 | Victoria - Long Gully working bee/ride day, September 3
(0 comments) (link) Thursday, 31-August-2006 6:31 PM - by S. |  |
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FTF Downhill - Winter Program. Session 4 September 3, 2006
Location: Session #4. Sunday September 3rd. Working bee Long Gully.
lot 330 long gully road, healsville. melways ref 269 C4
Bring your own tools (shovels, mattocks, rakes etc.)
Day will consist of 9.00 am - 12.30 track work. Possibly building an all new track. BBQ lunch (provided). Track/s permitting, ride from 2.00 to 4.30pm. $10.00 cost for "real" workers. Those wishing to attend the ride sessions only $25.00, including lunch. Non MTBA/Club license holders add $10.00 for day-license. |
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| Renee Junga - Injured at the World Championships
(12 comments) (link) Monday, 28-August-2006 06:51 AM - by daymz | |
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News as reported in the Melbourne Age today:
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AUSTRALIAN mountain biker Renee Junga, who had a 10-hour operation on her damaged spine on Friday, has been given a one-in-800 chance of regaining feeling and movement in her legs.
The 20-year-old Junga crashed last Tuesday while training in Rotorua for the mountain bike world championships.
She broke her C1 and C2 vertebrae, two ribs, her sternum, and almost severed her spinal cord at the T6 vertebra...
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Story continues here:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/...012790371.html
And another story here:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...60-952,00.html |
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Elite Men
1. ABSALON Julien FRA 2:09:07
2. SAUSER Christoph SUI 2:09:51 + 43
3. KESSIAKOFF Fredrik SWE 2:11:06 +1:58
31. TABERLAY Sid AUS 2:22:50 + 13:42
37. JONGEWAARD Chris AUS 2:24:44 + 15:36
45. SPINK Murray AUS -1 Lap
56. MILLER Brent AUS -2 Laps
57. DELACOUR Perren AUS -2 Laps
Elite Women
1. DAHLE FLESJAA Gunn-Rita NOR 1:55:19
2. KALENTIEVA Irina RUS 1:58:05 +2:45
3. PREMONT Marie-Helene CAN 1:59:42 +4:22
U23 Men
1. SCHURTER Nino SUI 1:54:58
2. LONGO Tony ITA 1:55:48 + 50
3. PLAXTON Max CAN 1:57:33 +2:34
31. MCCONNELL Daniel AUS 2:10:04 + 15:05
36. NORRIS Lachlan AUS 2:12:04 + 17:06
48. MAEBUS James AUS -1 Lap
U23 Women
1. CHENGYUAN Ren CHN 1:31:17
2. LIU Ying CHN 1:32:56 +1:38
3. KOBA Sarah SUI 1:36:14 +4:56
Junior Men
1. FLάCKIGER Mathias SUI 1:19:37
2. FANGER Martin SUI 1:20:29 + 51
3. MEYER Pascal SUI 1:21:00 +1:22
6. BRAUNSTEINS Daniel AUS 1:23:04 +3:27
34. VANDERPLOEG Paul AUS 1:29:33 +9:55
37. PAISLEY Jamie AUS 1:31:07 + 11:29
40. BRITTEN Cal AUS 1:31:41 + 12:03
45. STEWART Glenn AUS 1:34:15 + 14:37
50. HALLAM Daniel AUS 1:35:42 + 16:04
56. JOHNSTON Daniel AUS -2 Laps
Junior Women
1. ZAKELJ Tanja SLO 1:18:23
2. KRASNIAK Julie FRA 1:18:46 + 23
3. ROSCHI Nadja SUI 1:19:36 +1:13 |
| World Championships: Trials Results
(0 comments) (link) Saturday, 26-August-2006 4:11 PM - by Grip | |
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Current 26" Australian Champion, Joe Brewer (Vic) has become the best placed Aussie ever at world level after coming 5th in the final of the Junior 26" Trial category.
Multi Australian title holder, Andrew Dickey (Vic) was the best placed of the men in the Elite 26" Category. He finished 14th behind the absolute best riders in the world in the Semis but unfortunately only the top eight went through to the finals.
