The first stage has a distinct theme when looking at the course profile: up. Although everyone refers to the Croc as a pretty flat race, that’s not the case for Stage 1. The race gains the main plateau at about 20km, then hits another long climb from the 70 to 80km mark. Well that was […]
Archives for October 2011
Cobras and romance on the trail in South Africa
Thanks to mountain biking, Ischen Stopforth (Bizhub) is turning into a real wildlife expert. Two weeks ago, during the MTN Ride Crater Cruise, she learned that red hartebeest can run very fast when frightened and on Monday, during the first stage of the DCM Cape Pioneer Trek, the lesson she learned was that first impressions […]
Huber targets “three-in-a-row” at magical Crocodile Trophy
Over ten days and more than 1,200 kilometers across the rainforests and outback of North Australia more than 90 mountain bike riders are ready to fight against each other and their inner demons in a demanding ten day race through the difficult terrain of Far North Queensland. The 17th Crocodile Trophy will see a new […]
Capital Punishment MTB Enduro entries open Thursday
Organisers of the 2012 Capital Punishment MTB Enduro have announced that entries for the event will open this Thursday October 20 at 9am. The point-to-point mountain bike race links Canberra’s best single tracks from Kowen Forest, Majura Pines and Stromlo Forest Park. The event, which offers 50km and 100km variants, will take place on March 17, […]
Evans and George win DCM Cape Pioneer opener
Kevin Evans and David George (360Life) continued their total domination of local mountain bike racing on Monday by winning the opening stage of the DCM Cape Pioneer Trek. It was the pair’s third major victory in 15 days. Their winning spree began when Evans won the MTN Ride Crater Cruise. By finishing third in the same […]
Team Thoughts The night before kick off
It’s barely 12 hours, and the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team will be off and racing. The 2011 Crocodile Trophy rolls out of the Esplanade, neutral until a lookout above town. The real gun goes off from here, and it goes up. We even go over Northern Queenslands highest point. We are all keen to get started, here’s […]
Final Preparations: Clearing the Excess Baggage
Sunday started early for the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team. Riders Justin Morris, Graeme Arnott and Mike Blewitt were accompanied by Team Support guru Pete Figg to the airport, for an early flight north to Cairns. Packing for racing adventures is always a balancing act. Having to make our way north with bikes, race food, spares and camping […]
Local pair ready for a test at DCM Cape Pioneer Trek
The conversion of Neil MacDonald and Waylon Woolcock (RE:CM) from the road to mountain biking is undoubtedly one of the success stories of South African cycling. Hardly a weekend goes by without at least one of them finishing in the top ten somewhere in the veld. In fact their mountain biking CVs provide impressive reading. […]
Kath Bicknell: Swell Times at the Scott 24 hour
The Swell Design camp area at the Scott 24 oozes everything I love about these events. Happy people, sweet bikes, snazzy threads, and an overwhelming attitude of “really happy to be here.” Only I’ve never been there, with them, at least not until last weekend. As one part of four teams of six, I found […]
Knox and Sauser team up for DCM Cape Pioneer Trek
In a mountain biker’s life dramatic changes can occur unexpectedly. Until a week ago Max Knox (Ghost/Do-it-now) had told everybody that he would not defend his DCM Cape Pioneer Trek title because he didn’t have a partner. He had planned to team up with Adrien Niyonshuti (MTN-Qhubeka), but when Jacques Janse van Rensburg signed a […]