Fry aims to defend Australian national cross country title

Rowena Fry from Tasmania powers her way towards a gold medal in the women's elite cross country event in Glenorchy.

Rowena Fry from Tasmania powers her way towards a gold medal in the women's elite cross country event in Glenorchy. (Image credit: Shane Goss)

As the only Olympic mountain bike event the cross country race at the SRAM Australian MTB Championships, at Eagle MTB Park in Adelaide this Saturday, is sure to be a hotly contested affair.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.