Another boomerang for the Czech Republic – Ondrej Fojtik claims his second stage win ahead of Ivan Rybarik (CZE) and Cory Wallace (CAN) after a gruelling stage. In the general classification the two Czech riders still dominate the field, with Rybarik leading ahead of Fojtik and Austrian Wolfgang Krenn was able to increase his gap […]
Archives for October 2012
Stage 6: Werner consolidates M1 lead
This morning it was so peaceful waking up to the sound of birds. Yesterday we finished at Mt. Mulligan, a working cattle station, and we couldn’t have asked for a better camping spot – right next to a small lake. Everybody was looking much more relaxed and rested after yesterdays ride in the cooler […]
Stage 5: Wolfgang Krenn notches up stage win for Austria
The Crocodile Trophy camp will applaud two new faces on the elite male and female podiums: Wolfgang Krenn from Austria wins ahead of Ivan Rybarik and Ondrej Fojtik in a thrilling finish sprint into the Mt Mulligan. The Belgian mountain bike marathon racer Alice Pirard finished as the fastest woman of the day. “The track […]
Stage 5: Hump Day at the Croc
Stage 5 Irvinebank – Mt Mulligan Hump day. There is a point in any mountain bike stage race where you finally feel that the end is in sight. We’ve just made it there in the Crocodile Trophy, finishing 5 out of 9 stages. There was an air of uncertainty yesterday about whether the riders who […]
Rybarik seemingly unstoppable
Czech rider Ivan Rybarik wins the fourth stage of the 2012 Crocodile Trophy at Irvinebank today and the overall race result stays the same with Czech and Austrian riders dominating the top five positions: Rybarik leads ahead of fellow Czech rider Ondrej Fojtik in second and the Austrian Wolfgang Krenn is third. Ondrej Slezak (CZE) […]
Irvinebank – Irvinebank. Laps at the Croc
Stage 4, Irvinebank – Irvinebank. 106km, 2400m climbing A comfortable nights sleep with air conditioning and double bed in Atherton was ample preparation for what lay ahead in todays 120km stage of the Crocodile Trophy. The race consisted of 4 x 26.5km laps of a hard, very demanding course with dirt road, single track, sand […]
Getting over the ranges, and defending a Jersey!
Another sweaty day, another 111km to race in Far North Queensland. It must be the Crocodile Trophy. This is a race that draws people from all over the globe, although quite a few from Central and Eastern Europe. The Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team even has a UK/RSA representative this year, with Werner van der Merve flying out […]
The Ivanator gets his jersey back
Stage 3, Lake Tinaroo – Irvinebank. 111 km, 2700m The Australian media has called it the “Czech domination” at the Crocodile Trophy and also their fellow riders admit that Ivan Rybarik and Ondrej Fojtik’s performances of the last three stages are to be admired. After today’s wild ride across the rough terrain of the Hasties Swamp […]
Fast, Fun and Flowy: Real Insurance NSW State XC 3
I raced the NSW XC Series in 2009 and 2010 and enjoyed seeing new trails and the challenge of racing well throughout the both series to hold on the women’s lead. I remember finding the racing really exciting, but also feeling quite nervous during the lead up to each event. I think it’s the words […]
Hot Racing at Day Two of the Crocodile Trophy
Ondrej Fojtik won stage two of the Crocodile Trophy yesterday (92km with 2500 vert from Cairns to Lake Tinaroo), crossing the line with a 7:58 minute gap to second Ivan Rybarik. Canadian Cory Wallace came in third. Australian, Jason English, unfortunately saw his race ending too early due to a fractured collar bone from an […]