Nearly 500 riders from across the world competed this past weekend in British Columbia’s Elk Valley in the debut of the first-annual Transrockies’ Fernie Singletrack 3.

Friday morning kicked off with stage one, which featured a “mix of flow, tech, and signature loam” in Fernie, B.C.’s Montane and Ridgemont mountain bike trail networks. Riders wound their way “through lush forest singletrack, open meadows, and classic rolling climbs.”

Stage two – a point-to-point race, began Saturday morning in Sparwood, B.C. (long track) and Hosmer, B.C. (short track) to the heart of Fernie. The endurance race featured a “mix of fast forest roads, remote singletrack, and alpine-style climbs.”

The series of races concluded on Sunday with stage three at Fernie Mountain Park’s trail networks, featuring a climb to Fernie Alpine Resort before returning to the city’s Nordic Centre. 

Thirty-one-year-old Victoria B.C.’s Peter Disera took home top honours, finishing all three stages  17 minutes better than his nearest competitor.

Eighteen-year-old Hugh McDougall of Fernie, B.C., took first place in the Miner U20 division.

You can see all the results here.

Victoria, B.C.’s Peter Disera won the first race in the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Victoria, B.C.’s Peter Disera won the first race in the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Fernie’s Hugh McDougall climbs up “Hyperventilation”  in stage 1 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026.  McDougall took first place overall in the U20 category in the competition over the weekend. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Park City, Utah’s Jay Kalafatis competes in the long course stage 1 race of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Calgary’s Craig Good climbs up “Hyperventilation”  in stage 1 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Salt Lake City, Utah’s Laura McNerney makes her way up “Hyperventilation”  in stage 1 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Calgary’s Steven Soon at the start of stage 1 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Friday, June 26, 2026.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
The start line for stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race in Sparwood, B.C., on Saturday, June 27, 2026.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Lethbridge’s Connor Duell,17, and 28-year-old Ben Friel of Spreydon, New Zealand, at the start line for stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race in Sparwood, B.C., on Saturday, June 27, 2026.  Duell finished second in the race with a time of 2:17:43.7. Friel finished the race in 2:20:57.7.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Riders charge up the first hill in stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race in Sparwood, B.C., on Saturday, June 27, 2026.   PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Victoria, B.C.’s Peter Disera won stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race on Saturday, June 27, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF

Fernie’s Hugh McDougall crossing the finish line of stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 on June 26, 2026.  McDougall completed the point-to-point race between Sparwood, B.C. and Fernie, B.C. in 2:17:41.0.  PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF

Lethbridge’s Connor Duell,17, crossing the finish line of stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race between Sparwood, B.C. and Fernie, B.C. on Saturday, June 27, 2026.  Duell finished the endurance race with a time of 2:17:43.7. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Unidentified racers crossing the finish line of stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race between Sparwood, B.C. and Fernie, B.C. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Mountain bike racers congratulate themselves after completing stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race between Sparwood, B.C. and
Fernie, B.C. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Mountain bike riders clean their bikes in Fernie’s Montane Barn after completing stage 2 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race between Sparwood, B.C. and Fernie, B.C. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Stage 3 overall winner Peter Disera of Victoria, B.C., plunges down the technically demanding black diamond downhill mountain bike trail “Verboten” in Fernie, B.C., on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Disera completed the technically challenging race in 1:51:37.4. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Twenty-eight-year-old Ben Friel of Spreydon, New Zealand, turns a corner along the technically demanding black diamond downhill mountain bike trail “Verboten” in Fernie, B.C., on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Friel completed the stage 3 race in 1:59:02.9. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Bend, Oregon’s Emma Maaranen, who rides with Moxie Kinetics, rounds a corner along the technically demanding black diamond downhill mountain bike trail “Verboten” in Fernie, B.C., on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Maaranen, 49, won the minor unclassified female category of the stage 3 race with a time of 2:35:19.8. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Rachel Desimone, 42, of Whitefish, Montana, crosses a bridge in stage 3 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 on Sunday, June 28, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Emma Briggs, 47, of San Anselmo, CA, who rides with Endurance Explorers, nears the finish line in stage 3 of the Fernie Singletrack 3 on Sunday, June 28, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Michael West of Boulder, CO., races around a corner along the technically demanding black diamond downhill mountain bike trail “Verboten” in Fernie, B.C., on Sunday, June 28, 2026. West completed the race, winning the 50+ men’s age category, with a time of 2:07:38.9. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF
Riders cross the stage 2 finish line of the Fernie Singletrack 3 race between Sparwood, B.C. and Fernie, B.C. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. PHOTO: CALGARY JOURNAL STAFF


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