This page is a bit special
Behold, the Forte. At 152km long and involving 3100m of climbing (including a detour up the Cat 1 Cypress Mountain and back), the Forte is the category that immortalizes any rider that manages to conquer it. We call them the rockstars of RBC GranFondo Whistler.
Since 2014 we’ve given all Forte riders a special pair of loud red socks, and from 2017 a finishers’ medal weighing nearly half a kilo. Now, for 2019, we’re launching this brand new Forte Legends Hall of Fame where you can permanently see which riders have claimed victory on the toughest category – and for how many years.
The only question to ask is: how high up the list can you rise?
Forte Hall of Fame
The Forte began in 2014.
In this time, a little over 800 unique riders have conquered RBC GranFondo Whistler’s ultimate challenge. These are the Forte Legends.
| Years finished | 5 | ||||||||
| Rider name | Jan Palaty | Alan Christie | Joel Nitikman | Mark Longpre | Michel Pelletier | Robert Wall | Robin Young | Stewart Kolenda | |
| Years finished | 4 | ||||||||
| Rider name | Andrew Turchan | Bob Barnett | Brian Anderson | Donald Macgregor | Jan Rey Pioquinto | Lum Lim | Randy Wagner | Sean Stephens | Sherry Chan |
| Stephane Gingras | Wes Mak | ||||||||
| Years finished | 3 | ||||||||
| Rider name | Allan Lee | Clark Wong | Farhad Touski | Jay Murray | Kelly Jablonski | Mark Dunn | Mike Wood | Reese Rankin | Stewart Firman |
| Andrew Spence | Curtis Berlinguette | Gene Guevara | Jim Bodden | Kurt Hilger | Mark Williams | Paul Krzywicki | Rick Wagner | Tirso Ibias | |
| Calla Barras | Dale Huzar | Giovanni Alfano | Jim Glasspoole | Larry Dean | Michael Fulton | Paul Moerman | Riley Senft | Trevor Craig | |
| Cesar Higoy | Doug Martineau | Jacqueline Holmes | John Fisher | Marc Aspen | Mike Donaldson | Phil Testemale | Roberto Cordero | Will Rogers | |
| Chris Queitzsch | Dustin Dickout | James Orara | John Langley | Marie-Louise Ruetz | Mike Roffel | Ramil Bergantinos | Rod Mitchell | ||
| Years finished | 2 | ||||||||
| Rider name | Allan Realiza | Corey Ulmer | Dean Neville | Jakub Fisher | Joshua Quarles | Michael Machtmes | Philip Sangalang | Rolando Cases Eisma | Tobias Hoeschele |
| Andrzej Tomszak | Dan Fillenwarth | Dejan Nikic | Jamie Macgregor | Kevin Hay | Michael Smith | Rajesh Narayan | Ron Gorman | Tony Bacos | |
| Andy Norman | Dan Zilinski | Derek Meulmeester | Jeff Chen | Kris Duncan | Michael Valois | Raymond Leung | Ryan Georgi | Torin Howe | |
| Ben Findley | Dandy Lopez | Derek Stedman | Jeff Lee | Leo Guevara | Michiel Van De Panne | Reece Dennison | Ryan Tasker | Uli Mayer | |
| Benny Viloria | Daniel Walker | Edmond Chan | Jeff Wood | Liz Dyson | Miles Hollingbury | Reid Hamilton | Sandra Foweraker | Victor Tomas | |
| Bob Hole | Darrel Domenko | Emily Glynn | Jeffrey Roger | Manny Lebaste | Milko De Jonge | Rhoel Alvarez | Sean Bristol | William Semrau | |
| Bob Shaw | David Egles | Eric Ito | Jeremy Thiessen | Mark John Macariola | Nicolas Hamilton | Rob Attwell | Solomon Weldemariam | Zac Gartside | |
| Brian Floyd | David Fahey | Errol Payumo | Jim Smyrl | Mark Sinnott | Norman Philippsen | Rob Reid | Stephen Barbazuk | ||