Australia was also represented in the trials by
Lindsay Colla (SA)
Craig Pearce (NSW)
Joel Whitburn
Adam Kelly
Congrats to all |
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Senior Men
1. HILL Samuel AUS 3:11.03
2. MINNAAR Greg RSA 3:15.25 +4.22
3. RENNIE Nathan AUS 3:17.16 +6.13
4. PEAT Steve GBR 3:17.92 +6.89
5. KOVARIK Chris AUS 3:18.04 +7.01
6. HANNAH Michael AUS 3:19.21 +8.18
13. ATKINSON Bryn AUS 3:23.12 + 12.09
17. CAVALIER Amiel AUS 3:25.83 + 14.80
25. RANDO Jared AUS 3:30.76 + 19.73
Senior Women
1. JONNIER Sabrina (FRA) 3:50.32
2. MOSELEY Tracy (GBR) 3:53.83 +3.51
3. ATHERTON Rachel (GBR) 3:57.80 +7.48
4. BUHL Melissa (USA) 4:00.40 + 10.08
5. RAGOT Emmeline (FRA) 4:01.03 + 10.71
17. WHITEMAN Claire AUS 4:26.79 + 36.47
23. MCNAUGHTON Emma AUS 4:46.28 + 55.96
26. BOOTH Sarah AUS 5:09.45 +1:19.13 |
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Junior Men
1. COLE Cameron (NZL) 3:28.29
2. BLENKINSOP Samuel (NZL) 3:29.45 +1.16
3. BADOUARD Antoine (FRA) 3:29.84 +1.55
4. JONES Ralph (GBR) 3:30.14 +1.85
5. MALTMAN James (AUS) 3:36.12 +7.83
7. DELFS Mitchell AUS 3:37.26 +8.97
9. BEL Ben AUS 3:39.93 + 11.64
11. SWANN Alex AUS 3:40.17 + 11.88
26. BRODIE James AUS 3:50.92 + 22.63
27. BAIN Joel AUS 3:51.51 + 23.22
32. GOWEN Luke AUS 3:55.23 + 26.94
Junior Women
1. HANNAH Tracey (AUS) 4:07.07
2. PUGIN Floriane (FRA) 4:11.74 +4.67
3. GATTO Micayla (CAN) 4:40.91 + 33.84 |
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The main event of today was the 4X finals. In the womens event there were only 8 competitors. Jill Kintner looked awesome all afternoon and easily won all her races. She is now World Champion for the second year in a row. Congrats Jill!
Prokop matched Jill's form in the mens event also winning all of his races. However there was a lot of competition for the other positions with a lot of close racing and quite a bit of crashing. Cedric went down in his first heat. Lopes went down in the 1/4 finals after tangling with Michal Marosi in the second turn. Lopes didn't end up racing the small final which was suprising as it seemed as though him and his bike suffered no damage in the crash. In the final Roger R crashed after the main straight after being second to Prokop for the entire race to that point.
The only aussie to make it past their first heat was Alex Lloyd. He ended up making it to the quater finals although someone has to tell him that he needs to raise the visor on his D2. He looks like a sporty at the moment.
Mens
1. Michal Prokop
2. Roger R.
3. Guido Tschugg
Womens
1. Jill Kintner
2. Anneke Beerten
3. Anita Molcik
Womens Results
Mens Results
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DH seeding today, a few people were on it (the usual suspects; Rennie, Hill, Minaar, Peat); others cruised down for a run lower in the field. The weather was pretty crap, nothing like the blue sky sunshine of yesterday.
Four cross finals tomorrow, held late afternoon (instead of under lights). Results will be posted as they happen.
Seeding results can be found here:
Elite Men
Elite Women
Junior Men
Junior Women |
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1. Rick BOYER
2. Adam NICHOLSON
3. Adam DOSSETOR
4. Jarl JENSON
Full results to come... |
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Some bad news; Renee Junger has apparently sustained spinal injuries from a crash on the 4x track. We're short of facts at the moment, more info when we have it. Check out cyclingnews for more info. Our best wishes goes to her and her family.
Wade Bootes is in hospital with a broken nose, he is not expected to race.
DH practice came and went, you can check out the snaps here. Peaty, Hill, Rennie and Minaar are all on the gas. Suprise, suprise.
4x Qualifications results just in...
Men:
1. Prokop
2. Lopes
3. Roger (rinderkineneiefhe)
4. Guido Tschugg
5. Cedric Gracia
Carter crashed 2nd corner and qualified 35th. Amiel Cavalier qualified 17th.
Women:
1. Jill Kintner
2. Anneke Beerten
3. Joey Gough |
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Hi all. Here's a quick update on what's been happening here in New Zealand over the last few days.
First port of call was the SRAM press camp. It was basically an update of the new gear that they're bringing out in 2007. Many beers were consumed and we also got to ride some of the new stuff on some of the greatest trails ever built. People were saying that Rotorua is the trail riding verson of Whistler and I'm inclined to believe them.
