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September 9, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Tour de Timor stage 5: Vaz and Ricardo wrap up emphatic GC victories

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The final stage of the Tour de Timor finished on the tropical shores of the beautiful Timor Sea after another tough and elevation heavy 90km stage from the mid week camp in mountain village of Aileu. Now riders can relax in the comfort of their accommodation in the capital city Dili after a week of […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: biking, Crocodile Trophy, David Vaz, Gina Ricardo, MTB, MTB SE Asia, Racing, Stage Race, Stage Racing, Timor Leste, Tour de Timor

September 7, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Tour de Timor stage 4: Dramas for Vaz as Arnott takes stage!

Related Event: Tour de Timor 2018

Stage 4 lived up to its expectations as one of the toughest stages of this year’s tour. Without 1 significant, defining climb on the stage it was numerous climbs coupled with gnarly descents that tested all riders today. Overall race leader David Vaz was one rider who succumbed to troubles on one of the many […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Crocodile Trophy, David Vaz, Justin Morris, marathon mountain biking, MTB, MTB SE Asia, Racing, SE Asia MTB, Stage Race, Stage Racing, Timor Leste, Tour de Timor, Tropical

October 11, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bikes of the Crocodile Trophy: Grant Webster’s Apollo Arctec 9

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The Crocodile Trophy brings in a range of riders from around the globe. Everyone is there for their own reasons. Be it to finish their racing season, have a huge outback adventure, knock off a bucket list race – or test themselves against riders from home and abroad. In 2017, Grant Webster brought his Apollo […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: apollo, apollo arctec 9, apollo bikes, Crocodile Trophy, grant webster, Hardtail, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, Nextie, SRAM, Stage Race

October 6, 2017 By MarathonMTB 1 Comment

Bikes of the Crocodile Trophy: Alex Malone’s Merida Ninety-Six 9.7000

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Merida Ninety Six Alex Malone MarathonMTB Crocodile Trophy Bike Check

Words: Alex Malone  |  Photography: Trent van der Jagt  The journey into off-road stage racing has been an exciting one for the team at Cyclist Australia/NZ magazine. Our primary focus has always been around road cycling but with the ever-increasing popularity around gravel and multi-surface drop bar riding, the gap to wider tyres and full […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, Crocodile Trophy, Crocodile Trophy. marathonmtb, Merida, mountain bike, Shimano XTR, Stage Race, what bike for stage racing, XTR Di2

September 28, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bikes of the Crocodile Trophy: Mike Blewitt’s Norco Revolver 29 FS

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MarathonMTB Crocodile Trophy Bike Norco Revolver Mike Blewitt

The 23rd Crocodile Trophy finished last Saturday, and as usual it was a test of the support crew, riders and their bikes. The 8 day race takes in a huge variety of terrain with about 13000m of climbing and over 600km of racing. I have done the Crocodile Trophy 3 times before, so have a […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: BIke Check, Crocodile Trophy, Fox suspension, Full Suspension, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, norco bicycles, norco revolver, Shimano, shimano XTR di2

September 23, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bouchard and Smith win 23rd Crocodile Trophy

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The final day of the Crocodile Trophy arrived, and like any stage race it was greeted with a mix of enthusiasm and of dismay. Very few people would willingly spend another night under canvas, or using portaloos, even when the tents were spacious and the loos were clean. But still, when you realise that the […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Crocodile Trophy, erik dekker, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Queensland

September 22, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The Crocodile Trophy serves up a classic

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Crocodile Trophy MarathonMTB mountain bike

Every mountain bike stage race reaches a point where competitors would be happy for it to finish. Fatigue builds, the joy of camping wears thin, and everyone is ready for a day off. I went to bed after Stage 6 ready for the final stage, understanding that instead I would be waking to the penultimate […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Crocodile Trophy, erik dekker, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Queensland

September 21, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Full gas to Wetherby Station at the Crocodile Trophy

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Day 6 of the 2017 Crocodile Trophy marks the start of our march towards the coast. For the past few years the Crocodile Trophy has ended at Port Douglas, instead of Cooktown, with a run from Wetherby Station down the Bump Track. This 2017 stage plan has us spend two nights at Wetherby Station, one […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Crocodile Trophy, erik dekker, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Norco, Stage Race, XCM

September 20, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Erik Dekker wins Stage 5 of the Crocodile Trophy

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Crocodile Trophy MarathonMTB Photo: Igor Schifris

The benefit of finishing a stage of a marathon stage race at a coffee plantation and cafe, is that you start there again the next day. And as we are here at Skybury coffee for two nights, we come back again as well. So this morning the coffee machines were buzzing as riders in the […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Crocodile Trophy, erik dekker, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, XCM

September 19, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Drizzly days at the Crocodile Trophy

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With a cooler than expected finish at Tepon after Stage 3, much of the Crocodile Trophy camp slept to the sound of rain on their tent – unless they had the hotel option of course. It doesn’t rain that much in that area, but with such a heavy rain system sitting off the coast plenty […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike, Crocodile Trophy, erik dekker, MarathonMTB, mountain bike

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