Day 2 here in Cairns and the first day of practice, the riders were all chomping at the bit! The conditions were dry and dusty, a thick layer of dirt was covering everything by the time practice was finished. It was hard to pick the fastest rider as everyone was pushing hard, there a few crashes nothing too major – unfortunately junior French rider Sylvain Cougoureux took a hard crash in the rock garden and it looked like he sustained a broken wrist. Continue reading “Cairns – Day 2: Practice”
Cairns – Day 1: Track Walk & Pit Bits
The World Championships return to Cairns after last being held here in 1996, today we walked the track before heading to the pits and this is what we saw: Continue reading “Cairns – Day 1: Track Walk & Pit Bits”
Aussie National Championships
We headed back up to, what we hoped would be, sunny Queensland for National Champs version 2.0 after the first attempt was cancelled. There was strong field and the weather was much better, RF Photographics takes us on the visual run down of the weekend, enjoy! Continue reading “Aussie National Championships”
Van Life Diaries
Remember when the sun was out, the skies blue and the days were long? We do and so do Connor Fearon and Timmy Eaton. With Connor having just dealt with the wind and rain of France and Timmy the freezing temperatures of Canberra, we thought we would post a few pics from earlier this year. With the whole ‘van life’ movement getting increasingly popular we thought we would have a brief look at their vans, both are set up to haul bikes yet have beds, storage and plenty of room for other activities! Enjoy the pics. Continue reading “Van Life Diaries”
Oceania Championships – Toowoomba
We headed up to Toowoomba in Queensland for the 4th and final round of the National series, which also doubled as the Oceania Championships. It is not the first time the track had held a major mountain bike event so many racers knew what they were in for. Wrapping up the series for us RFPhotographics again delivers the goods, full results on the MTBA website.
Round 3 Nationals – Mt Beauty
Round 3 of the MTBA national series and we head to another classic venue, this time Mount Beauty, our man on the scene, RFPhotographics delivers the goods as always. Sit back and enjoy some epic images from the weekend!