Wallace wins Crocodile Trophy marathon stage at Irvinebank
Canadian decreases gap to race leader Saw
Greg Saw held onto the overall leader's jersey at the Crocodile Trophy, but today's elite stage winner at Irvinebank Cory Wallace decreased the gap to 8:55. He claimed today's win ahead of Ramses Bekkenk and Milton Ramos on a marathon race track that was said to be an "old school" Crocodile Trophy stage with wide open Outback fire trails through rough mining country in and around Irvinebank.
"That was one of the hardest days on a mountain bike in my whole life", said Andrew Hall from Canberra, who wears the amateur leader's jersey after stage 6. The endurance cyclist from Canberra is one of the many Australians at the start this year and was impressed by the race track composition.
"The first few days were a lot of fun – those trails in Cairns and Atherton have really enriched the Crocodile Trophy track portfolio," he said. Of today's race he said that it had been an "old-school Croc stage," just like he'd been told about until a few years ago, when the event started to venture further onto old mining and rainforest trails and to attract more local riders – this year a more than a third of the field is Australian.
In a first for the Crocodile Trophy, all amateur category leads are currently held by Australians: Jindra Knot (A1) from Sydney and the three Canberrans Andrew Hall (A2), Jason Chalker (A3) and Garry James, who has claimed the sixth consecutive stage win today, lead overall.
To recognise this development organisers had launched a "Best Australian" leader jersey in 2012 and since stage one its recipient has been Ondrej Slezak from Sydney, who was born in the Czech Republic and only just recently became an Australian citizen. He said that he was proud to represent his new home country at the Crocodile Trophy, which is a great success for his Way2Life Quantum Racing Team, which is based in Sydney. Ivan Rybarik again placed among the top elite positions today and in the Amateur 1 (Under 30) categories, Jindra Knot and Andrew Lloyd get great results daily.
After a tough start where his legs didn't seem to obey on the first climb onto Mount Misery, Wallace found his rhythm between the first and second feed zone, which suited him.
"The lead group just rode away from me in the beginning, but I got in the zone on the technical section after the first depot," he said. "As soon as I heard that I wasn't too far and started pushing hard to catch up - on the next climb I attacked and got away," he recounted his wild chase in which he got a three-minute gap back and even crossed the line 1:16 ahead of Bekkenk and Ramos from Spain.
With three stages to go, the overall leader board remains the same: Greg Saw holds an 8:55 lead on Wallace. Bekkenk is still in third ahead of Ramos and Rybarik.
"This year the elite field is very strong, there are a lot of fast guys, which provides for an exciting racing experience - the gaps look considerable, but at such a long stage race and especially at the Crocodile Trophy, where the conditions on the riders' bodies and bikes are particularly challenging, even a small mechanical issue can reshuffle the cards," said organiser Gerhard Schoenbacher.
