WORLDS

Worlds recap to come real soon, with some less than desirable weather on the horizon for the weekend, you never know your luck!

In other news there is a World Cup Olympic format Cross Country(XC), Down Hill & Four Cross event on this weekend in Canberra, with a few of my mates (Mark, Rohin & James) gaining wild card entries in the XC, good luck boys,
With the Epix boys being a little more computer savie than I, drop over for all the necessary links to see how it all went down.

To the folks not quite in the know, I hear you ask, why am i not present at such an event? I considered going up to race the Veteran support race, however my little mishap last weekend put an end to that,(healing well though) besides it's about 22hrs to short for my liking.

More to come,

Live to ride, Ride to live,

Troy

Castlemaine Rocky Riders 6hr

To sum the race up for me, "Too much fun for Two laps!"
Unfortunately that was all I got in, as my day was cut short by an off at high speed, resulting in re injuring a healing one.

Up until this point I was having an absolute ball on one of the best XC/Enduro tracks getting around, bar none! This course has it all with a good mix fast flowing single track, some techi descents, the climbs are single track & switch backed, taking the sting out of them & always rewarded with a fun descent.

The two laps I did get where nice & quick sitting with the team riders & playing around with the Felt Epix boys, Ash & Jason(Formally Felt Enduro Race Team) making an exception to their non racing rule, simply because they have such fond memories from past events held there. (I'm sure the boys will get a report up of the fun times had over the weekend)

It was on my third lap that I had my mischief holding down 1st place at the time with eventual solo winner Evan Franskie in hot pursuit seeing it all unfold right before his eyes.(Thanks for stopping mate to check if I was OK & congrates on the win)

I put this into the O well, that's racing basket, this will more than likely put me out for a few weeks!

Therefor my postings of current events is likely to be a little light on,
which in turn may give me an opportunity to get the rest of my Canada trip, 24hr Worlds report & the long overdue Tribute posts done!

So keep an eye out for them as I have some great content to share.

PS. If you didn't manage to make it up today, I strongly advice you put it on the calender for next year, to have a sqiz at results & photo links etc, check here

PPS. I also popped out to see the Kaos gang & (Show my Jersey & Gold medal off) last weekend at another Great event being the Anaconda Enduro Series held out Lysterfield, where the Commonwealth games were held, we are very fortunate to have such a great area to ride/race literally at our fingertips from the melbourne CBD.

It's been really great catching up with everyone at both events over the past two weekends, It just reinforces why I enjoy being involved in this sport, we have such a good little community full of great people.

Live to ride, Ride to live,

Troy

Kicking Horse (Speaks for it's self)

Woke to an early misty morning for my first real ride since the race, what a way to start back into it, climb up kicking horse for first runs before they open the chairs to the Down hillers.

Half way up,

Getting there, consistent 10-12% pitch all the way.

Oh yeh, & what a cracker day at that, even after the trying muddy conditions of the 24hr, my trusty BMC Trail fox climbed like a trooper!

What goes up must go down,

Rewarded with some ripping lines on the descent,



Some cool structures thrown in for good measure, check the spiral, fun, fun.



Bit of a gap at the end of this berm up in the trees,

The Trail fox loved it almost as much as me, perfect for going up & 5 inches just enough to come down on most of the lines, mind you there was plenty of lines to choose from for all levels from green(easy) to double Black diamond(steep & Gnarly)

Even something for the dirt jumpers down towards the bottom,

Kicking Horse! the best way I can discribe it, is a low key Whistler,

Great set up!

Race Report, Supporters Tribute & more Traveling tails still to come!

Live to Ride, Ride to live,

Troy

Kicking it in Whistler

Farewell BMC house & the beautiful 3 sisters mountain rangers

Of Canmore,(Alberta) already miss you.

Jumped on the plane in Calgory,

Arriving in funky town(Vancouver) in time for a beer,

Whats next oh creature of the night????

Grab a pick up & head for Whistler!

So that's just what we did, check out my new truck(I wish)

Some more terrible scenery on the way!


The sign says it all,


No need for Endura here it's all about down hilling & free ride.

How's the view from the bar?

With a bit of dutch courage & my bikes boxed up & safely locked away at Vancouver airport,

It was time to grab loaner! a little more suited the terrain of just going down! Beefed up with some bigger brakes, tires & most importantly more travel in the suspension.

Feast your eyes upon some of the lines on offer,

bridges & tech descents a plenty!

I did mention the bridges, check this one, It just keeps going..................

& going..........................

& going...........................

& going..............................


As mentioned, views very hard to take,

Much more to come.

Live to ride, Ride to Live,

Troy

Arrived Home

A full race & Canada/riding report will be coming your way as soon as I get all the pics downloaded & edited.
For your viewing pleasure. Arrived home at lunch time on Fri. Was welcomed home with Blue skies & the temp a little crisp out of the sun, however couldn't resist a spin in the Sun down the beach in my new World Champs jersey.

Today however was a shock to the system not getting above 10 degrees & snowing in the Dandies Brrr, leaving 29 degrees in Whistler just 2 days ago.

Is it any wonder why you can fly here for half the price it cost to fly there at present.

Dropped in to see Andy at Kaos head quarters, it would seem our arrival was slightly over shadowed by these brand new BMC beauties turning up about an hour before us.

The new BMC TT01, 2009 Time Trial frame is without a dought the fastest looking non motorized machine I have ever seen,
Check out the bottom bracket/rear triangle arrangement, It screams.......Grunt.
If you have a spare 15k(frame only) you could own one of these bad boys.

Coming back to earth a little, BMC have a new model in their road bikes, the SLX has just arrived, I had the pleasure of seeing it come out of the box, It's predominately a carbon frame with only the bottom tube on the main triangle remaining alloy.

It's price point sits it right in between the Road Racer (My Current Bike) & the Team Machine & looks almost as tricky as the Pro Machine (Full Carbon missile) top of the line road machine, by all reports it's not just a looker either.

Might have to put my name on one of these beauties, drop by KaosCustomBikes to check them out before they run out the door.

Be sure to drop back soon to check out how the race went down & see what Canada has to offer!!

Live to ride, Ride to live.

Troy

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