Who said 29er’s were for tall dudes on wide open trails!
Check the photo of American Willow Koerber taking bronze at 52 seconds behind the race winner on her 29er
. The Stomlo course provide a very technical course for the world best Mountain bike riders.
Great conditions over the weekend for all the racers.
Race photos now in the gallery page and race report to come.
Email to a friend September 6th, 2009
TIM’S FUNDRAISING FOR HEARTKIDS
My wife Virginia and I recently had our second child, a beautiful little boy Lucas Jay who was born on 2nd July. When Virginia was 20 weeks pregnant we found out that Lucas had a heart condition called Transposition of the Great Arteries and would need open heart surgery soon after birth. The following 4 ½ months were obviously a pretty scary time for us as we waited for Lucas to arrive. HeartKids were a great support to us during this time. They were there for us with much needed information, advice and support. Our story is actually a fantastic one and although Lucas did have open heart surgery when he was just 5 days old, he is now fixed, has had an amazing recovery and should not require any further surgery. Mikayla just adores him and we are all just so thankful to have him home and healthy. Most heart kids are not this lucky and require numerous surgeries and have ongoing issues which is why we want to do what we can to help (more…)
Email to a friend Add comment August 14th, 2009
In the coming weeks we will have new 2010 model bikes arriving instore. Allready we have had a couple of models come in in small numbers.Drop by and check these out or grab a bargin on the current 2009 model bikes.
2010 Avanti Giro
2010 Avanti Blade 3.o
2010 Avanti Atomic
Email to a friend August 5th, 2009
Great day had by all at today’s Mountain bike 6 hour race at Forest today. Forest is fast becoming the place to ride for Victorians. Its lush trials in the Otway rangers have to be riden.
Todays race ran over a 12km course of beautifull flowing single track. The bearms on this track are amazing , they just throw you from left to right with amazing power.
5 Topgear riders took on the challange of of the solo catorgory. Peter ,Garreth ,Nick ,Carsten , Avner and Bryce all rode well.
The stars of the show were our girls pairs team who rode strongly into 3rd place. Great work Bec and Lucinda for taking on the challenge today and also collecting a cash prize.
Gareth’s race report
Fun in the Forrest
Forrest held their first 6 hour enduro last month promising big things from their 6 hour Championship event. This was my first attempt at a solo 6 hour enduro and therefore some careful planning had been done (more…)
Email to a friend July 6th, 2009
A race report from Greg who competed in the Geo Quest at Forster NSW in the weekend…..
Well we finished, 32.5 hours (8.30am Saturday to 5pm Sunday). Commenced in the Barrington Tops, high in the great dividing range and about 3 degrees.
Started with 6km bush bash to pick up 3 checkpoints. Took us 2hr 13 min, bashing through dense scrub (lantana) and up and down a river. Hands and arms cut and scratched, feet always wet from multiple river crossings.
Then off on a 25k mountain bike, and I mean mountain! I believe it was about 900m at the summit. This was a slog with many instances of pushing the bike, but what a great descend. Through private properties with only the hint of a track, all the time navigating to pick up checkpoints. 2hr 45m. There was one crap bit, one the descent down a steep ridgeline with no track and an awesome view the rider in front of me kept going through fresh cow pats. Needless to say when riding about 2 metres behind I could not avoid the spray. The outcome was smelly and didn’t taste the best. (more…)
Email to a friend June 9th, 2009
- The Specialized duo of world champion Christoph Sauser and U23 World Cup leader Burry Stander will debut the SRAM XX group here in Houffalize. According to Stander and team mechanics, the group has a number of benefits
* lighter than previous components, with the rear cogset all one piece (except for the top / largest cog)
* a rear derailleur that will handle up to a 36 tooth cog, allowing riders to run a 2×9 system, for further weight reduction
* completely redesigned shift / brake levers (more…)
Email to a friend May 3rd, 2009
2 Topgear cycles teams took on the challenging course of the Mars Challenge. This is a race that includes a 21km run from Ballerat SovernHill , then a 8okm ride to Geelong with a final 32km paddle down the Barron River to Barwon Heads. Our Topgear Chicks of Natalie, Celine and Candice, won their category while the men’s team had a great day out with team Runner Phill Barrett coming in in 5th place after the first run.
In the inter Teams Challenge Celine did beat Peter in the Bike Splits…Still pending official results!
Email to a friend April 20th, 2009
Tom Boonen confirmed yet again he’s the king of the cobblestones after winning the “queen of the classics” for the third time in five years at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.
Just a week after Stijn Devolder defended his title at Tour of Flanders aboard a Tarmac SL2, Boonen did the same thing on a muggy, windy Easter Sunday aboard an S-Works Roubaix SL2, giving the pair a unique place in history of the becoming the first teammates to defend their respective victories in the Flanders-Roubaix double.
“To win alone in Roubaix is like a dream,” Boonen said. “I honestly didn’t think I would win today. I didn’t think I had good legs, but I was at the right place at the decisive moment and I started to feel better.”
Winning Roubaix – arguably cycling’s most difficult race with 52.9km of rough cobblestones spread over 27 sections in the 259km run from Compiègne to Roubaix — is never easy, something Boonen was quick to admit.
The Quick Step captain overcame a crash, a mechanical problem and avoided two costly crashes on the decisive Carrefour de l’Arbre cobblestone section with 17km to go to drop an elite group of six leading riders to claim victory in the best possible way.
Email to a friend April 13th, 2009
Terra Australis is an epic seven-day Mountain Bike journey [ Modeled of the Trans Rockies in Canada ] . An unforgettable adventure that will take us from the heights of Victoria’s Alpine Resorts, through historic high country villages. Teams of amateur and pro riders will pedal their way across the rooftop of Victoria and into the luscious alpine valley’s of North East Victoria. It will be a true test of our physical endurance and mental resolve but the sense of personal achievement will last a lifetime. 600 km’s…..7 days….. 15,000+ mts of ascent later we will celebrate our own personal victory in TERRA AUSTRALIS 2009.
Peter Hepworth and Bryce Young are taking on Terra Australis on March 29th 2009. 600km of mountain (more…)
Email to a friend 2 comments April 5th, 2009
Hats off to the Top Gear Boys Pete and B.Y putting in a fantastic effort so far in the biggest MTB event in australia. Putting in a soild day on day 1 the boys suffered a bit on day 2. Day 3 they started to get their legs back and by day 4 they were flying moving up the GC to 6th over all. Well done Pete and B.Y keep up the good work.
check the results at:
http://www.terraaustralismtbepic.com/TA-Stage-4-Series-Category.pdf
Email to a friend Add comment April 2nd, 2009
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