For the first time his 100 competitors and almost as many staff and crew will move into Skybury Coffee Plantation tomorrow, which will be the destination of the seventh stage. The riders and supporting crew are looking forward to spending the night in the lush surrounds of the papaya and banana plantations – and their delicious coffee.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Cory Wallace (Can) Kona Factory Team | 3:47:48 |
2 | Ramses Bekkenk (Ned) Koga KMC | 0:01:16 |
3 | Milton Ramos (Spa) Intense-Â?TowCar | 0:01:17 |
4 | Greg Saw (Aus) iHus-Â?Spiuk Norge | 0:01:18 |
5 | Ivan Rybarik (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:08:59 |
6 | Márton Blazsó (Hun) HUN Kross Hungary | 0:11:59 |
7 | Leander Hamelink (Ned) | 0:18:24 |
8 | Jiri Krivanek (Cze) Prestige hotel | 0:20:28 |
9 | Guido Thaler (Aut) Craft/Rocky Mountain | 0:21:49 |
10 | Yuki Ikeda (Jpn) Topeak/Ergon/Canyon | 0:25:59 |
11 | Ondrej Slezak (Aus) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:27:33 |
12 | Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) desperate husbands | 0:35:36 |
13 | Mike Blewitt (Aus) Subaru-Â?MarathonMTB.com | 0:35:41 |
14 | Alexander Geelhaar (Ger) Redheads Team / RC Schnaittachtal | 0:43:42 |
15 | Thomas Begert (Ger) Redheads Team / RC Schnaittachtal | 2:04:46 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Imogen Smith (Aus) Subaru-Â?MarathonMTB.com | 5:12:52 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandra Starke (Aus) | 6:04:49 |
2 | Rita Esteves (Por) | 0:23:57 |
3 | Tania Tryhorn (Aus) | 0:50:08 |
4 | Sharman Parr (Aus) | 1:16:50 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jindra Knot (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 4:23:23 |
2 | Andrew Lloyd (Aus) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:16:13 |
3 | Benoit Smeuninx (Bel) | 0:44:57 |
4 | Marek Tichy (Cze) | 1:39:34 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Silva Tiago (Por) | 4:08:18 |
2 | Andrew Hall (Aus) Vie 13 kustom apparel | 0:00:30 |
3 | Lander Vanhee (Bel) desperate husbands | 0:09:53 |
4 | Adrian Scott (GBr) Pecker legs | 0:21:17 |
5 | Dan McNamara (Aus) Vie 13 kustom apparel | 0:23:12 |
6 | Jürgen Hofer (Aut) Jürgen Hofer | 0:42:00 |
7 | Heikki Segaert (Bel) | 0:48:14 |
8 | Martin Wisata (Aut) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 0:49:14 |
9 | Timothy Nelson (GBr) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 0:51:49 |
10 | Marthijs Wegdam (Ned) Scholten Cycling | 0:53:36 |
11 | Michal Kafka (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 1:01:32 |
12 | Jason Derecourt (NZl) | 1:04:21 |
13 | Diedrik De Mulder (Bel) | 1:07:15 |
14 | Iader Fabbri (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 1:09:45 |
15 | Michel Pannekeet (Ned) MTB Team Giant/Theo Schilder Alkmaar | 1:10:34 |
16 | Grant Webster (Aus) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 1:19:17 |
17 | Patric Wiedmer (Swi) | 1:39:04 |
18 | Garrett Sherman (Can) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 2:01:05 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Max Lelli (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 4:06:12 |
2 | Jason Chalker (Aus) Vie 13 kustom apparel | 0:17:17 |
3 | Timothy Goulding (Aus) | 0:29:33 |
4 | Jaysen Searle (Aus) Team Redarc | 0:33:24 |
5 | Lieven Machtelinckx (Bel) | 0:39:08 |
6 | Tom Smets (Bel) O2Bikers | 0:40:21 |
7 | Pierre Castagne (Bel) | 0:42:07 |
