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Dicko gets the Marathon Champs title!
A long time Nobmobber has just gone and got himself a win up in Atherton for the National Marathon Champs.
Wayne Dickinson came from third in Masters on the second lap to a first place on the final lap.
Awesome result on what was meant to be a bloody tough course with 1000mtrs climbing per each of its 33km laps.
Also well Done to Brian in vets who came from around 7th to get 4th at the finish. So close to a podium Mate!
Upcoming races?!
Hey all,
I missed out on the Capital Punishment as I had a last minute overseas travel.. so now I'm looking for my next race? Would like to do one in the next 2/3 months. Any suggestions?
Would prefer it to be within reasonable travel distance from Sydney, but if it is a great race I could consider traveling further..
Thanks!
Altitude Sickness.
Being born and lived all my life about 5meters above sea level, has anyone or know anyone that has experienced riding in altitude. I’ve done Whistler but you get lifted up to approx 2200meters and the villages are all around 650meters and there’s no problem. I’ve got an opportunity to go to Mont Blanc via Hungary. Do a search for Mont Blanc Mountain Bike tours and get ready to catch some drool.... Land at Geneva ride through Switzerland, France and Italy. I just cant find anyone that has experienced riding at real altitude first hand.
Mont 2014, 24 Laps in 24 Hours
For the Mont 2014 my uncle has set the task of trying to complete 24laps in 24hours, as either a 6 or 4man team.
Currently he is not super fit, but wants to try and push for this to help him into shape and really see what he can do. I am not sure this is achievable for a bunch of average joes with other things going on in their lives, but he seems pretty committed.
so i ask:
How much training did you do, and how many laps did your team do this year?
He is thinking that if we are doing 300km (road and MTB) a week for a month or two before the event then we should be able to do it.
James Estate MTB Trails
Rode James Estate trails on Friday. http://jamesestatewines.com.au/#34
What a great spot, very picturesque valley bordering Wollemi National Park. This is location of Round 2 of the Rocky Trails Shimano Series.
Rode all the tracks including the newer tracks that will make up the race.(Some not shown in the video clip).
http://youtu.be/amBjsx0T8NM
Lupine Racing Team - Mont 24
With the success of the ex Jet Racing Masters Team at last year’s Scott 24, Lupine Lights and Virtuascape.com.au have stepped in to provide support for the Masters team in this year’s Mont 24.
The team members of:
Wayne ‘Dicko’ Dickinson
Paul ‘Slowman’ Sloan
Craig ‘Craked’ Morris
Steve ‘The Black’ Knight
Dave ‘Doc’ O’Connell
Matt ‘The Jack’ Russell
All are in great form at the moment, and I have high expectations for a great result this weekend, especially with the internal team rivalry of fastest / slowest lap.
Definition of Enduro,
Enduro, Endurance,,, Just putting it out there, it appears there’s a difference of opinion from one continent to another. We (Aussies) put Enduro into the category of greater than 6hours XC type race?? Yes, No ?? I’m open to be corrected. The Canadians and Europeans put Enduro into the category of timed special sections and transport stages. Very similar concept to Motorcycle Enduro’s or even Rally car racing. So we have XC, DH, AM, DJ, Trials, and Enduro. (I may of missed some genres.) Or is an Enduro a long XC race or simply a AM race.
Absa Cape Epic
If you're looking for some inspiration check out the Absa Cape Epic YouTube channel. 20+ minute highlights packages from every 2012 stage, and a great tribute to Burry Stander.
2013 edition starts in 2 weeks with big prize money and a very strong pro contingent. Should be awesome.
Anyone done this race?
No XCM Series for 2013
Just in case you haven't heard. There will be no XCM series for 2013 which is really disappointing. There has been nothing posted on the cyclenation website but they did tweet it was on ice for 2013.