| Brian Jones | David Lyall | Gerald Sawatzky | Joe Madeira | Marla Zucht | Paul Arcus | Rob Wasylyshyn | Stephen White | ||
| Brock McNally | David Ross | Grant Hodgkins | Joe Tillman | Mel Dube | Paul Haveruk | Robert Perra | Tammy Kallman | ||
| Christian Stulz | David Taylor | Greg Burnison | Jonathan Shin | Mervyn Hiebert | Peter Cripton | Robin Avery | Terry McDonald | ||
| Christopher Mills | Dean Karlen | Greg Grant | Joseph Bennet | Michael Brown | Phal Lim | Roland Franada | Thomas Gould | ||
| Years finished | 1 | ||||||||
| Rider name | Aaron Jonckheere | Brad Sokol | Daniel Wessell | Gary Constantine | Jim Riecken | Laura Findeiss | Michael Wood | Robert Baxter | Steven Wallouch |
| Aaron Kennedy | Bradley Tipp | Danny O’Hara | Gary Hoff | Jim Seethram | Laurence Shapero | Michael Zino | Robert Brow | Stewart Blaser | |
| Adam Buckley | Brandon Holterman | Dario Deferrari | Gary Horsting | Jim Stabback | Lee Mazzoleni | Michele Davie | Robert Flexon | Stewart Wilson | |
| Adam Gray | Brenda Baker | Darrell Cline | Gemma Hayes | Jincent Basa | Leila Realiza | Michelle Wong | Robert McMurtry | Stijn Gelijsteen | |
| Aj Cari | Brett Armstrong | Darren Ward | Geoff Smith | Joe Strolz | Lem Mendoza | Mike Ackland | Robert Rozycki | Stuart Cook | |
| Al Walcroft | Brett Lindstrom | Darren Welsh | Geoffrey Gariando | Joel Jansen | Lemuel Mendoza | Mike Carey | Robin Craigen | Suzi Tevendale | |
| Alain Lambert | Brett Skaloud | Daryl Roberts | Gerard Scholtes | Joenel Reyes | Leonardo De Araujo | Mike Galasso | Robin Wallouch | Tai Mui Wu | |
| Alan Heywood | Brian Baarda | Dave Clancy | Glen Marks | John Alving | Les Priest | Mike Grafham | Robin Willard | Tak Takeda | |
| Alan Raddatz | Brian Cripps | Dave Davenport | Glenn Sakamoto | John Bagasbas | Leslie Handley | Mike Kallner | Rod Baker | Tal Danzig | |
| Alanna Goobie | Brian Dixon | Dave Opko | Glenn Weigel | John Blanche | Lidia Fluhme | Mike Klemarewski | Rod Rebamontan | Tamara Dalrymple | |
| Alastair Miatt | Brian Donnelly | David Berschl | Gracjan Tarka | John Carlo Rabbito | Lindsay Carswell | Mike Nicholls | Roger Miller | Ted Kennedy | |
| Alberto Garcia | Brian Eve | David Blank | Graeme Martindale | John Carpenter | Lisa Cordell | Mike Romaniuk | Roger Wong-Moon | Ted Matson | |
| Aldo Ocampo | Brian Gahan | David Burchmore | Graham Clarke | John Courtney | Lorenz Lang | Miroslav Stavel | Roland Kreisig | Thibaut Sanchez | |
| Alex Aguinaldo | Brian Morrell | David Chen | Graham Holliday | John Dooling | Loring Trent | Mitch Bauer | Rolando Eisma | Thomas Arn | |
| Alex Ardila-Garcia | Brian Retford | David Clark | Graham Pierce | John Gibb | Lorri Nichols | Monique Wilberg | Ron Simmons | Thomas Baker | |
| Alex Gibbs | Brian Wanden | David Clendenen | Graham Ross | John Graham | Lorrie Jones | Morgan Maguire | Ronald Gordon | Thomas Haas | |
| Alex Hadfield | Bruce Burks | David Diebolt | Graham Salvail | John Hanson | Lory Bloomquist | Morton Jung | Ross Chafe | Thomas Ludwig | |
| Alex Hutchinson | Bryan Mannella | David Duquette | Grant Fraser | John Hults | Louise Thomas | Myron Borys | Ross Dick-Cleland | Thomas Rhodes | |