Downhill practice for all classes started at 9:30 this morning. The track is pretty gnarly, a few riders 50/50'ing the jump near the top (that has water in the middle).
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Elite Men
1. Rick BOYER
2. Brock NEWLING
3. John FARROW
U19 Men
1. Tom PATTON
2. Cody EICHORN
3. Mark OLIVER
Elite Women
1. Caroline BUCHANAN
2. Joanne FOX
3. Megan DIMOZANTOS
Full results can be found here |
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That's right, Lindsay and I are off to Rotorua tomorrow for the World Championships. We'll be doing daily coverage of the event keeping you up to date with all the official and unofficial happenings. Expect bulk photos and maybe some random little film clips courtesy of my still camera's video function.
Here's a brief schedule:
Sat-Monday: SRAM Press Camp
Tuesday: Random sight seeing
Wednesday: 4x qualifications
Thursday: Downhill seeding run
Friday: 4x finals
Saturday: Downhill finals
Sunday: ... Pub?
The clict guys have been nice enough to provide us with a preview of what to expect from the Worlds with their Oceanias report here (pdf).
For a full event schedule go here.
Adios! |
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Thanks to Black Phoenix Films, we’ve got one of the sickest videos to date available for download.
Experience one of the best weekends of downhill racing in the State of NSW. Enjoy
Grab it here (right click > save as) 132mb |
| Sam Hill and Tracey Hannah - 2006 NORBA Series Champions
(19 comments) (link) Monday, 14-August-2006 08:14 AM - by daymz | |
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Sam Hill and Tracey Hannah have both been crowned NORBA series champions after a thrilling day of racing today at Snowmass, Colorado. Both Sam and Tracey had nail biting finals and whilst both finished 2nd in their respective DH finals today the numbers were crunched and they both come out on top with Tracey beating Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) by one single point.
Here are the final standings:
Men
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1. Sam Hill (AUS) - 955 points
2. Greg Minnaar (RSA) - 907 points
3. Amiel Cavalier (AUS) - 813 points
4. Duncan Riffle (USA) - 792 points
5. Cody Warren (USA) - 779 points
Women
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1. Tracey Hannah (AUS) - 968 points
2. Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) - 967 points
3. Lisa Myklak (USA) - 828 points
4. Jackie Harmony (USA) - 773 points
5. Wendy Reynolds (USA) - 755 points
Other Aussies.
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6. Jared Rando (AUS) - 748 points
9. Justin Havukainen (AUS) - 676 points
18. Jared Graves (AUS) - 471 points
21. Joel Bain (AUS) - 452 points
23. Bryn Atkinson (AUS) - 437 points
26. Ben Bell (AUS) - 383 points
44. Mitch Delfs (AUS) - 227 points
****Final results from Snowmass and series results are now posted at: http://www.norbanationals.com/results/NMBS7_2006.shtml |
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Elite Men
1. 3:20.50 - Brad KELLY
2. 3:22.86 - Brock NEWLING
3. 3:30.34 - Jon ODAMS
4. 3:34.68 - John FARROW
5. 3:34.71 - Hugh MANSFIELD
Elite Women
1. 4:15.82 - Joanne FOX
2. 4:23.97 - Rosi KING
3. 4:42.41 - Caroline BUCHANAN
Under 19 Men
1. 3:39.25 - Tom PATTON
2. 3:41.42 - James BRODIE
3. 3:43.05 - Drew IVISON
4. 3:45.91 - Mark BEEKSMA
5. 3:46.33 - Cody EICHORN
Full results can be found here |
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The Snowmass NORBA this weekend is the final race in the NORBA series and the overall series title for DS/4X (combined) was up for grabs this evening. Jared Rando (AUS) and Rich Houseman (USA) were locked almost head-to-head in points and the overall NORBA title winner was going to be determined by today's 4X. Unfortunately Jared's chances to be crowned number one were impeded by a rider crashing into him in an earlier round and the "Rando Houseman" match-up in the final round never eventuated and Houseman took the overall win and NORBA series crown with Jared coming in 2nd for the year.
Snowmass 4X mens final
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1. Rich Houseman (USA)
2. Dale Homes (USA/UK??)
3. Cody Warren (USA)
4. Ryan Sutton (USA)
5. Jared Rando (AUS) |
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Shane, the legend who let us use his place to host the Cedar Creek round of the State series this year, has been repayed by having some scumbag steal his bikes.
