Cannonball Festival Day 2 – Flow Cup, Downhill Seeding & Whipoff
Day 2 was another busy day of events beginning with the Maxxis Flow Motion Cup, one run down the 8min Koziosko Flow Trail, this was one for the enduro bikes to come out and play.A�The course over the weekend had become dry, rough and dusty with the pounding of practice.
Rough and dry!The crowd was enthusiastic as always!
That background!Or that one!
Tom Crimmins took the pro men win and Tegan Molloy once again won the pro woman.
It was Giant Australia’s Tom Crimmins who took the win.Tegan Molloy took the win in the female class.Tandem fun!So much going on in this pic!
The next event on the cards what the ODI Whip Wars, with riders throwing down the biggest, most stylish whips and any different tricks being awarded $50 notes if the crowd approved. Connor Fearon was the one judged to have the best whips on the day taking them past 90 on all occasions but really closely followed by Mayhem Dave McMillan. Also throwing down some of the biggest whips on the day.
Whips!!!!!Well it wasn’t all whips…The ‘import’ rider of the weekend was Luca Shaw and he put in a good showing!Remy Morton with a classic T-bar!Train it in…Connor Fearon took the win, not hard to see…One legger from David ‘Mayhem’ McMillan.The crowd loved it!Whoops!
Never too young!
Stay tuned for Day A�3 action with the Toyota Australian open downhill to come.
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Back in Thredbo for one the biggest mountain bike events on the Australian calendar!
Day 1 of the biggest downhill orientated mountain bike festival in Australia certainly lived up to its name. Kicking off the events for the weekend was the SRAM Dual Compressor, a 4X style knockout competition.A�Not to be confused with dual slalom, riders don’t have to stay in lanes they are free to go where ever they want, and of course rubbing is sometimes racing.A�The course offered up a variety of features from flat cut grass corners to berms, inside lines and kickers everywhere for the riders to scrub.A�Racing was close with many close battles witnessed.A�Taking out the pro men was none other than Blake Nielsen and taking out the Pro Woman was Tegan Molloy.
There was some great racing during the dual compressor.
The riders really got into the racing.
Tegan Molloy took the win in the women’s class.Blake Nielsen took the win in the men’s class.Subsequently everyone wanted a piece of the action!
As the sunset and the lights came on to host the Rockshox Pumptrack Challenge.A�A freshly built course modeled after the courses seen in Rotorua and Whistler, made by the guys at Dirt Art.A�The course performed brilliantly allowing riders to tip into the corners at max angle and gain huge speed out. The riders raced against the clock with the top 5 progressing to a shootout to decide the winner. Again it was close racing with Remy Morton taking out the winA�and once again Tegan Molloy took out the pro woman.
Work was done to get the pump track dialed!
As the sun went down the riding heated up…. (sorry that was a shocker!)The head to head format is always fun!
Thomas Crimmins having fun!
The crowd was kept entertained whether there were riders on track or not!David McMillan stylish as always.Timmy Eaton going through the whoops!
Remy Morton took the win.
Never too young!To the victor go the spoils!
For full results see Thredbo MTB
Stay tuned for Day 2 & 3 action with the Maxxis Flow Motion Cup, ODI Whip Wars and Toyota Australian open downhill to come.
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Dusty! There’s a rider and a track in there somewhere…
Lets wrap up Thredbo with a few more bangers from some of the best photo gees in Australia, nothing more nothing less, enjoy!
That’s some iconic Alpine scenery!Lost in the green.Blurring…The fastest back side of the weekend!Perfect foreground!Fast even when his wheels aren’t on the ground! Try Brosnan.The track was riding well, thanks to some tasty additions!The wall ride was a cool feature.
Sidewayssss!
Remy Morton on the throttle!That’s a lot of hair going on there Troy!
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Not often does downhill go to script but to be fair Thredbo over the weekend pretty much played out perfectly in the hands of the favourites across all categories! We are getting ahead of ourselves a little, first off riders awoke to another delightful delay in the Australian Alps! Breakfast for energy and then a practice session before seeding. A few offs here and there, most noticeably Andrew Crimmins having a dig at high speed in his last practice run. There were a few riders out on new rigs this weekend so that took some acclimatising to!
We saw a range of new bikes out on the course, some a bit more exotic than others!Everyone was ready to go and excited for racing!Andrew Crimmins leading the way, his local knowledge no doubt helping his cause.With the track so blown out and long, riders fitness was going to really shine come finals.There was a strong field battling it out for Elite Women’s glory.
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As well as some fast up and coming juniors!
Seeding was held on the same day as finals at this round and before we talk about those results we should issue a spoiler alert and say the winners of seeding also won finals! See what we mean about this day running to plan for some of the riders?!
