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July 16, 2019 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

What bike for the Crocodile Trophy?

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Crocodile Trophy MarathonMTB mountain bike

It’s a fair question: what bike should I take to the Crocodile Trophy? Unfortunately there isn’t a one word answer. Like any mountain bike stage race, the Crocodile Trophy has its own unique challenges. And each rider has their own unique requirements. But let’s break down the kind of choices to make, and what might […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 12 speed, Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, Full Suspension, Hardtail, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Tubeless, What bike

October 22, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Huber and White take Crocodile Trophy

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Urs Huber crossed the line as overall victor for the 5th time of the  Crocodile Trophy in Port Douglas over the weekend in one of the closest ever margins in the race’s 24 year history. Australia’s Sarah White took the Women’s title the 2nd ever overall Croc victory for the ultra endurance athlete from Cairns. […]

Filed Under: Crocodile Trophy Tagged With: Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, Far North Queensland, MarathonMTB, ridecairns, Stage Race, Stage Racing

October 25, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, MTB

April 28, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Explore Tropical North Queensland via the Crocodile Trophy

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The Crocodile Trophy is one of the most demanding mountain bike stage races in the world. As much as it has changed a lot in the past five years, it is still a testing 9 days of mountain biking in Tropical North Queensland. The variety of the race no longer suits European road professionals at […]

Filed Under: Crocodile Trophy, Features Tagged With: Atherton, Croc Trophy, Crocodile Trophy, MTB, Tropical North Queensland

October 19, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Croc Trophy, ridecairns, Stage Race, UCI

October 17, 2014 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Questing the Croc

A few weeks ago, when I was wondering out loud why the hell I torture myself with so much mountain bike racing, a friend looked me straight in the face and said ‘I think you just thrive on the drama.’ She’s undeniably right, and it got me thinking that what really gets a lot of […]

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Bianchi Methanol, Croc Trophy, Fox suspension, Marathon mtb, MTB, Race preparation, Stage Race, the Quest

September 17, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

20th Croc Trophy to Skybury Plantation

The 20th Crocodile Trophy starts in just one month, and there has been a late change to a stage start/finish for the tail end of the race. While it has already been announced that the Croc will finish in Port Douglas, the resort north of Cairns, the stage locations have become just a little bit […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Croc Trophy, Stage Race, UCI

August 14, 2014 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Busting the Crocodile Trophy’s biggest myths

Over the years, like all the most challenging events in the world, the Crocodile Trophy has accumulated a lot of myths about it. It’s nothing but dry desert roads. You won’t get a shower. You might get bitten by a snake. At least two of these are myths. Now let’s bust some more. The Croc […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Cairns, Croc Trophy, FNQ, MTB, Stage Race

October 26, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Frendo defends his Croc lead with Time Trial victory

Mark Frendo won today’s time trial stage at Laura and increased his  race lead by almost a minute. Race favourite Cory Wallace couldn’t race away from his strongest rival, finishing in third behind Josef Benetseder from Austria. While Liesbeth Hessens again impresses the entire Crocodile Trophy rider field and crew by clocking in the 25th-fastest […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Croc Trophy, FNQ, Laura, MTB, Race, Time trial

October 21, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Woodsman Wallace Fells Croc Competitors

The Canadian National Marathon Champion Cory Wallace claimed his first Crocodile Trophy stage win today in Irvinebank after dominating the elite field together with the overall race leader Mark Frendo who came in second on the 80km stage. Third was Czech rider Jiri Krivanek ahead of M1 racer Mario Färberböck (AUT) and Matthew Page from […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Atherton, Breakaway, Croc Trophy, Frendo, Irvinebank, Maple Syrup, Wallace

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