Info and descriptions here
http://forums.farkin.net/showthread.php?t=61001
If anyone sees them, knows of someone who might have them or can assist in getting them back, get in touch. Keep your eyes peeled for a Black powder coat V10, Black Shivers and a Trans Blue Bullit with 66 RC forks |
| Amendment to Australian Team for Mountain Bike World Championships
(13 comments) (link) Friday, 11-August-2006 9:32 PM - by Scott | |
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Cycling Australia today confirmed two changes to the Australian team to contest the 2006 Mountain Bike World Championships being staged in Rotorua, New Zealand from August 22 to 27.
Jared Graves and Michael Robinson have withdrawn from the team and will be replaced by Liam Panozzo (Elite Men Downhill) and Alex Lloyd (Elite Men 4X). Graves is injured but will attend as a spectator while Robinson has BMX commitments which have prevented him from racing in New Zealand.
The Elite DH and 4X team is now:
Downhill Elite Men
Sam HILL (WA 21.07.85)
Michael HANNAH (QLD 21.11.83)
Chris KOVARIK (QLD 01.03.78)
Nathan RENNIE (QLD 31.05.81)
Amiel CAVALIER (NSW 24.03.87)
Liam PANOZZO (VIC 14.11.87)
Jared RANDO (ACT 22.06.81)
Bryn ATKINSON (NSW 09.12.82)
4X Men
Wade BOOTES (QLD 30.05.74)
Luke STROM (NSW 29.02.84)
Michael HANNAH
Alex LLOYD (NSW 19.09.87)
Amiel CAVALIER
Jared RANDO |
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The Toowoomba Mountain Bike Club is holding the Queensland State Downhill Championships on the 9th and 10th of September at the renowned track in Jubilee Park Toowoomba.
Enter now for your chance to win free accomodation for Saturday night. To be in the draw simply fill out your entry form here and fax it to us by the 25th of August.
For more details check out the flyer below.
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Live from the phone of Jeremiah Dylan Dean here's the top five in each class. I'll update with times and the rest of the Aussies when I can get the information. Also, Amiel Cavalier won the 4X/DS last night - alright!!!
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1. Sam Hill (AUS)
2. Greg Minnaar (RSA)
3. Matti Lehikoinen (FIN)
4. Cody Warren (USA)
5. Duncan Riffle (USA)
Women
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1. Melissa Buhl (USA)
2. Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)
3. Tracey Hannah (AUS)
4. April Laywer (USA)
5. Lisa Myklak (USA) |
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First downhill favourite Barel is out of contention for the Worlds due to injury and now it's Jared Graves. With a killer four cross season so far Graves was looking incredibly strong for the title. He is currently 2nd overall in World Cup 4X competition, was second to Lopes at last years Worlds and has just come off a win at Crankworx.
Since Crankworx Jared has been chilling out at Whistler and preparing himself for the last few races of the season. He had this to say about his crash.
"I got bucked off a drop on a-line, I know the worlds track is a whole lot of steep doubles you have to scrub, so I was practicing a-line on the hardtail, all was going great, then had one of those moments where it all goes wrong and you have no idea why."
Graves broke his scaphoid and clean snapped his thumb in the crash. Recovery time is expected to be 6-8 weeks clearly ruling him out of the World Championships and the World Cup Finals.
Get well soon Jared! |
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Men:
1st - Nicolas VOUILLOZ
2nd - Rene WILDAHBER
3rd - Mickael PASCAL
Women:
1st - Anne Caroline CHAUSSON
2nd - Helene GASKELL
3rd - Birgitt BRAUMANN |
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01. 15:14.0 - Sam Hill AUS
02. 15:17.0 - Steve Peat GBR
03. 15:17.6 - Chris Kovarik AUS
04. 15:18.4 - Nathan Rennie AUS
05. 15:29.9 - Eli Krahenbuhl WY
06. 15:33.1 - John Kirkcalde NZL
07. 15:33.6 - Justin Leov CO
08. 15:36.0 - Jared Rando AUS
09. 15:38.1 - Cedric Gracia Andorra
10. 15:38.2 - Duncan Riffle CA
11. 15:39.2 - Jared Graves AUS
12. 15:45.0 - Dave West AUS
13. 15:47.1 - Andrew Neethling SA
14. 15:47.8 - Mick Hannah AUS
26. 16:17.1 - Sean McCarroll AUS
28. 16:28.3 - Dennis Beare AUS
33. 16:36.4 - James BashfordAUS
43. 17:01.9 - Scott Graham AUS
44. 17:08.2 - Joel Bain AUS
58. 18:23.1 - Dan McEwan AUS
66. 27:52.5 - Bryn Atkinson AUS
67. 31:57.2 - Amiel Cavalier AUS
It's a day late, but better late then never. |
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