8 | Clayton Locke (Aus) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 0:45:24 |
9 | Pascal De Meulenaer (Bel) Born2Bike | 0:47:42 |
10 | Robert Kleiner (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:47:43 |
11 | Marchel Van der Heyden (Ned) Harsco metals | 0:54:26 |
12 | Dominique Van der Bruggen BEL (Bel) Alu-Â?team | 0:58:30 |
13 | Gavin Rumbles (GBr) CC Luton | 0:59:21 |
14 | Ronny Raeymakers (Bel) Desert Duvel\'s | 1:03:55 |
15 | Alex Kooijman (Ned) Way2live Quantum Racing | 1:04:29 |
16 | Matteo Marzotto (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 1:06:41 |
17 | Marco Mosti (Ita) Jolly Bike | 1:09:59 |
18 | Olaf Trenner (Ger) Trenner der Renner | 1:10:25 |
19 | Bronislav Skovajsa (Cze) Six Monkeys | 1:10:48 |
20 | Geert Biesmans (Bel) | 1:11:25 |
21 | Filip Bloch (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 1:13:22 |
22 | David De Chellis (Aus) Get up. | 1:23:42 |
23 | Warren Pike (Aus) CycleFNQ/Crank\'D | 1:23:52 |
24 | Markus Alschner (Aut) Bike Experience Vienna | 1:27:35 |
25 | Jason Smith (Aus) | 1:37:48 |
26 | Hans-�Peter Schärer (Swi) | 1:41:10 |
27 | Jesper Ravn (NZl) JJ Peleton | 1:44:33 |
28 | Michael Klemens (Aus) | 1:47:50 |
29 | Vincent Gouverneur (Bel) | 2:26:12 |
30 | Vincent Maillen (Bel) | 2:26:12 |
31 | Willem Hopstaken (Ned) Scholten Cycling | 3:17:12 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Garry James (Aus) Garry James | 4:39:37 |
2 | John Cosgriff (Aus) Team Redarc | 0:25:05 |
3 | Paul van Hattem (Ned) Scholten Cycling | 0:25:55 |
4 | Davide Cassani (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 0:33:17 |
5 | Georg Vinczencz (Aut) Radsport Waldherr | 0:38:27 |
6 | Andrew Radcliffe (Aus) the greatcyclechallenge & Ride Ettalong | 0:41:20 |
7 | Freddy Cassiers (Bel) | 0:45:34 |
8 | Jim Knudsen (Den) JJ Peleton | 0:53:05 |
9 | Radim Novotny (Cze) Prestige hotel | 0:59:07 |
10 | Greg Parr (Aus) | 2:42:02 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Cory Wallace (Can) Kona Factory Team | 3:47:48 |
2 | Ramses Bekkenk (Ned) Koga KMC | 0:01:16 |
3 | Milton Ramos (Spa) Intense-Â?TowCar | 0:01:17 |
4 | Greg Saw (Aus) iHus-Â?Spiuk Norge | 0:01:18 |
5 | Ivan Rybarik (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:08:59 |
6 | Márton Blazsó (Hun) HUN Kross Hungary | 0:11:59 |
7 | Leander Hamelink (Ned) | 0:18:24 |
9 | Jiri Krivanek (Cze) Prestige hotel | 0:20:28 |
12 | Guido Thaler (Aut) Craft/Rocky Mountain | 0:21:49 |
13 | Yuki Ikeda (Jpn) Topeak/Ergon/Canyon | 0:25:59 |
14 | Ondrej Slezak (Aus) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:27:33 |
17 | Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) desperate husbands | 0:35:36 |
18 | Mike Blewitt (Aus) Subaru-Â?MarathonMTB.com | 0:35:41 |
21 | Alexander Geelhaar (Ger) Redheads Team / RC Schnaittachtal | 0:43:42 |
72 | Thomas Begert (Ger) Redheads Team / RC Schnaittachtal | 2:04:46 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Imogen Smith (Aus) Subaru-Â?MarathonMTB.com | 5:12:52 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandra Starke (Aus) | 6:04:49 |
2 | Rita Esteves (Por) | 0:23:57 |
3 | Tania Tryhorn (Aus) | 0:50:08 |
4 | Sharman Parr (Aus) | 1:16:50 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jindra Knot (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 4:23:23 |
2 | Andrew Lloyd (Aus) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:16:13 |
3 | Benoit Smeuninx (Bel) | 0:44:57 |
