The Australian mountain biking scene has a love affair with laps and hours. Three hour races, four hour races, six hour races, seven, eight, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four hour lap based races. We love them. Put one on and we will enter in droves. I’m certain that if XCO events were still a little longer […]
Ben Thomas: Signing off on 2012
Ben Thomas is one of the most prolific endurance mountain biker racers in the United Kingdom. 2012 took him to Spain, South Africa, the Czech Republic, France and many other locations to race his bike – fast! Now, he is looking to 2013. The time available to write blogs has been minimal since my last […]
Luke Haines – Adventure Racing Experience at the Crocodile Trophy
The 2012 Crocodile Trophy attracted a broad range of enthusiastic bike riders. Some were professional road racers, some were professional mountain bikers. Luke Haines was one of many Australians who entered the Croc, and his background is as a full time Adventure Racer, based in Geelong, Victoria. It’s the same event, but a very different […]
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 […]
Croc Contenders: Ondrej Fojtik
A little different to our recent ‘Croc Contenders’ features – this interview with 2008 Crocodile Trophy winner Ondrej Fojtik was done by on of MarathonMTB.com’s European contributors, Robert Matusek. The man of the day is barely staying on his feet, shivering through the merciless nasty cold downpour. And yet he gives interviews patiently and generously. […]
Croc Contenders: Cory Wallace
Having won the Mongolia Bike Challenge in 2012, plus the 24hrs of Old Pueblo, and now placed 4th in the Scott 24hr Solo – Cory Wallace (Canada) is surely a Croc Contender, deserving to be featured alongside Mike Mulkens, Matt Page, Ondrej Slezak and Justin Maddog Morris. The Croc Trophy has a bit of a […]
Hydration 102 – getting the fluid in
The week before last, I looked into the importance of appropriate hydration before, during and after training and racing sessions (Hydration 101). In theory it doesn’t look that hard but the reality of carrying and consuming the prescribe amount of fluid to maintain an ideal fluid balance on a hot day vindicates a camel. Sunday […]
Croc Contenders: Justin ‘Maddog’ Morris
The Australian contingent at the 2012 Crocodile Trophy is very strong. Although Graeme Arnott was the highest placed Australian rider (4th) in 2011, he isn’t returning in 2012. Justin Morris has taken time out from his racing with the his pro-conti road team, Team Type 1, to race the Croc again with Subaru-MarathonMTB.com. The Croc […]
Croc Contenders: Ondrej Slezak
As part of our feature on riders to watch at the upcoming Crocodile Trophy, we interviewed Ondrej Slezak. With an amazing boost in his performances this year, Lsezak could have a real impact on the race when it starts on October 20th. Previously, we have featured Matt Page and Mike Mulkens. Although Czech, Slezak lives […]
Meet Team Bulls – Friedemann Schmude, Team Manager
MMTB: So you have the trauma of getting all of these guys over to every race – do they appreciate it? FS: Yes, for sure. I mean, it’s not a “hey, thankyou” after every single race, but yeah, they definitely appreciate it, and there are situations where your efforts are paid back tenfold. MMTB: What’s […]