It has just been announced that endurance racers have a new winter racing option. The Tortour Cyclocross is the first multi-day cyclocross and gravel stage race in the world and premieres in Schaffhausen from 12 to 14 February 2016, organised by TORTOUR GmbH. The new ultra-format covers a distance of 202 km and an elevation gain […]
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 […]
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 […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Huber takes the stage to Wetherby Station
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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 […]
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 […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Huber is unstoppable
Urs Huber increased his lead at the 21st Crocodile Trophy with his fourth consecutive stage win ahead of Nicholas Pettina and Soren Nissen, with Brendan Johnston coming home in 4th. Unfortunately, Elite woman Regina Genser is out of the race due to a gastro problem. Overall women’s leader Sarah White from Australia says she wants […]
What’s happening at the 2015 Crocodile Trophy?
Have you just realised that the world’s oldest mountain bike stage race is about to start it’s ‘hump day’? With stage 5 about to start, racers are well and truly on the way to Port Douglas and the finish line. The race so far Starting on Saturday with a lap based XC race at Smithfield, […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Hat trick for Huber
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Stage 3 of the 2015 Crocodile Trophy remained in Atherton, as the racers toured the region on a hilly 80km route. The Swiss Urs Huber scored himself a triple-treat with today’s stage win at Atherton. Huber holds onto his leader’s jersey, increasing his overall race lead ahead of runner up and today’s second place, Nicholas Pettina […]
The Camelbak Highland Fling is approaching
Related Event: Maverick Series: Camelbak Highland Fling
The Australian marathon racing calendar has a few stand out events, ones that are long running, and have helped create the sport in Australia. Some racers even refer to them as our ‘classics’. On 7-8 November, the Camelbak Highland Fling will transform Bundanoon into a small town of mountain bikers. One of the longer running […]
Crocodile Trophy 2015: Huber and White defend and extend
Urs Huber scored his second stage win at the 2015 Crocodile Trophy ahead of the Australian Brendan Johnston and the Italian Nicholas Pettina. Sarah White stays in the overall women’s lead with a third consecutive stage win in Atherton today. The most typical terrain that you would encounter as a mountain biker in Australia are […]