The isolated point of Cape Leeuwin flooded with more than 1,300 mountain bikers last week as the Cape to Cape MTB returned for its seventh year. On the first 40km staged efending Cape to Cape MTB champion Andy Blair was joined at the start line by 2012 London Olympics representatives Dan McConnell and Bec Henderson, 2013 […]
Calling Final Highland Fling Entries!
The days are closing in for your final Camelbak Highland Fling entries. One of the biggest marathon mountain bike races in the country will be held on the weekend of 8-9 November, 2014. More than that, the Fling will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Racers will be threading through the farmland of the beautiful Southern […]
Smith and Saw Champions of the 20th Crocodile Trophy
Imogen Smith and Greg Saw are the Elite Champions of the 2014 Crocodile Trophy. The 20th edition of the hardest mountain bike stage race in the world finished today at the breathtakingly beautiful Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas. The final stage was a time trial race from Weatherby Station via the infamous Bump Track […]
The Windy Croc – Skybury to Wetherby
Once you have been doing the one thing for a week you well and truly settle into a routine. Ride, eat, sleep, repeat. Ok, there’s more eating than that. But one of the beautiful things about stage racing is how normal it ends up feeling when you’re racing your bike. Everyone likes routine. Today was […]
Catching up on the Croc – Irvinebank to Skybury Coffee Plantation
So far the 20th Crocodile Trophy has been a little different to years past. Firstly, it’s a UCI sanctioned race, which means guaranteed prize money for elite riders – and a lot of ranking points on offer too. This has also brought a slight change to how the race is run – starts are prompt, […]
Cory Wallace snares a Boomerang in Atherton
The 4th Stage of a stage race usually has some fatigue starting to show. And maybe that’s exactly what Cory Wallace needed to snare his stage win today on the out and back loop from Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park. Wallace had been training for The Munga, which he was set to race with Australian […]
Saw takes emotional win on 2nd Stage of Croc Trophy
The true Crocodile Trophy starts on day 2, with a neutral start from the Esplanade in Cairns, before the race starts properly at the foot of the climb to Copperlode dam. It’s not an easy stage. In fact, I think I said numerous times today that it’s one of the hardest point to point mountain […]
Rybarik and Smith take leaders jerseys at Smithfield
The 20th Crocodile Trophy has begun! The iconic trails of Smithfield mountain bike park, just north of Cairns, held the first stage of the Crocodile Trophy today. The mud from the World Cup in April has dried, and the course was twisty, flowing, dry, dusty – and pretty long considering it was a short stage. […]
Australians to watch at the Crocodile Trophy
We’re on the cusp of the 20th Crocodile Trophy, and this year there are more Australians competing than ever before. From elite men and women, through to all age groups, there are strong Australian riders. Traditionally, it was easy to refer to ‘The Croc’ as a European race run for European racers. But over the […]
Bulls reclaim the lead with stunning stage win.
Stage 4 of the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international stage race was always expected to deliver a shake-up; and it didn’t disappoint. As if the 109km with 2690m of ascent from De Rust to George wasn’t difficult enough, the riders had to conquer some exceptionally rough terrain and contend with rain and cold too. […]