Hi ho hi ho, off to Mt Beauty we go,
Any excuse is a good 1 to head to Mt Beauty,
Be there or be square,
For those of you unfortunate square ones,
have a squiz back here early next week, to see how it all went down.
& remember,
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
Friday, March 20, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
ENDURO SEASON
Well the Enduro season is about to kick into full swing,
With a good start to the season, just to recap,
2 wins from 2 starts, taking out the 1st Round of the State Enduro series fire relief 6hr Solo & the week before last winning the BMC Mts to Beaches stage race with fellow BMC rider Joel Donney.
Coming Up!
22nd Mar - Mt Beauty 6hr State Round 2
29th Mar - 4th Apr - Terra Australis Vic Highlands stage race.
11th - 12th Apr - Australian 24hr Solo Nationals (Might race 6x6 ???) Canberra.
19th Apr - BMC 100km Marathon, Woodend.
26th Apr - 1st Round Chase the Sun Enduro Series, Lysterfield.
3rd May - Dirtworks 100km Marathon, St Aubans NSW.
17th May - Rockhop 6hr Beaconsfield Upper, State Round 3
24th May - Bendigo 6hr, State Round 4
31st May - 2nd Round Chase the Sun.
7th June - You Yangs 6hr, State Round 5
26th July - 3rd Round Chase the Sun.
16th Aug - 4th Round Chase the Sun.
23rd Aug - Castlemaine 6hr, State Round 6
15th Nov - Officer 6hr, State Round 7
My plan is to do all the State Rounds Solo with hope of taking out the series & Joel will be joining me for the Chase the Sun series in the Pro pairs category which will no doubt be hotly contested.
At this stage going to Canada to defend my world title is not on the agenda, (Unless there is a sponsor out there with a spare 10k kicking about that needs a tax write off) The main aim is to enjoy the racing locally,
As you can see there is plenty of it & some really great trails to boot, so if your up for a spot of Endurance Mtb racing, see you on the start line.
Be sure to keep an eye on how the season unfolds.
Live to ride, ride to live.
Troy
With a good start to the season, just to recap,
2 wins from 2 starts, taking out the 1st Round of the State Enduro series fire relief 6hr Solo & the week before last winning the BMC Mts to Beaches stage race with fellow BMC rider Joel Donney.
Coming Up!
22nd Mar - Mt Beauty 6hr State Round 2
29th Mar - 4th Apr - Terra Australis Vic Highlands stage race.
11th - 12th Apr - Australian 24hr Solo Nationals (Might race 6x6 ???) Canberra.
19th Apr - BMC 100km Marathon, Woodend.
26th Apr - 1st Round Chase the Sun Enduro Series, Lysterfield.
3rd May - Dirtworks 100km Marathon, St Aubans NSW.
17th May - Rockhop 6hr Beaconsfield Upper, State Round 3
24th May - Bendigo 6hr, State Round 4
31st May - 2nd Round Chase the Sun.
7th June - You Yangs 6hr, State Round 5
26th July - 3rd Round Chase the Sun.
16th Aug - 4th Round Chase the Sun.
23rd Aug - Castlemaine 6hr, State Round 6
15th Nov - Officer 6hr, State Round 7
My plan is to do all the State Rounds Solo with hope of taking out the series & Joel will be joining me for the Chase the Sun series in the Pro pairs category which will no doubt be hotly contested.
At this stage going to Canada to defend my world title is not on the agenda, (Unless there is a sponsor out there with a spare 10k kicking about that needs a tax write off) The main aim is to enjoy the racing locally,
As you can see there is plenty of it & some really great trails to boot, so if your up for a spot of Endurance Mtb racing, see you on the start line.
Be sure to keep an eye on how the season unfolds.
Live to ride, ride to live.
Troy
Monday, March 9, 2009
BMC Mts to Beaches Clean sweep
Just as the title reads, Team BMC Wins the Overall & Open Pairs @ the Inaugral BMC Mts to Beaches stage race from Thredbo to Narooma.
With Jason going right down to the wire to snatch line honours from Andy Blair for the overall win,
to see how the battle went down have a read at, www.jasonenglish.bigblog.com.au.
As for Joel & Myself we managed to take the pairs out by a convincing margin of almost 2 hours.
Whilst the pairs was not a hotly contested category this year, I'm sure it wont stay that way in years to come, as we along with most other teams found it a very enjoyable way to do a stage race such as this.
