6 after winning B.C. Bike Race earlier this summer. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Massey and Miller
Dax Massey and Nathan Miller of the Planet Foods team took second overall in the open men's team category at Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Sneddon
Kris Sneddon won Singletrack 3, which featured the first three days of Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Garneau team
Patrick Chartrand and Marc-Andre’ Daigle of the Garneau team won the open men’s team category at Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Timed descent
Each stage had a timed descent section of the course. The fast and flowy trails close to the finish of stage 2 at Silver Star had riders railing the berms and jumps. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Ride through vineyards
Stage 3 started in Vernon, British Columbia, and the riders enjoyed a neutral start on the pavement past the vineyards before the first singletrack of the day. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Wallace leads
Cory Wallace of Kona led the entire field on stage 3 up the first section of trail to the first of two major climbs of the day. He won five of six stages. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Pendrel descends
Pendrel kicked up some dust, racing down the timed descent on stage 3 in Vernon. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Belgian descender
Olivier Bruwiere of Belgium won the overall timed descent general classification. Here he is on stage 3 in Vernon. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Mulliken and Tremaine
Mindy Mulliken and Karen Tremaine of Steamboat Springs, Colorado took first place in the open women’s team category at Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Heise leads
Alana Heise led her partner Jeff Neilson down the big descent in Kelowna on stage 4. They would go on to win the team 80+ mixed category. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Big crash
Anton Fries had a big crash on stage 4 and took a few stitches to the shin but went on to finish the stage and the rest of Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Stage 5 start
The start of stage 5 was in Penticton, British Columbia, next to the shores of Okanagan Lake. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Wine wheelie
The riders enjoyed another neutral start on the pavement early in the morning past wineries and vineyards before hitting the first singletrack of the day. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Simms and Thibault
Wendy Simms led her partner Norm Thibault rode through a fast section of trail on stage 5. They went on to take third place in the open mixed team category of Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Thy rips
Emilie Thy of Dodge City Racing enjoyed the fast sections of trail on stage 5. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Cool down
Dax Massey, Alana Heise, and Jeff Neilson cooled off in Okanagan Lake after stage 5 in Penticton. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Blue moon
A blue moon rose over the horizon the night before stage 6 in Penticton. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Early start
Stage 6 started at 7 a.m. to keep riders off the trails in the heat of the day. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Sunshine singletrack
A rider went through the timed descent section of Stage 6 in Penticton. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Style points
Tristan Uhl won the final stage of Singletrack 6 and took second overall. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Aardal wins
Kate Aardal won the open women’s division of Singletrack 6 and was presented with her finisher's belt buckle. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Wallace wins
Cory Wallace showed off his finisher's belt buckle after winning the open men’s division of Singletrack 6. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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2015 Singletrack 6: Done for the day
A competitor laid on the ground after successfully finishing the second-annual version of Singletrack 6 presented by Transrockies Events. Photo: John Gibson | Singletrack 6
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