Let’s just move straight onto racing, the results are below and most people wouldn’t be surprised by the outcomes. Troy Brosnan won and posted a time 5 seconds quicker than anyone else, Thomas Crimmins was second and Graeme Mudd, who’s downhill game is really stepping up placed third.
Troy Brosnan showing why he has the Australian Champs sleeve and number 1 plate. Taking the win by 5 seconds or so.Thomas Crimmins charging into the finish and second place.Muddy with his eyes on the podium. A new bike not slowing him down as he got up to speed quickly!
Under 19 Men is always hotly contested as riders look to make their way onto the team that represents Australia at the World Championships, this time 2 of the more experienced juniors took the top two podium steps. Even after a crash late in practice Andrew Crimmins got his head back in the game and took the win.A�Max Warshawsky showed his 4th at World Championships last year was no fluke and finished second. Another up and comer, Jackson Frew took third.
Winner winner! Andrew Crimmins took out Under 19s and keeps the number 1 Under 19 plate.Max Warshawsky looks like he has continued his good for from 2014 and possibly the only rider on Dorados!Remy Morton has stepped up to Under 19s and banked 5th place.
Elite Women and it was a good chance for Tegan Molloy to show everyone why she is the current junior World Champion and she did by a whopping 32 seconds, new and up coming racerA�Ronja Hill-Wright was in second and in thrid place was Tegan’s teammate Sarah Booth.
Tegan Molloy grabbed the win at her home round.
For the under 19 women it was Ellie Wale showing her bike handling versatility to take the win ahead ofA�Sian A’hern.
Under 19 Women:
Ellie Wale 6:17.16
Sian A’hern 6:52.71 +35.55
The holder of the national champions sleeve for a reason….Riders really had to weave through some sections, most commented on how the overall flow had been improved.Jackson Davis stepped up to Elite this year and just missed the top ten in eleventh place.Perfect weather over the course of the weekend (excuse the pun).Race weekends can often be a blur!Finally thanks to all the crew that brings you guys the action! Show them some love on social media! Ps look hard at this picture and you will spot our next product release….
We have some more content to come from the race so check back with us soon!
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Welcome back to Thredbo for the second round of the MTBA National series, another day of practice and for most riders everything is going to plan. Lines are being double checked and confirmed, we saw a few crashes out on the course, as well as a few punctures but nothing major as far as we could tell!
here it looks like Andrew Crimmins was showing Troy Brosnan the way down the hill, Andrew is of course a local to these parts and smart money would say the fastest time on race day would come fro one of the two riders in this shot but stranger things have happened…The track is really seeing some action and with the dry weather there is dust being kicked up everywhere!We mentioned the dust right?!The views up the top of the course were still breath taking!There are some classic sections of forest dotting the course, including magnetic rocks… ones that seem to draw you towards them every time you go through that section!No gloves Lucas! Dean getting it done and no doubt a contender this weekend.Mayhem David McMillan had a bit of a crash during practice but he’s tough! A few injuries lately though have hampered his cause.The number 1 plate belongs to this man from Adelaide, Troy Brosnan.There was some new bikes/kits/teams getting around over the weekend…. points if you can put a name to a rider!We could have style checked so many sections of the course as riders all seem to have different interpretations of the fastest line!Another ‘local’ Tegan Molloy looking comfortable on the course.We like this, we like it a lot…..Keeping the black and white going….Looking stealth, Angus Maddern flying under the radar!On point!
Next up is racing, who is your money on?! Check back soon and we will let you know if you were successful!
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Back to the high country of Australia and the epic view at Thredbo!
National round 2 is upon us and we are back at one of Australia’s most iconic downhill venues, Thredbo! There have been a raft of changes lately to help keep things interesting so the riders are all enjoying the variety and having to learn new sections. We have an assortment of images for you from practice so check them out and enjoy.
Nationals for a lot of people mean road trips!And without the saying ‘it’s the journey not the destination’ often applies!It is all worth it though to get sideways on the track!And of course chairlifts in Australia are hard to come by so you have to jump on the chance to ride them!Yes all those rocks are still there!Some beautiful scenery on the hillside!The new Mondraker Australia team are getting amongst it.The usual suspects are there as well of course! Troy Brosnan on the way down.Of course there are riders across all categories enjoying themselves, not just the pros!Popping up and onwards!There is certainly a lot of terrain for the riders to cover, one of the longest tracks going around!Blue skies and mint conditions put a smile on everyone’s dials!Literally destroying corners Andrew Crimmins will be a favourite for fastest time of the day!Dean Lucas blurring past!The bottom section features some cool jumps, after riders have negotiated the rest of the course and are tired they need to have their wits about them going to the finish line through this section.Foot out flat out!Railing the Canadian style wooden berm!
Check back for the next installment real soon!
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