MTB in the MediaMountain biker is on the right track - The Courier
Thursday, May 27, 2010IT IS all downhill for UK-bound mountain bike rider Dave Habicht. In a good way. more...
Fairbanks a shot at Aussie team - The Courier
Thursday, May 27, 2010BALLARAT mountain bike jockey Marcus Fairbanks has put himself in the front row for selection for the Australian junior team at the Downhill Mountain bike World Championships later this year. more...
Buchanan nominated as Influential Woman by Cleo
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Caroline Buchanan part of 8 selected influential Women who are helping shape Australia. She is among good company:
Caroline Buchanan – Professional BMX/Mountainbike
Stephanie Loronzo - founder Project Futures dedicated to combating the illegal practice of sex trafficking
Larissa Brown - founder Centre for Sustainability and 2008 Young Environmentalist of the Year
Danni Watts - Senior Project Officer, The Butterfly Foundation, supporting people with eating disorders and negative body image
Carla Bignasca - radio and television personality
Lizzy Lovette - radio and television personality
Bianca Dye - radio and television personality
Zoe Foster - author and beauty guru and Editor in Chief of primped.com.au
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Fairbanks to face world's best juniors - The Courier
Friday, April 23, 2010YOU can go a long way on a mountain bike. Just ask Marcus Fairbanks. His will take him all the way to the Maribor in Slovenia for next month's MTB World Cup Series. more...
Get on ya bike - Sunraysia Daily
Saturday, February 20, 2010THE Coomealla Mildura Mountainless Bike Club will hold round three of their summer series and the first round for 2010 this Sunday. more...
Jason English to defend title - Port Macquarie News
Saturday, February 20, 2010JASON English title as the best 24 hours solo mountain bike man will be challenged this weekend. more...
Another English lesson - Port Macquarie News
Saturday, February 20, 2010IT may mostly have been downhill over mud-soaked terrain for Jason English at the weekend, but the world champion mountain biker continued the ascent to his personal peak, with another big win. more...
3ª etapa do campeonato Australiano de DH - XRides (Brazil)
Saturday, February 20, 2010Rolou neste último final de semana em Thredbo na Austrália, a terceira etapa do “Australian National MTB Series”. more...
Trio in battle for crown - The Mercury
Wednesday, February 3, 2010THE Wildside Mountain Bike crown is no closer to being decided with three riders within 28 seconds of each other. more...
Jack's got nationals in his sights - Noosa News
Wednesday, January 13, 2010Local mountain bike rider Jack Jude is ready for the Australian National Mountain Bike Championships. The 13-year-old Noosa District High student has been riding since he was eight and has enjoyed mountain and road bike racing for the past two years. more...
Mountain bike track plan for Hornsby - The Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate
Friday, December 18, 2009HORNSBY councillors have provided in-principle support for the provision of cross-country mountain bike trails in the shire. more...
Mountain bike pair win - The Mercury
Tuesday, December 15, 2009MOUNTAIN bike aces Daniel McConnell and Rowena Fry came away with their second wins for the weekend. more...
Fry and McConnell deliver again
Sunday, December 13, 2009Sunday 13 December 2009
Day two of racing at the opening round of the Jayco Australian Mountain Bike (MTB) Series saw Rowena Fry and Daniel McConnell come away with their second wins for the weekend while Leigh Douglas and Ben Cory took out the downhill races.
The men’s short course cross country race was a hard fought race between the experienced McConnell and rising star Paul van der Ploeg, 20, who took the initiative early trying to break the race up.
McConnell waited patiently early in the race before closing the gap to the young Victorian and eventually taking the win ahead of van der Ploeg and Ben Henderson but was impressed by his young rival.
“Paul just pushed me and pushed me. I thought he was going to run away with it but I just came good at the right time and managed to sneak away,” McConnell said.
“The future of Paul is just huge. Who knows what he can do. He’s so young and his stills are just awesome and he is definitely a name to watch in the future.”