How it went down,
Day 1
2 race stages,
1st stage basically consisted of a time trial Bombing a slightly tamed version of the down hill course at Thredbo with a couple of punchy pinch climbs thrown in for good measure, fun times, I picked up 4th overall with Joel about 20 seconds behind.
2nd stage was a mass start cross country race on the single track around lake crackenback.
With our times combined we were already 55 mins up.
Day 2
68km race stage,
Starting at Perisher with some classic monster alpine climbs through Blue cow & out the back of Guthega through some real man from snowy river country, with no pressure on us, we road tempo all day & ended putting another 25 mins into our nearest competitor, the race was followed by a 20km cruise stage down to Buckenderra resort, during which we saw a pack of 5 real life Brumbys on the fly.
Day 3
26km sprint race,
4.45 am riders briefing for a 5.15 am start, with the aim being a sunrise finish, with Gu being the order of the day for breakfast, I had a great start with my Night lightning I blast providing oodles of light, holding about 5th overall for the first half a lap of a 2 lap race on some pretty rough a ready 4x4 track, when I picked up a thorn or such like, enough to pierce the sidewall of my rear tire,
Whilst the Stans did eventually seal the hole, the bunch was well & truly gone along with my gas cartridges, therefore only getting approx 20-25 psi in, on the very next descent whilst overtaking the masses I hit an unexpected rock pinch flatting the tire.
Forcing me to throw a tube in & in the process dropping around 12 mins from both incidents.
Followed by a great spread put on by the local country folk for breakfast it was leisurely 41km cruise stage down to Cooma.
Day 4
86km Race stage
Starting with a lap of the local horse race track with a sprint across line picking up fellow BMC rider Andrew Lumley a set of A-UP lights, I may have given him a bit of a help with a handy lead out.
Then i proceeded to drive the bunch helping Jas & Brett shell all butt Andy Blair in Chase of Dennis who was dangling a few hundred metres up the road on his own, on board his 29er.
With a couple of very descent climbs & some undulating windy sections which Joel went to the front to help me recover from my earlier efforts.
We managed another stage win & another 40km cruise stage down to Burmagui on the beautiful south coast of NSW.
Day 5
45km Race stage
With the start prologue across a grassy cow paddock before entering the Bermagui Mtb park with some great fast flowing single track, then headed north along some of the most picturesque coastline you'll find anywhere, even having to run across some soft sand on a few beaches along the way, which my calves still remind me of.
Following my double flat the day before yesterday, I had to make 4 mins on the guy ahead to get back into the top 10 overall gc & knowing it was the final day I gave it everything with Joel hanging on for dear life,
Mission accomplished, ending up 7 mins ahead of him in the end, therefore all 5 BMC riders ended up in the top 10 overall gc.
So a good time was had by all.
Thanks to the Dirtworks crew of Rick, Pat & Milly for supporting us all the way, along with keeping the bikes spick & span with the best cleaning products money can buy (MUC OFF) Mark for taking care of the tucker, BMC for a bike that was faltless all week, Ritchey tires & components, Hayes brakes, Manitou forks, Stans no tubes, Crank bros, DT swiss, Night lightning Lights, Andy at Kaos for superbly race prepping the bike, Joel for riding well all week & Jac for dropping me to the airport & picking me up from Narooma.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
With Jason going right down to the wire to snatch line honours from Andy Blair for the overall win,
to see how the battle went down have a read at, www.jasonenglish.bigblog.com.au.
As for Joel & Myself we managed to take the pairs out by a convincing margin of almost 2 hours.
Whilst the pairs was not a hotly contested category this year, I'm sure it wont stay that way in years to come, as we along with most other teams found it a very enjoyable way to do a stage race such as this.
How it went down,
Day 1
2 race stages,
1st stage basically consisted of a time trial Bombing a slightly tamed version of the down hill course at Thredbo with a couple of punchy pinch climbs thrown in for good measure, fun times, I picked up 4th overall with Joel about 20 seconds behind.
2nd stage was a mass start cross country race on the single track around lake crackenback.
With our times combined we were already 55 mins up.
Day 2
68km race stage,
Starting at Perisher with some classic monster alpine climbs through Blue cow & out the back of Guthega through some real man from snowy river country, with no pressure on us, we road tempo all day & ended putting another 25 mins into our nearest competitor, the race was followed by a 20km cruise stage down to Buckenderra resort, during which we saw a pack of 5 real life Brumbys on the fly.