| Alex Korch | Bryan Rehill | David Eng | Grant Reid | John MacDonald | Lucas De Gelder | Natalie Scadden | Russell Hayes | Thomas Tetz | |
| Alex Riedo | Bryce Donnelly | David Ford | Greg Aasen | John Murray | Luke Dolan | Nathaniel Snodgrass | Russell Sese | Thomas Wallace | |
| Alex Toth | Bryce Munro | David Hanna | Greg Cooke | John Nguyen | Malcolm Graham | Neil Brown | Rusty Ramos | Tim Le Couteur | |
| Alexander Aguinaldo | C Robert Brooke | David Harris | Greg McDonnell | John Philippe Cruz | Malcolm Lightfoot | Neil Crofts | Ryan Busto | Todd Sherman | |
| Alexander Chung | Cale Weinberg | David Kass | Gregory Cook | John Sangalang | Marc Head | Neil Trembath | Ryan Fowler | Tollman Owens | |
| Alexander Daether | Cameron Wiltshire | David Malm | Gregory Egan | John Watkins | Marc Nielsen | Nicholas Sunderland | Ryan Klein | Tom Barichello | |
| Alexander Spence | Carl Finley | David Nauman | Hans Lehmann | John Weyhrich | Marc Tremblay | Nick Arkle | Ryan Kurz | Tom Brodzinski | |
| Alexey Melekhin | Carlo Cividino | David Patterson | Harrison Elliott | John Wilkinson | Marc Vasily | Nick Burton | Ryan Lester | Tom Ebbern | |
| Alfredo Arreola | Carlos Infanta | David Percy | Harrison Mak | John Williams | Marcelo Legaspi | Nick Cordrey | Ryan Seeriram | Tom Honey | |
| Alhan Keser | Caroline Okocha | David Sellares | Heidi Copes Van Hasselt | Johnny Gutierrez | Marco Lai | Nickalas Blades | Ryuta Murasawa | Tom Laviolette | |
| Alistair Haigh-Smith | Carrey Martin | David Smith | Henry Au | Jon Durnin | Marco Turcios | Nigel Pratt | Salvatore Sfara | Tom Radke | |
| Alistair Lane | Catfish Louie | Deama Thomson | Henry Laygo | Jon Heshka | Mariko Wei | Oleksandr Tsitsilin | Sam Fougere | Tom Wojcik | |
| Allan Doolittle | Catherine Konantz | Dean Bruce | Henry Liao | Jonas Ablang | Mario St Pierre | Oliver Zucker | Sarah Greenwood | Tony Hadfield | |
| Allen Rimando | Catherine McMullin | Debbie Finnie | Henry Santos | Jonas Avellana | Mark Angeles | Olivier Cantin | Scott Kerby | Tony Hedley | |
| Allen Wong | Chad Dalrymple | Declan Oneill | Holden Jones | Jonathan Crockford | Mark Baldwin | Orville Ho | Scott Lytle | Tony Matergio | |
| Allison Campbell | Chantz Strong | Dennis Randy Ranada | Holly Wick | Jonathan Davidow | Mark Buscher | Oscar Delgado | Scott McCallum | Toufigh Gordi | |
| Alvin Klippenstein | Charles Cleghorn | Derek Gosling | Hugo Van Hoogstraten | Jordan Hogg | Mark Cresswell | Ota Hally | Scott McCardle | Tracy Beardsley | |
| Ami Arthur | Charley Dickey | Diana Cruickshank | Hunter Verner | Jorge Santos | Mark Engelbrecht | Owen Cramer | Scott Patterson | Tracy Orcutt | |
| Amy Clark | Cheryl Morch | Diego Bernate | Ian Chesterman | Joseph Timpe | Mark Hofer | Pat Poirier | Scott Pinizzotto | Travis Ihnen | |
| Andre Amaral | Chi Shing So | Dierdre Douglas | Ian Harper | Josh Reid | Mark Lagioia | Patric Ouellette | Scott Wilton | Travis Schisler | |
| Andre Sintnicolaas | Ching Ling Ma | Dimitri Coutsinos | Irvin Tang | Josue Lopez | Mark Lewis | Patrick Gillin | Sean Conner | Trevor Hanna | |