Van der Ploeg was philosophical about his second place finish saying he always learns a lot from McConnell and might not be quite so aggressive at the start of the race next time.
For Tasmania’s Fry the women’s short course race capped off the perfect weekend of racing when she got the better of Heather Logie and Rebecca Henderson.
At the end of the first lap Fry appeared to have the race wrapped up after Logie crashed and found herself in last place.
Showing plenty courage Logie got back into the race and clawed her way back to second place coming into the closing stages but Fry had enough in reserve to hold on to win by six seconds.
The Tasmanian said she was happy with her early season form but saved much of her praise for Logie.
“She’s riding awesome,” Fry said of the second place finisher.
“I don’t know where she’s come from but it’s great to have another girl riding really well on the Australian circuit and a credit to her.,She’s flying.”
By coming back from her first lap crash Logie, who comes from an adventure racing background, showed the sort of character that could make her a factor for the rest of the series.
“In something this short, it’s over, it’s got to be over,” Logie said of the crash.
“And then I just thought, ‘that’s not me’. That’s not the way I’ve approached anything so why would I give up. I thought I’d just keep going and give it a go.”
In the downhill competition Ben Cory won the men’s event ahead of Amiel Cavalier and Rick Boyer.
Cory said he didn’t feel like his ride was anything special but was delighted with the win and now that he leads the downhill category of the Australian MTB series intends to contest the remaining three rounds in an effort to defend his lead.
In the women’s race it was a commanding win for the series defending champion Leigh Douglas.
Racing on home soil Douglas, the Canadian born Kingston resident, was a staggering 31 seconds faster than second place finisher Emma Lewis and has cemented herself once again as the women to beat in the 2009/10 series.
Third place in the women’s downhill race went to Sarah Booth.
The next round of the Jayco Australian MTB Series will be held in Shepparton, 23-24 January 2010. But prior to that the Australian Championships will be raced in Adelaide 12-17 January 2010.
Results
Elite women’s short course cross country
1. Rowena Fry (TAS)
2. Heather Logie (ACT)
3. Rebecca Henderson (ACT)
Elite men’s short course cross country
1. Daniel McConnell (VIC)
2. Paul van der Ploeg (VIC)
3. Ben Henderson (ACT)
Elite men’s downhill
1. Ben Cory (ACT)
2. Amiel Cavalier (NSW)
3. Rick Boyer (NSW)
Elite women’s downhill
1. Leigh Douglas (TAS)
2. Emma Lewis (TAS)
3. Sarah Booth (SA)
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Fry ready for nationals - The Mercury
Sunday, December 13, 2009A FUNDING cut bombshell has given Rowena Fry extra motivation for today's Australian mountain bike series opener at Glenorchy. more...
Bike funding cuts concern - The Mercury
Sunday, December 13, 2009THE long-term future of mounatin biking could be in jeopardy after the decision to cut funding, a top coach says. more...
South to host mountain bikes - The Mercury
Sunday, December 13, 2009GLENORCHY will this weekend host the opening round of the Jayco Mountain Bike Australia National Series. more...
State Government Gives $300,000 for Mountain Biking Trails - Tasmanian Government Media Services
Thursday, December 10, 2009The Minister for Sport and Recreation, Michelle O’Byrne, today officially launched the Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan and announced funding of $299,784 to develop the Trevallyn and Kate Reed trail networks through Sport and Recreation Tasmania’s Trails and Bikeways Grant Program. more...
Lavis plunges toward national circuit - The Bay Post
Saturday, December 5, 2009Olympic hopeful Jack Lavis is gearing himself up and undertaking heavy training to prepare for the Australian Mountain Bike Series later this month. more...
Program axing not due to results - The Examiner
Saturday, December 5, 2009THE consolation for national mountain bike coach Neil Ross yesterday was that his program's axing was not a results- based decision. more...
Bikes hits the skids - The Mercury
Saturday, December 5, 2009CYCLING Australia has scrapped its Tasmanian Institute of Sport-based National Mountain Bike program. more...
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