Day 3
26km sprint race,
4.45 am riders briefing for a 5.15 am start, with the aim being a sunrise finish, with Gu being the order of the day for breakfast, I had a great start with my Night lightning I blast providing oodles of light, holding about 5th overall for the first half a lap of a 2 lap race on some pretty rough a ready 4x4 track, when I picked up a thorn or such like, enough to pierce the sidewall of my rear tire,
Whilst the Stans did eventually seal the hole, the bunch was well & truly gone along with my gas cartridges, therefore only getting approx 20-25 psi in, on the very next descent whilst overtaking the masses I hit an unexpected rock pinch flatting the tire.
Forcing me to throw a tube in & in the process dropping around 12 mins from both incidents.
Followed by a great spread put on by the local country folk for breakfast it was leisurely 41km cruise stage down to Cooma.
Day 4
86km Race stage
Starting with a lap of the local horse race track with a sprint across line picking up fellow BMC rider Andrew Lumley a set of A-UP lights, I may have given him a bit of a help with a handy lead out.
Then i proceeded to drive the bunch helping Jas & Brett shell all butt Andy Blair in Chase of Dennis who was dangling a few hundred metres up the road on his own, on board his 29er.
With a couple of very descent climbs & some undulating windy sections which Joel went to the front to help me recover from my earlier efforts.
We managed another stage win & another 40km cruise stage down to Burmagui on the beautiful south coast of NSW.
Day 5
45km Race stage
With the start prologue across a grassy cow paddock before entering the Bermagui Mtb park with some great fast flowing single track, then headed north along some of the most picturesque coastline you'll find anywhere, even having to run across some soft sand on a few beaches along the way, which my calves still remind me of.
Following my double flat the day before yesterday, I had to make 4 mins on the guy ahead to get back into the top 10 overall gc & knowing it was the final day I gave it everything with Joel hanging on for dear life,
Mission accomplished, ending up 7 mins ahead of him in the end, therefore all 5 BMC riders ended up in the top 10 overall gc.
So a good time was had by all.
Thanks to the Dirtworks crew of Rick, Pat & Milly for supporting us all the way, along with keeping the bikes spick & span with the best cleaning products money can buy (MUC OFF) Mark for taking care of the tucker, BMC for a bike that was faltless all week, Ritchey tires & components, Hayes brakes, Manitou forks, Stans no tubes, Crank bros, DT swiss, Night lightning Lights, Andy at Kaos for superbly race prepping the bike, Joel for riding well all week & Jac for dropping me to the airport & picking me up from Narooma.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Sunday, February 22, 2009
New BMC team mate & Website
Welcome & well done to young Brett Anderson, our newest addition to the Australian BMC Mtb racing team, from South Australia,
Check his profile out at www.teambmc.com.au
On our new Australian BMC Mtb racing team Website.
Picking up a very respectable top 5 placing, in the Otway Odyssey, on the weekend, finishing just behind some very big names in our sport,
1st Chris Jonhgerward
2nd Dan Maconell
3rd Murrey Spinks
4th Adrian Jackson
Rumor has it, he's a training partner of Chris Jonhgerward, this is one rumor I'm lead to believe.
I didn't participate, choosing to focus on other races, so thanks for flying the BMC flag nice & high Brett.
With all focus now on the "BMC" Mountains to Beaches event, March 1-6.
Click on the flyer for details.
With Jas & Brett entering solo, Joel & I entered in pairs, with a bit of luck we should have all bases covered for this great inaugural event,
Bring it on,
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
Check his profile out at www.teambmc.com.au
On our new Australian BMC Mtb racing team Website.
Picking up a very respectable top 5 placing, in the Otway Odyssey, on the weekend, finishing just behind some very big names in our sport,
1st Chris Jonhgerward
2nd Dan Maconell
3rd Murrey Spinks
4th Adrian Jackson
Rumor has it, he's a training partner of Chris Jonhgerward, this is one rumor I'm lead to believe.
I didn't participate, choosing to focus on other races, so thanks for flying the BMC flag nice & high Brett.
With all focus now on the "BMC" Mountains to Beaches event, March 1-6.
Click on the flyer for details.With Jas & Brett entering solo, Joel & I entered in pairs, with a bit of luck we should have all bases covered for this great inaugural event,
Bring it on,
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Poor Willo
Had a call from James (Willo, Current World Solo 24hr Elite Champ) Williamson this afternoon, the poor fellow was out on the Yarra trails this morning doing some final prep for this weekends Otway Odessy,
Coming a cropper & went cartwheeling down an embankment/cliff, breaking his collar bone & ending up in the yarra, having to swim with a broken wing, to save his bike that was floating away,
Lucky it was carbon!
