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  1. Ben Cory and Jo Fox 2010 NSW DH Champions‏

    The 2010 NSW State Down Hill Championships took place in wet and muddy conditions at Lithgow over the weekend Central Tablelands Mountain Bike club and all the riders would like to say a great big thanks to all our volunteers who spent a cold wet weekend up on the hill so we could all play in...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 13-07-2010 11:57 PM
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  2. Former World Champion takes victory at Nowra

    Currambene State Forest hummed to the sound of knobby tyres on dirt as the second round of SRAM Singletrack Mind mountain bike race series rolled into the cycling hotspot that is Nowra on Sunday. A highly credentialed field of over 300 riders, a beautifully flowing track built by the...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 18-05-2010 11:13 AM
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  3. World Champions head line-up at Otway Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon

    A truly stellar field featuring current and past World Champions, Olympic medalists and Australian Title Holders will race for glory in the Otway Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon on February 20th, between Apollo Bay and Forrest, 2 hours south west of Melbourne. In its 4th year the event has grown to...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 15-02-2010 10:24 PM
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  4. Kovarik downhill king

    In a tightly fought race for the downhill title at the SRAM Australian Mountain Bike Championships in Adelaide today, Chris Kovarik won his fourth national title while world number one, and pre-race favourite, Sam Hill crashed on the final corner just metres from the finish line. Hill had...

    Started by Scott, 17-01-2010 08:19 PM
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  5. Fry, Taberlay deliver Tasmanian double

    It was a Tasmanian double in the short course cross country race at the SRAM Australian MTB Championships where once again Rowena Fry was a cut above the rest and Sid Taberlay took out the men’s title. It was an intriguing tactical battle in the men’s race with Lachlan Norris continually...

    Started by Scott, 17-01-2010 08:32 PM
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  6. Fry again, McConnell a first

    Tasmanian Rowena Fry made it back-to-back titles in the cross country race and Beijing Olympian Daniel McConnell of Victoria took out the men’s event at the SRAM Australian MTB Championships in Adelaide today. As the only mountain bike event on the Olympic program, there was more than the...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 16-01-2010 04:15 PM
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  7. World Champion Buchanan dominates

    In the rainbow jersey of world champion, Caroline Buchanan (ACT) claimed her fifth 4X Australian title at the SRAM Australian MTB Championships at Eagle MTB Park in Adelaide today and Luke Madil took out the men’s event. It was the first outing for the 19-year-old Buchanan in the rainbow jersey...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 15-01-2010 08:45 PM
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  8. Mountain bikers with a point to prove

    As the only Olympic mountain bike event the cross country race at the SRAM Australian MTB Championships, at Eagle MTB Park in Adelaide this Saturday, is sure to be a hotly contested affair. Rowena Fry (TAS) will be heavily marked as she aims to defend her title in the women’s race but...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 14-01-2010 01:35 PM
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  9. Ground breaking Buchanan

    Women have produced some of Australia’s greatest cycling moments. Like Kathy Watt’s 1992 Olympic Games gold medal in the road race, Sara Carrigan doing the same in 2004 and Anna Meares with her Athens gold medal and against all odds silver medal in 2008. Just as these women have conquered the...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 13-01-2010 06:43 PM
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  10. SRAM Australian MTB Championships 2010 preview

    Adelaide has been taken over by cyclists and the racing kicks off with the SRAM Australian Mountain Bike Championships, 12-17 January 2010, at Eagle MTB Park. The main races among the elite of Australian mountain biking will start on Friday 15 January, and go over the weekend, where the star...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 12-01-2010 02:21 PM
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  11. ROCKSTAR RACING wins the MONT 24

    ROCKSTAR RACING is proud to announce their win at the gruelling 2009 MONT 24 race held at Sparrow Hill in Canberra over the weekend. With 450 teams racing it was the ROCKSTAR riders who finally claimed the win after an impressive 31 laps of the 18 km course in a total time of 24 hours and 12...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 09-04-2009 01:43 PM
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  12. VSS Rnd 3: Mt Baw Baw

    Two weeks after Round 4 at Buller, Round 3 of the Victorian State Series made its merry way to Mt Baw Baw, home to one of the most fun tracks around, and the first DH event hosted by newborn club Gippsland MTB. In stark contrast to the fog and mud of the previous season’s round at Baw Baw, this...

    Started by S., 30-03-2009 07:25 PM
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  13. Thredbo chance before overseas mountain bike

    The 2009 UCI Oceania Mountain Bike Championships in Thredbo got underway this evening with four cross. Hot favourite, BMX Olympian, Jared Graves, proved he was back in form on the mountain bike by winning the Oceania title. Hot on his heals were two Canberra BMX riders. Young 16 year old Ryan...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 20-03-2009 09:32 PM
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  14. BMC Mountains to Beach - Day 5

    Sea you next year The inaugural BMC Mountains to Beach mountain bike race finished in spectacular fashion on Narooma’s main beach today with riders crossing the line in the sand as the surf rolled in. The riders have covered more than 375km since Monday 2 March but there were still a few...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 07-03-2009 10:52 PM
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  15. BMC Mountains to Beach - Day 4

    The long way down The longest day of the BMC Mountains To Beach tested even the strongest riders. The Verofit Big Day Out was, as race leader Andrew Blair put it, “132km of hard work”. First was the 90 km race stage from Cooma racecourse to the end of the Wadbilliga National Park. Once...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 06-03-2009 06:56 AM
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  16. BMC Mountains to Beach - Day 3

    Dawn raid on Buckenderra Day three of the BMC Mountains To Beach was a chance for riders to show their night riding skills. The Ay Up Dawn Raid saw competitors starting at 5:15am for a 26km race stage around the rough shores of Lake Eucumbene at Buckenderra Resort. “I normally try to avoid...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 04-03-2009 06:29 PM
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  17. Cory captures series final and Douglas upsets

    In the women’s downhill national series final in Hobart today, Tasmania's, Leigh Douglas caused an upset when she beat national champion, Claire Whiteman from Canberra. Douglas won in 3 min 59.67 sec and took out the national series title Whiteman after a three year domination of the series. A...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 03-03-2009 10:51 PM
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  18. BMC Mountains to Beach - Day 2

    Rain doesn’t deter riders Today’s inclement weather didn’t stop the BMC Mountain to Beach riders appreciating the alpine scenery of Australia’s highest mountains. . Day 2 for some was a case of finishing the 60km Berghaus Mountain Traverse whilst for others it was a unique opportunity to see...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 03-03-2009 10:50 PM
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  19. BMC Mountains to Beach - Day 1

    It’s all downhill from here “This is the first 8 km’s, there’s another 370 to go, so take it easy.” With these words, the inaugural BMC Mountains To Beach mountain bike ride commenced. The first stage, the Hayes Manitou Mountain Run was just that – a run down the slopes of Mt Kosciuszko...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 02-03-2009 07:36 PM
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  20. Tassie mountain bike could end in tussle

    The AdvantageCard Tassie National in Hobart over this weekend could see a tussle between top ranked riders. The fifth and final round of the National Mountain Bike Series gets underway on Saturday with Cross Country followed by Four Cross later in the day. Downhill riders will race on Sunday. On...

    Started by Squidly Didly, 28-02-2009 02:27 PM
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