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Angus Maddern Update

We are keen to see Angus Maddern back on the bike ASAP, he is such an awesome rider to watch!

We have heard that Angus Maddern (who we did anA�Inside Info on Here) had surgery on his shoulder this week. Angus was out filming with Sean Anderson for his new film ‘AboveA�The Noise’ when Angus came around a corner, drifted and shouldered a tree! After hearing the noise and seeing the footage of Angus going from full speed to a standstill he was lucky to not haveA�serious injuries.A�We are hoping he recovers quick and we can’t wait to see him back on the bike.
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2012 Victorian State Champs

The Victorian State Champs were held at Narbethong, on a track that was over five minutes long! A quailty field battled it out for the win, in the end Kovarik Racing swept the Elite podium but neither Chris Kovarik or Claire Buchar could be crowned champions as they don’t live in Victoria! It gives a good indication to the quality of the track and the event organisers when people come from all across the country to race your State Series.

Elite Men:

1. Chris Kovarik 5.11.91

2. Rhys Atkinson 5.22.09 + 10.18

3. Liam Panozzo 5.22.98 + 11.07

4. Tim Eaton 5.26.76 + 14.55

5. Joel Panozzo 5.27.96 + 16.05

Elite Women:

1. Claire Buchar 6.01.40

2. Alyssa Lyons 6.27.67 + 26.27

3. Kelly Bayliss 7.12.01 + 1.10.61

4. Katherine Martin 10.48.98 + 4.47.58

Under 19 Men:

1. Trent Piribauer 5.24.52

2. James Kelly 5.30.61 + 6.09

3. Henry Blake 5.31.02 + 6.51

4. Alex Freeman 5.52.76 + 28.24

5. Scott Thomson 5.55.12 + 30.61

 

2012 Newton’s Nation

It was awesome to see Josh Button back on the bike at Newtons Nation, second place is not too shabby for someone who had knee surgery just over 6 months ago! Photo: Edwin Emmerick.

Newton’s Nation is a stand alone event held at mount Panorama, New South Wales, in conjunction with a range of other ‘extreme sports’. It also has live music at night, camping and what not but it is the downhill we are interested in. The track itself is quiteA�short, under 1.20 for the fastest riders but with $2000 up for grabs for first place a lot of riders were looking to take care of business!
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2012 Sea Otter

Jared Graves wins his second Sea Otter in a row! It was a good weekend for the Aussies. Photo: Dean Henthorn/bicycleworld.tv

Traditionally Sea OtterA�kicks off the international season, this year the first World Cup has already been run but it still seems that the world of downhill really gets into gear around the time of Sea Otter. Now most of the Aussies start their overseas season ‘properly’ and won’t set foot back into the country for some six months!

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South Australian State Series – Round 1 – Mount Torrens

The first race of the 2012 South Australian series kicked off with just under 200 riders racing.

The 2012 South Australian downhill series kicked off at Mount Torrens, approximately 45 minutes from the city and held on private property, Torrens has been a venue used in the state series for some time now. The track has slowly evolved over time, this year the track received a new wooden berm just before the infamous ‘jetty jump’ and a few other tweaks higher up the course.

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The Waiting Game…

That's not a downhill bike Marcus Fairbanks is riding in this photo...

With the next World Cup not until June there is a large gap between World Cup races. There are still some big events before then, namely the traditional international season opener, Sea Otter, from the 19th-22nd of April. However, for many riders they tailored their training programs to accomodate for Pietermaritzburgs’ demanding pedally sections. Now that the riders can move back to a more ‘normal’ training program. This is what the Aussies have been up to:
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