| Andrea Carlisle | Chris Andrew | Dominic Penton | Irvin Tremblay | Juan Carlos Torres | Mark Macariola | Paul Berry | Sean Mactavish | Trevor Vanderwereld | |
| Andrew (woody) Siemens | Chris Barton | Don Cundiff | Ivy Cheung | Juan Ortega Legaspi | Mark Malewicz | Paul Granger | Sean Martin | Ty Carlson | |
| Andrew Celovsky | Chris Cole | Don Froese | Jack Bryson | Julia Meyer-Macleod | Mark McCabe | Paul Krainer | Sean Ruczko | Ulrich Fluhme | |
| Andrew Coelho | Chris Marshall | Don Konantz | Jacob Fague | Julian De Villiers | Mark Newton | Paul Lorah | Sebastian Salas | Valentin Larsson | |
| Andrew Currivan | Chris McKenzie | Don MacTavish | Jacob Smyth | Julian Howitt | Mark Pidkowich | Paul Mitchell | Sergio Hsia | Valter Araujo | |
| Andrew Greenway | Chris Merry | Don Poirier | Jacques Boutet | Julian Ospina | Mark Springett | Paul Reid | Shane Alfreds | Van Lam | |
| Andrew Jolie | Chris Murray | Donna Kuipers | Jakub Szymanski | Julie Johnson | Mark Van Der Knaap | Paul Steffenson | Shane Eagar | Victor Ho | |
| Andrew Kadziola | Chris Stauch | Doug Haughey | James Gaynor | Julie Mellon | Marlon Cabilin | Paul Towgood | Shane Patterson | Victor Salas | |
| Andrew Nicholl | Chris Tomkinson | Duncan Clarke | James Hallisey | Julio Ospina | Martien Van Hoogstraten | Pete Uch | Shao Fernandez | Vince Grdina | |
| Andrew Paul | Chris White | Duncan Lanoville | James Heelan | Jun-Rey Aguasin | Martin Stabler | Peter Eby | Shareen Chin | Vince Reda | |
| Andrew Sharkey | Chris Wolfenden | Dwight Safroniuk | James Rose | Justin Coughlin | Marvin White | Peter Fahrmann | Shawn Letts | Virginia Gilder | |
| Anna Kadziola | Christine Fletcher | Dwight Shanner | Jamie Cobb | K Scott | Masamichi Shibata | Peter Kobzar | Shayne Wanner | Wai Ming Siu | |
| Anne Condon | Christopher Adair | Dylan Wade | Jamie Grimes | Kai Ostwald | Mat McBride | Peter Pearson | Shelby Haque | Wally Braul | |
| Anne Mackie | Christopher Hirata | Ed Janicki | Jamie Lemay | Karen Tumbach | Mathieu Cardinal | Peter Rea | Shelby MacDonald | Warner Blom | |
| Anneleen Bosma | Christopher Judge | Edith Yee | Jamie Stirling | Karim Demirdache | Matthew Chater | Peter Roskell | Sheldon Orr | Wayne Leslie | |
| Anthony De Castro | Christopher Kam | Edmund Inocente | Jared Crawford | Karthik Subramanyam | Matthew Cosar | Peter Schultes | Shelley Saunders | Wei-Lun Huang | |
| Anthony Robertson | Christopher Olmsted | Eldon Guenther | Jarett Gedir | Kathy Kallner | Matthew Cox | Peter Shandro | Sherry Leung | Wendy Montgomery | |
| Anthony Visone | Cillian Collins | Emmanuel Aguilera-Santos | Jason Gurandiano | Katie Hay | Matthew Fisher | Peter Von Hahn | Sidney Fletcher | Wes Foote | |
| Arash Masbough | Claire Law | Emmanuel Estrellada | Jason McIntyre | Keith Stoner | Matthew Handley | Philip Au | Simon Little | Wilbur Kelly | |
| Arcadio Agudelo | Clare Osborn | Enda Murphy | Jason Moy | Keith Yeung | Matthew Lavoie | Philip Brunel | Simon McGrotty | Wiley Khou | |
| Arthur Fast | Clarence King | Enrico Bargados | Jason Potter | Kelly Blunden | Matthew Lawton | Philip Leung | Simon Robinson | Wilfrid Leblanc | |