So if anyone wants to buy a cheap entry or needs somewhere to stay in Apollo bay, drop me a comment with your email address & I'll pass it on to him.
Here's to a speedy recovery mate.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Coming a cropper & went cartwheeling down an embankment/cliff, breaking his collar bone & ending up in the yarra, having to swim with a broken wing, to save his bike that was floating away,
Lucky it was carbon!
So if anyone wants to buy a cheap entry or needs somewhere to stay in Apollo bay, drop me a comment with your email address & I'll pass it on to him.
Here's to a speedy recovery mate.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Bush fire fundraiser 6hr Enduro Wrap up & Results
Today sure was a successful one, with over $35,000 raised by the Victorian Mtb Community, for the Bush Fire victims at the 6hr Enduro out at the You Yangs.
There was a great atmosphere with over 300 competitors, a tough yet fun course was set, with plenty of climbing & some of the fastest bermed flowing single track you'll find anywhere.
It was on from the gun, with Willo (Racing in a pair with Nicky) & Clacker (Solo) setting the early blistering pace, I made a conscious decision to hold back & ride a more realistic pace due to the amount of climbing, whilst keeping an eye on Evan Franzke (Kona Solo rider) a couple of switch backs ahead.
Then the race started to play into my hands, passing Clacker whilst he was on the side of the track after crashing, then a couple of laps later passing Evan whilst taking a drink in his tent.
Clacker catching me at about the 3hr mark, telling me he was suffering from a sore shoulder due the crash, doing half a lap together he then flatted, not long after deciding to pull the pin.
Whist maintaining a strong & steady pace at the 4hr mark I was holding a 5-10min gap on Evan,
deciding not to give chase to save his legs for Otway next weekend.
That ladies & gentlemen was the ball game as I had half an hour on Geoff Weitz taking 2nd, allowing me to finish up 20mins early.
Got to be happy with that, picking up some good early points in the Vic Enduro Series, as it was the 1st round.
Jac did well picking up 2nd in the womens Solo.
So a good day was had by all!!!
Thanks to the Kaos Crew for feeding & taking care of Jac & I,
To BMC for providing the ultimate Enduro race bike(FOURSTROKE 01), it almost feels like cheating this bike goes so well, climbs like a hard tail & handles like a dream on the descents, with the RITCHIE Z min tires hooking into the dry conditions perfectly.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
There was a great atmosphere with over 300 competitors, a tough yet fun course was set, with plenty of climbing & some of the fastest bermed flowing single track you'll find anywhere.
It was on from the gun, with Willo (Racing in a pair with Nicky) & Clacker (Solo) setting the early blistering pace, I made a conscious decision to hold back & ride a more realistic pace due to the amount of climbing, whilst keeping an eye on Evan Franzke (Kona Solo rider) a couple of switch backs ahead.
Then the race started to play into my hands, passing Clacker whilst he was on the side of the track after crashing, then a couple of laps later passing Evan whilst taking a drink in his tent.
Clacker catching me at about the 3hr mark, telling me he was suffering from a sore shoulder due the crash, doing half a lap together he then flatted, not long after deciding to pull the pin.
Whist maintaining a strong & steady pace at the 4hr mark I was holding a 5-10min gap on Evan,
deciding not to give chase to save his legs for Otway next weekend.
That ladies & gentlemen was the ball game as I had half an hour on Geoff Weitz taking 2nd, allowing me to finish up 20mins early.
Got to be happy with that, picking up some good early points in the Vic Enduro Series, as it was the 1st round.
Jac did well picking up 2nd in the womens Solo.
So a good day was had by all!!!
Thanks to the Kaos Crew for feeding & taking care of Jac & I,
To BMC for providing the ultimate Enduro race bike(FOURSTROKE 01), it almost feels like cheating this bike goes so well, climbs like a hard tail & handles like a dream on the descents, with the RITCHIE Z min tires hooking into the dry conditions perfectly.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Bush fire fundraiser 6hr Enduro
With the HDATO 8hr in Eidon being a little close to this for comfort,
It's been moved to the You Yangs, all entry fees & funds raised will go directlyto help the victims of the devastation,
King lake will never be the same!
It really hits home when you know these places, amongst others, all to well.
