Today saw us tackle the first ‘proper’ Crocodile Trophy stage after yesterdays short XC stage at Smithfield. On paper the 102km from Cairns to Lake Tinaroo had me wondering what I have gotten myself into especially after looking at the profile which include 2500m of climbing. After yesterday’s stage which included a loose seat I […]
Archives for October 2012
LIMBC 2012: Fabulous Fabian and Lea clinch titles
(Langkawi, 20 October 2012): Fabian Giger and Lea Davison have officially conquered the third edition of Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge (LIMBC) after executing a well-thought strategy at the penultimate stage of the race today. Giger and Davison paced themselves well in their respective category as both cemented their healthy lead to wrest the challenge trophy at […]
Ivan Rybaric wins Croc Trophy 2012 Stage 1
Stage 1, Lap race Smithfield 5 x 6km laps, 800m Surprise stage win by strong Czech racer Ivan Rybaric Ivan Rybaric had won two stages at the infamous stage race in 2008 and showed a strong performance today, adding a third Boomerang to his collection at the lap race in Smithfield today. Belgian rider Mike […]
Croc Trophy Stage 1: Smithfield XC
In a big change from 2011, the 2012 Crocodile Trophy started with a standard cross country format race. Using the old World Cup/World Championship trails in Smithfield, the local course setters came up with a challenging but not overly technical 6km loop for the racers to start on. With 130 racers in Cairns for the […]
Ben Thomas: XCM Worlds, Ornans
This race report has been provided by another British cyclist who was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2012 UCI Marathon MTB World Championships. Ben Thomas had been competing in International level Marathons all year in order to qualify. With a string of great results, he was selected and made it to Ornans. Its […]
LIMBC Stage 4: Giger and Davison remain as race leaders
(Langkawi, 19 October 2012): Fabian Giger and Lea Davison edged closer for the overall title of Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge (LIMBC) 2012 after getting on the podium in the fourth stage today. With only one stage left, Giger is well on his way to grab the challenge’s trophy tomorrow after finishing second in the 27.5 km Stage 4 […]
Crocodile Trophy about to go live for 2012
The infamous nine-day stage mountain bike stage race through the Outback of Tropical Far North Queensland will kick off on Saturday, 20 October and finish after more than 900 km in Cooktown on Sunday, 28 October. This year the field of more than 130 racers is bigger and more competitive than ever before and during […]
Bike Buller MTB Festival – Entries Open
Entries have opened for the 2013 Bike Buller Mountain Bike Festival presented by Giant with a stellar roster of cross country and downhill biking events scheduled for the (Victorian) March Long weekend (9-11 March). Luring more riders than ever before will be the fact the line up of races will be on trails recently given […]
LIMBC Stage 3: another tough day in the saddle
(Langkawi, 18 Oct 2012): Fabian Giger and Lea Davison are in the driving seats to land the Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge 2012 titles after both retained respective leaders’ jersey after the third stage today. Giger from Rabobank-Giant rode a calculated race to stay on course for the overall title by finishing one minute and fifty three […]
LIMBC stage 2: 42km in the heat and rain.
Langkawi (Oct 17, 2012): Fabian Giger retained the yellow jersey as he stretched his domination in the Men’s Open at the second stage of Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge (LIMBC) 2012 today. The Rabobank-Giant triumphed after battling the challenging 42km course from East to West of Langkawi by finishing ahead of Karl Platt from Team […]