Geelong MTB club put on a great event last weekend.The 6hour Enduro was held in perfect
conditions for a May race.We entered a 3 man team with Anthony, Garath and Peter
doing the Topgear colours proud. For Anthony and Garath it was their first Enduro event
and by all reports not their Last.
Check out the results at
http://www.gmbc.com.au/main/images/Results/2008/sixhour/overall_results.pdf
Thanks to Bryce for organising the team and helping motivate the guys on race day.Pics of the day are up on our gallery.
See Bryce’s race report below…….
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Email to a friend May 5th, 2008
James has just recently upgraded his road bike and sent us this email to tell us what he
liked about the carbon frame. He has answered some questions we get asked about
why people should upgrade to carbon bikes………….
“After recently upgrading bikes from my Specialized aluminum ‘Allez Expert’ to my new Specialized
carbon ‘Tarmac Expert’ I thought I should share with you some of the differences I’ve noticed
with the ride quality between the two frames.
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Email to a friend April 30th, 2008
For those of you who want to learn more about the mechcanics of your bicycle we are about to start our winter Training courses.These are a hands on experience which cater to the novice through to your experienced rider.
Class numbers are small so you will get the most out of your training.
If you want to know more check out the Workshop page or give Tim a call at the shop on 03 98574060.
Email to a friend April 28th, 2008
“How hard can it be?”
Race report by Jack Garnett
The idea was simple enough… Get a Policeman, a Fire Fighter and a Paramedic together to race in the premier Australian five-day adventure race to help raise some money so sick kids stuck in the Royal Children’s Hospital can enjoy some time in the outdoors with full medical support.
With the team coming together only a couple of months out from race start, the pressure was on early to raise funds, promote raffles, prepare equipment, gain sponsorship, choose gear and organize training sessions between three blokes that lived a combined 400km away from each other.
Somewhere along the way we failed to realise we were going to need to navigate in alpine country. More about that in a minute. (more…)
Email to a friend April 18th, 2008
What a great job SBS did on Sunday night covering the Paris Roubaix LIVE. It was great to see Aussie Stuart O’Grady up the pointy end of the field and Boonen winning on my Roubaix…well slightly modified version anyway!
See below Specialized Bike Company press release…….
April 13, 2008 - Morgan Hill, CA Team Quick- Step’s king of the classics Tom Boonen showed great form today when he sprinted away from other race favorites CSC’s Fabian Cancellera and Lampre’s Alessandro Ballan to take his second victory at Paris Roubaix. Team Quick-Step and Specialized have worked very well together this year with numerous wins already season plus a great win last weekend for Stijn Devolder at the Tour of Flanders. (more…)
Email to a friend April 16th, 2008
Based on the success of the Bright Boot Camp Cycling-Inform has put together a brand new cycling camp for racing cyclists wanting to learn the art and science of bike racing.
Cycling-Inform’s RaceRight Cycling Camp is specifically structured for you: a cyclist that has job and family commitments who wants to maximise your training and racing skills to achieve the best results possible with the limited time you have.
This is the cycling camp that your partner and family will want you to attend:
It is run by cyclists who, like you, hold jobs, have family commitments and understand (more…)
Email to a friend April 10th, 2008
Sunny autumn days and the Beechworth Six Hour Enduro - aka, Six Hours in the Saddle - were made to go together. The 10km course has not disappointed any year over the past four, so Ranald and Bryce were keen to see what this year had in store and get the Top Gear Cycles male pairs team in amongst some of the best single track in the state. The start was a mass roll-off set on a fire road providing a 1.5 km climb to the timing start/finish tent, the climb being used as a prologue to filter the 200ish starters into a natural order of speed and ability before tackling the first section of single track. 500 metres up the road from the mass start, however, the riders were incorrectly re-directed onto the last 4.5 km section of the course. All but about 700 metres of this was climbing single track with some technical sections, so when Ranald crossed the start/finish line ending the prologue and beginning the first lap he was well warmed up and looking strong! The field had established its first lap running order and it was onward to find what the rest of the course offered.
[See below xray of By’s xray after this race….he forgot to mention it in his race report! Yes that is a Crack…..]
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Email to a friend April 9th, 2008
Warrendyte high school last year took over 30 students on the Great Victorian
Bike Ride. Check out there photos on the gallery page.
Email to a friend April 9th, 2008
Topgear’s Jimmy Attard wins first round of World Cup Duathlon in Chiang Saen, Thailand and
is now ranked number one in the world for Duathlon. He now flys to Greece at the end of the month for the next round to take on the best Duathletes in the world .Good luck Jimmy!
Email to a friend April 6th, 2008
Mark the calander for these Mountain Bike Enduro races.
Chase the Sun MTB Series Lysterfield Park
11 May, 1 June, 27 July, 17 August.
Melbourne Enduro
13 September 2008
Kona 24 Hour Global Series
29/30 November @ Forrest Victoria
Email to a friend April 4th, 2008
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