So come on down to the You Yangs & show your support,Enter at www.entryzone.bighillevents.com.au
Rego 8.00 - 9.30
Race 10.00 - 4.00
As usual solo or teams.
In other news,Whilst we have been burning, London has been freezing.
A positive swing,These races are looming, get on them, you only live once!Click on the Images for details.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Rocky Riders State XC round
For those heading up to Castlemaine tomorrow
for the Rocky Riders State XC round,
It has been moved from the Pines to Jubba land,
due to extreme fire danger & related permits,
Not a bad trade off if you ask me,
Whilst the Pines are great, Jubba land rocks!
With today being a day for hibernation playing with bikes at Kaos head quarters,
due to the hottest day on Victorian records,
46.5 degrees in Melbourne &
a fair bit hotter out in the country with a big portion a Blaze!!!!!!!
A cool change on the way & hopefully some well needed rain,
To help the CFA & settle the dust for a us.
See you there,
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
for the Rocky Riders State XC round,
It has been moved from the Pines to Jubba land,
due to extreme fire danger & related permits,
Not a bad trade off if you ask me,
Whilst the Pines are great, Jubba land rocks!
With today being a day for hibernation playing with bikes at Kaos head quarters,
due to the hottest day on Victorian records,
46.5 degrees in Melbourne &
a fair bit hotter out in the country with a big portion a Blaze!!!!!!!
A cool change on the way & hopefully some well needed rain,
To help the CFA & settle the dust for a us.
See you there,
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Dirt Crits
Coming into a little bit of form at the FGP Dirt Crits tonight,
Nudging out Willo to pick up 2nd to A.J.
With the Introduction of a bit intensity this week, coming off good miles &
a pretty solid strength phase, hopefully a sign of good things to come.
Must say my BMC Fourstoke 01, without a do
ught made my job a whole lot easier.Thanks to Stephen Rowe for the Images.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Monday, February 2, 2009
Updates Coming soon!!!!!!!!
Must apologize for the lack of posting!
Certainly not due to nothing happening, that's for sure!
One thing you can be sure of, I've been riding my "bikes" loads,
working heaps,
In a nutshell it's been a very busy start to the year!
Even melted into a puddle last week,
Finally solidified again.
I'll fill you in on what's been going on, what's coming up & give you the low down
on the new BMC Ferrari!!!!!!! I'll be racing this year!
Ok, maybe not a Ferrari,
However my new Four Stroke 01!!!!!! feels like one in the dirt,
It's a dead set Thoroughbred!!!!!
So stay tuned, a whole lot more to come as soon as I find the time,
Not forgetting my long ride home!
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Certainly not due to nothing happening, that's for sure!
One thing you can be sure of, I've been riding my "bikes" loads,
working heaps,
In a nutshell it's been a very busy start to the year!
Even melted into a puddle last week,
Finally solidified again.
I'll fill you in on what's been going on, what's coming up & give you the low down
on the new BMC Ferrari!!!!!!! I'll be racing this year!
Ok, maybe not a Ferrari,
However my new Four Stroke 01!!!!!! feels like one in the dirt,
It's a dead set Thoroughbred!!!!!
So stay tuned, a whole lot more to come as soon as I find the time,
Not forgetting my long ride home!
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Friday, January 16, 2009
BMC Demo day
BMC's new 2009 range of Mountain & road bikes will be on display
& better still ready for you to test ride,
This weekend out at Lysterfield, by the lake at Trailmix, so come out for a fun filled
weekend & test ride your bike of choice,
Myself along with other BMC crew will be leading out bunches on the dirt & road, from 8.30-4.00 both days.
Just be sure to bring your own peddles & some Id!
See you out there.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
& better still ready for you to test ride,
This weekend out at Lysterfield, by the lake at Trailmix, so come out for a fun filled
weekend & test ride your bike of choice,
Myself along with other BMC crew will be leading out bunches on the dirt & road, from 8.30-4.00 both days.
Just be sure to bring your own peddles & some Id!
See you out there.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Sydney to Melbourne Peddling Styles
The storey of my journey is still, work in progress!
Coming to you soon!!!!!!!!!!!
Coming to you soon!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Christmas/ New Years Break
I'm home sweet home & Happy New Year folks.
As mentioned I headed to Sydney to spend Christmas & New Years with the family, which was great!
Whilst up there I also started back into my base phase of training, heading out early each morning for a few hour to beat the heat & start prepping the body for the trip home.
