All photos by Ian Moses One of the long-time event locations for the Chocolate Foot crew, Nowra really delivered for the final round of the 2015 Finish Line Singletrack Mind MTB Series. Although the NSW South Coast can be an unforgiving place at times, as the local weather has caused more than a few rescheduled […]
Archives for October 2015
REVIEWED: Spin Cycle Clothing Featherlight Race Kit – Season 3
Cover photo by Michael Owen Spin Cycle Clothing have been quietly making a name for themselves in the Australian market, with sharp designs and well-fitting clothing for the performance minded road and off-road cyclist. The past few years have seen a number of small clothing manufacturers launch to fill the gap between big batch custom […]
Backpack buying guide
Although I would like to say I’m a self-sufficient and could go into the wilderness on a six-hour epic and return having survived by squeezing water from rocks and eating snake meat, I must admit that I do require a few more ‘cushy’ survival necessities when I go for a ride. A couple of bottles […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Huber and White seal overall victory
Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
With a seventh stage win on the final day at the 21st Crocodile Trophy the Swiss Urs Huber claimed his third race victory since 2009 and 2010. Soren Nissen from Denmark claims the second place ahead of Australia’s Marathon National Champion, Brendan Johnston from Canberra. Nicholas Pettina comes in fourth overall and the young Austrian […]
Cape to Cape 2015 stage 4 – Ward and Mullens victorious
Related Event: Cape to Cape
At last the weather was kind to Cape to Cape racers, with a mild, sunny start to the final stage of the 2015 race at the Colonial Brewery. It was a quick start through a long road stretch, which soon turned to gravel, then rougher double track as riders headed towards the first superb singletrack […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Huber takes the stage to Wetherby Station
Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
The overall race leader Urs Huber won his sixth stage at the 21st Crocodile Trophy at Wetherby Station ahead of Denmark’s Soren Nissen, Nicholas Pettina, Brendan Johnston and Ondrej Fojtik. Elite female Sarah White and amateur woman Kristin Endres rode together, still in the overall lead of their respective categories. The penultimate stage of the […]
Cape to Cape 2015 stage 3 sets up exciting finale for the elite men
Related Event: Cape to Cape
We’re three-quarters of the way through Cape to Cape 2015, around the time in any stage race, no matter how long, when cracks begin to appear. There was clearly less concern for things like warm-ups this morning at the race start, some tired faces, and a few racers sporting badly laundered kit shadowed with Margaret […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Austria’s Islitzer tastes success
The Austrian Lukas Islitzer won the longest stage of the 2015 Crocodile Trophy in a sprint finish by half a wheel-length ahead of the overall race leader, Urs Huber. The Czech double-Crocodile Trophy winner Ondrej Fojitik came third ahead of Soren Nissen and Brendan Johnston. Sarah White remains the fastest women in the rider field that […]
Cape to Cape 2015 Stage 2 – Mullens and Tupalski retain leaders’ jerseys
Related Event: Cape to Cape
What a difference a day makes. Today’s start for stage 2 of the 2015 Cape to Cape started under rainy, grey skies as showers swept in over Hamelin Bay, providing a welcome change from yesterday’s searing heat. The stage started with a long road and gravel climb, which quickly turned to singletrack, before taking in […]
Huber extends Croc Trophy lead with fifth stage win in Irvinebank
Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Urs Huber once again is able to break-away from the lead group towards the end of today’s race, taking his fifth consecutive stage win this year. Soren Nissen (DEN) is second, Brendan Johnston (AUS) comes in third and the Austrians Islitzer and Grick are fourth and fifth, respectively. Urs Huber defends his overall leader jersey […]