4 | Marek Tichy (Cze) | 1:39:34 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Silva Tiago (Por) | 4:08:18 |
2 | Andrew Hall (Aus) Vie 13 kustom apparel | 0:00:30 |
3 | Lander Vanhee (Bel) desperate husbands | 0:09:53 |
4 | Adrian Scott (GBr) Pecker legs | 0:21:17 |
5 | Dan McNamara (Aus) Vie 13 kustom apparel | 0:23:12 |
6 | Jürgen Hofer (Aut) Jürgen Hofer | 0:42:00 |
7 | Heikki Segaert (Bel) | 0:48:14 |
8 | Martin Wisata (Aut) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 0:49:14 |
9 | Timothy Nelson (GBr) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 0:51:49 |
10 | Marthijs Wegdam (Ned) Scholten Cycling | 0:53:36 |
11 | Michal Kafka (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 1:01:32 |
12 | Jason Derecourt (NZl) | 1:04:21 |
13 | Diedrik De Mulder (Bel) | 1:07:15 |
14 | Iader Fabbri (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 1:09:45 |
15 | Michel Pannekeet (Ned) MTB Team Giant/Theo Schilder Alkmaar | 1:10:34 |
16 | Grant Webster (Aus) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 1:19:17 |
17 | Patric Wiedmer (Swi) | 1:39:04 |
18 | Garrett Sherman (Can) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 2:01:05 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Max Lelli (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 4:06:12 |
2 | Jason Chalker (Aus) Vie 13 kustom apparel | 0:17:17 |
3 | Timothy Goulding (Aus) | 0:29:33 |
4 | Jaysen Searle (Aus) Team Redarc | 0:33:24 |
5 | Lieven Machtelinckx (Bel) | 0:39:08 |
6 | Tom Smets (Bel) O2Bikers | 0:40:21 |
7 | Pierre Castagne (Bel) | 0:42:07 |
8 | Clayton Locke (Aus) Il Pastaio / Rocky Trail Racing | 0:45:24 |
9 | Pascal De Meulenaer (Bel) Born2Bike | 0:47:42 |
10 | Robert Kleiner (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 0:47:43 |
11 | Marchel Van der Heyden (Ned) Harsco metals | 0:54:26 |
12 | Dominique Van der Bruggen BEL (Bel) Alu-Â?team | 0:58:30 |
13 | Gavin Rumbles (GBr) CC Luton | 0:59:21 |
14 | Ronny Raeymakers (Bel) Desert Duvel\'s | 1:03:55 |
15 | Alex Kooijman (Ned) Way2live Quantum Racing | 1:04:29 |
16 | Matteo Marzotto (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 1:06:41 |
17 | Marco Mosti (Ita) Jolly Bike | 1:09:59 |
18 | Olaf Trenner (Ger) Trenner der Renner | 1:10:25 |
19 | Bronislav Skovajsa (Cze) Six Monkeys | 1:10:48 |
20 | Geert Biesmans (Bel) | 1:11:25 |
21 | Filip Bloch (Cze) Way2live Quantum Racing | 1:13:22 |
22 | David De Chellis (Aus) Get up. | 1:23:42 |
23 | Warren Pike (Aus) CycleFNQ/Crank\'D | 1:23:52 |
24 | Markus Alschner (Aut) Bike Experience Vienna | 1:27:35 |
25 | Jason Smith (Aus) | 1:37:48 |
26 | Hans-�Peter Schärer (Swi) | 1:41:10 |
27 | Jesper Ravn (NZl) JJ Peleton | 1:44:33 |
28 | Michael Klemens (Aus) | 1:47:50 |
29 | Vincent Gouverneur (Bel) | 2:26:12 |
30 | Vincent Maillen (Bel) | 2:26:12 |
31 | Willem Hopstaken (Ned) Scholten Cycling | 3:17:12 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Garry James (Aus) Garry James | 4:39:37 |
2 | John Cosgriff (Aus) Team Redarc | 0:25:05 |
3 | Paul van Hattem (Ned) Scholten Cycling | 0:25:55 |
4 | Davide Cassani (Ita) Italian Cistyc Fibrosis Foundation-Â?FFC | 0:33:17 |
5 | Georg Vinczencz (Aut) Radsport Waldherr | 0:38:27 |
6 | Andrew Radcliffe (Aus) the greatcyclechallenge & Ride Ettalong | 0:41:20 |
7 | Freddy Cassiers (Bel) | 0:45:34 |
8 | Jim Knudsen (Den) JJ Peleton | 0:53:05 |
9 | Radim Novotny (Cze) Prestige hotel | 0:59:07 |
10 | Greg Parr (Aus) | 2:42:02 |

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