| Arthur Nam | Clarke Ross | Eric Chau | Jason Santos | Ken Adler | Matthew Moreland | Philip Ryan | Simon Smith | Will Chi | |
| Ashley Tregaskiss | Clayton Swanton | Eric Sarinas | Jason Smith | Ken Chaddock | Matthew Nakatani-Brown | Philippe St-Germain | Simran Devgun | Will Crichton | |
| Aurelien Peroumal | Clete Purcell | Erika Shaffer | Jay Esguerra | Ken Phillips | Matthew Strolz | Pierre Lemoine | Sjoerd De Jongh | Will Cucco | |
| Bahareh Ashtiani | Colin Gray | Erin McGann | Jay Schesser | Kenneth MacLeod | Matti Schroderus | Pierre Levesque | Somu Perianayagam | Will Montoya | |
| Barb Tyers | Connor Wolff | Ernesto Acevedo Ubarte | Jean-Claude Bernard | Kenneth Riess | Max Power | R.J. Kingston | Spencer Sheinin | Willem Schoonbeek | |
| Barton Bourassa | Constantine Sfara | Errol Chin | Jean-Francois Caron | Kenneth Tubungbanua | Maxime Parmentier | Rafael Lim | Stacy Berusch | William H Madden Jr | |
| Beda Castro | Cory Ratke | Eugene Palomado | Jeff Bogdan | Kevin Holland | Maxine Brunand | Randal Van Eijnsbergen | Stefan Klippenstein | William Jackson | |
| Ben Cartwright | Craig Tostenson | Fabrizio Biagini | Jeff Guise | Kevin N Irvine | Micah Chesher | Randall Williams | Stein Fladmark | William Porter | |
| Ben Chung | Cris Francisco | Faramarz Assadi Bolwerdi | Jeff Harmer | Kevin O’Connor | Michael Beauchamp | Rebecca Johnson | Stephan Struve | William Yeung | |
| Ben Reid | Curt Schreffler | Farand Kan | Jeff Hsu | Kevin Parkinson | Michael Cho | Reinier Nagel | Stephanie Carlson | Wojciech Szymanski | |
| Bernie Chin | Dale Braun | Federico Velez | Jeff McDonald | Kevin Reichlin | Michael Dary | Rene Giguere | Stephanie Jansen | Xiaolu Lin | |
| Beth Bentley | Damian Parlee | Ferco Berger | Jeff Seifred | Kevin Schick | Michael Douven | Rens Limpens | Stephanie Wood | Yan Paquin | |
| Bill Carr | Dan Hanna | Ferdinand Flores | Jeff Wagner | Kim Chi | Michael Howard | Reynaldo Balatbat | Stephen Codrington | Zachary Al-Khatib | |
| Bin Liu | Dan McKillop | Francis Baule | Jeffrey Kansun | Kirk Nordgren | Michael Lo | Ric Liang | Stephen Feinstein | Zachary Blanche | |
| Blair Chapman | Daniel Arndt | Francis Siciliano | Jeffrey Thomson | Kristjan Spence | Michael Matthews | Ricardo Breves | Stephen Gagnon | Zintis Dambergs | |
| Blair Hill | Daniel Blanche | Francisco Moreno | Jennifer Dawkins | Kurt Weiss | Michael McDonald | Rich Potter | Stephon Mullett | ||
| Bob Agopsowicz | Daniel Carmona | Frank Lucarelli | Jeremi Chiu | Kwok Lee | Michael Nessroth | Richard Ford | Steve Kulla | ||
| Bob Heilker | Daniel Hagen | Fraser Rich | Jeremy Crane | Kwun Kit Tai | Michael Obrien | Richard Reid | Steve Manning | ||
| Bonifacio Roush | Daniel Holloway | Fred Sundin | Jeremy Cucco | Kyle Delong | Michael Puntenney | Richard Srisamang | Steve Orchard | ||
| Brad Hughes | Daniel Largoza | Freda Liu | Jerome Valdez | Kyle Rhoderick | Michael Seinen | Rob Ashburner | Steve Weeks | ||
| Brad Hurrel | Daniel Mackie | Freyja Spence | Jim Bennett | Lance Richardson | Michael Steepe | Rob Bell | Steven Hodge | ||
| Brad Matthews | Daniel Plante | Gareth Purchas | Jim Hilger | Laura Buckley | Michael Wilmot | Rob Doyle | Steven Lee |