Leonardo Paez reclaims Alpentour Trophy leader jersey   Third day, third changing of the guards in the overall classification at the 16th Alpentour Trophy: the Columbian stage winner from day one, Leonardo Paez, took back his “Schladming/Dachstein” leader jersey from Tony Longo on today’s third stage around the picturesque town of Ramsau at the foot of [...]

Columbian victory kicks off 16th Alpentour Trophy – World Champion Paulissen places 2nd The first stage winner of the 16th Alpentour Trophy is the Columbian rider Leonardo Paez. Paez claimed the victory 40 seconds ahead of double-World Champion Roel Paulissen from Belgium who came in second. Hermann Pernsteiner from Lower Austrian was the best local [...]

Final Stage, Hope Vale to Cooktown, 27 October 2013 Mark Frendo takes Crocodile Trophy race win for Australia   For the first time in eight years an Australian has won the Crocodile Trophy! Mark Frendo conquered the oldest and hardest mountain bike stage race in the world and after nine days, 900km and more than [...]

CROCODILE TROPHY Stage 8, Laura-Hope Vale / 26 October 2013   Benetseder wins second boomerang for Austria   The Austrian Josef Benetseder wins his second Crocodile Trophy stage today into Hope Vale. The wide and open Outback Highways suit the European road racing pro and he crosses the line in 3:59:50 with a gap of [...]

Stage 7 Time Trial, Laura-Laura Mark Frendo defends Croc race lead and dreams of Cooktown The Australian Mark Frendo wins today’s time trial stage at Laura and is able to increase his general race lead by almost a minute. Race favourite Cory Wallace isn’t able to race away from his strongest rival this year, finishing in [...]

Stage 6, Granite Creek Dam-Laura / 24 October 2013 Third Crocodile Trophy stage win for Australian Mark Frendo   The Australian Mark Frendo wins his third Crocodile Trophy stage at this year’s event in Laura today. Cory Wallace comes in second in a finish sprint, unable to shake off the race leader who still firmly [...]

CROCODILE TROPHY Stage 5 – Mount Mulligan-Granite Creek Dam Benetseder conquers monster stage in solo race   Stage win for Austria – in an impressive solo race over 163km Josef Benetseder wins the fifth and longest stage of this year’s Crocodile Trophy at Granite Creek Dam in the mining country of Far North Queensland with [...]

Media release CROCODILE TROPHY 22 October 2013 / Stage 4 / Irvinebank-Mt Mulligan     Cory Wallace claims sprint finish in Mount Mulligan   Today’s Crocodile Trophy stage into Mount Mulligan was decided with a gripping sprint finish. Repeating yesterday’s result, Cory Wallace claimed the victory ahead of Mark Frendo (AUS) and Jiri Krivanek (CZE). [...]

CROCODILE TROPHY 2013 Stage 3, Stage victory for Canada – Cory Wallace wins in Irvinebank The Canadian National Marathon Champion Cory Wallace claims 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 is [...]