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July 30, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Take a look at the 2017 Crocodile Trophy

Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Crocodile Trophy 2017 MarathonMTB Mountain bike

Running since 1995, the Crocodile Trophy has a reputation as one of the toughest mountain bike stage races on the planet. But just how well do you know the route? The race’s distance and days have steadily dropped over the past years. And now the 8 day race tackles a compact route based primarily on […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, Crocodile Trophy, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Queensland, Stage Race, XCM

April 30, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Henderson and Johnston win 2017 Australian Marathon titles in Townsville

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Townsville XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike mike blewitt

On the 30th April, the 2017 Australian Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) titles were hard-fought at Cape Pallarenda in Townsville, Queensland. The event is due to be held for two consecutive years in Townsville, and the initial course we rode in January had some modifications for race day. With the age group and open races decided on […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bec Henderson, marathon, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTBA, Queensland, Scott bikes, Shimano, townsville, Trek, XCM

April 29, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Day 1 at the Australian National XCM Championships

Related Event: Australian XCM Championships - UCI XCM Series
Townsville XCM MarathonMTB mountain bike mike blewitt

Since 2015, the Australian National Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) Championships have been split across two days. This allows less traffic on the course as a short, lap-based event has been used to contest the titles since 2011, as opposed to a traditional point-to-point or big loop marathon. And the 2017 edition in Townsville, Queensland, is no […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Marathon mtb, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, national championship, Queensland, townsville, XCM

October 27, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Huber and Pirard claim stage 5 of Crocodile Trophy

Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Crocodile Trophy MarathonMTB Bike

After a couple of long, tough days the Crocodile Trophy arrived at Skybury Coffee Plantation yesterday – and no doubt the cafe was doing a roarind trade in coffees, milkshakes and other luxury food items. The Queen Stage from Atherton to Skybury was once again decided in a finish sprint between Urs Huber and the Belgian […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Crocodile Trophy, MarathonMTB, MTB, Queensland, Stage Race

October 23, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Belgians take the Crocodile Trophy lead

Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Crocodile Trophy MarathonMTB stage race MTB Pirard Carabin

If it’s October, it must be Crocodile Trophy time. And Cape to Cape, and Brazil Ride. It’s a busy month for major stage races! But the action in Tropical North Queensland has been hot from the gun. The 22nd Crocodile Trophy kicked off with a brutal stage 1 today in Cairns. The Crocodile Trophy elite […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Crocodile Trophy, mountain bike, MTB, Queensland, Stage Race

June 10, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

2017 Australian XCM Championships march north to Townsville

Defying some predictions of a return to Mt Joyce, or even going to Hiddenvale, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) has confirmed the Australian Cross Country Marathon Championships will be held in Townsville, Queensland for the next two years – right up north in some of the least populated area of the Australian East Coast. MTBA Chief Executive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MarathonMTB, MTBA, Queensland, townsville, XCM

June 17, 2014 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Mackay Mountain Marathon returns to Eungella

Plans for this year’s Corry Cycles Mackay Mountain Marathon, to be held on August 3rd and 4th, are causing a buzz of excitement amongst organizers and the Eungella community. The mountain bike event, which is in its second year, is held at Eungella National Park.  The ride gives participants the chance to participate in a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mackay, Queensland, XCM

July 22, 2013 By Naomi Hansen Leave a Comment

Paluma Push 2013

On the coat tails of our teams amazing efforts in Trans Alp 2013, congratulations again to Imogen and Mike, I was soaking up the sun in North Queensland, Paluma to be more precise. The Paluma Push is a 70km (with a 45km option) point to point marathon run annually by the Townsville Rock wheelers. It […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MTB, Paluma, Queensland, Subaru

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