Which in summary was the most enjoyable base phase, bar none, 1380km in 9 days,
Via the south coast of NSW, up to Canberra, Back down to Lakes Entrance via Cooma & Delegate, round the bottom of VIC & zig zagged my way back to Melb. through the rolling hills of dairy farms & vineyard country.
Full storey with pics a plenty coming your way over the next few days.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
As mentioned I headed to Sydney to spend Christmas & New Years with the family, which was great!
Whilst up there I also started back into my base phase of training, heading out early each morning for a few hour to beat the heat & start prepping the body for the trip home.
Which in summary was the most enjoyable base phase, bar none, 1380km in 9 days,
Via the south coast of NSW, up to Canberra, Back down to Lakes Entrance via Cooma & Delegate, round the bottom of VIC & zig zagged my way back to Melb. through the rolling hills of dairy farms & vineyard country.
Full storey with pics a plenty coming your way over the next few days.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Thursday, December 25, 2008
All Smiles
With the Worlds,
& Work,
Behind me, what's left to do?Head to Sydney for Chrissy with the Family & then Ride home!
What a great idea!
Nutrition packages packed & sent to designated Hotels.
& the New Nokia Navigator to help me find my way,Should be an adventure, if nothing else, should be nice & fit when I return, or completely Stuffed,
One or the other, tipping combo of both.
Be sure to check back after the 12th of Jan to see how I faired.
Have a bit of a scroll down to check out my new toys & the year that was, 08.
All the very best.
Live to Ride, Ride to Live,
Troy
Christmas Comes Early
Introducing the newest edition to my Quiver, team elite 03 is the model & it's hard to believe there is 2 models above this as it's soooooooo sweet!
Yep that's right, she's a hardtail & a Single Speed @ that.
Crank Brothers coming on board,
As do Ritchey, that rymes with tricky,
Z Race look nice, will be sure to let you know how they handle,
Keeping it all alloy, with Richey Pro, bar, stem & post, Bullet proof!
With Fox gone to a clothing company, bring on Manitou.
Did someone say tricky,
That's exactly what these exzentriker trickstuff bottom brackets tensioner's are,Brought in by the man himself, Captain "Kaos" Andy @ you guessed it, Kaos Custom Bikes.
Received my new apply named Racemaster a couple of weeks ago.
I think rocket ship sums it up pretty well!
With a set hand built wheels by the man himself "Captain Kaos" Andy, built for speed & reliability & of course, colour coded to the frame in the new Black, "BLING"The Schwalbe Ultremos will be staying on untill I where them out, judging by the last set, that's about 8000km away, without a flat mind you, Touch wood on repeat performance.
Seriously, this is without a daught the quickest bike I've ridden, with less effort this is the only view your mates will get in a sprint,As the BMC RaceMaster will do it all for you! Well almost.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & remember,
Live to Ride, Ride to Live,
Troy
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
08 A Memorable year for Team BMC Aus
What a year it was for team BMC
Jas from broken back to Cover of Enduro/2nd in the World.
Grab a copy of issue # 9 for an interesting read, an interview with Jas, available at all good news agents.
We are all there actually, looking our best of course.
I was pretty chuffed to get a full page shot in the same issue.
Cool cover!........ Not a bad read too, just quietly.
The next issue BMC ran an add with the same shot, got to be happy with that!
Go Aussie,
With the "Willonator" leading the way, whom is now my new house mate!The race is on! for the bathroom that is.
Which brings me to next years focus, Stage races! Fun Times!
Be sure to make some room in your calender for both these events, they are sure to be absolute crackers!Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Sunday, December 21, 2008
It's Coming
So is Christmas........
Maybe even a little early.........will elaborate later.
With another Jamb packed weekend of work, fun stuff &
to be completely honest, weather just far too good to be sitting in front
of a computer screen.
Heaps of cool stuff to post coming as soon as I find/make time,
So keep an eye out.
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
Maybe even a little early.........will elaborate later.
With another Jamb packed weekend of work, fun stuff &
to be completely honest, weather just far too good to be sitting in front
of a computer screen.
Heaps of cool stuff to post coming as soon as I find/make time,
So keep an eye out.
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Busy Busy
It's certainly that time of year again!
Busy busy in all realms,
Flat out like a lizard drinking...............etc, etc, etc,
So there certainly has been a whole lot going on of late,
I'll try & bring you up to date on the weekend,
Next year is shaping up to be a cracker......... more on what's to expect there too!
Hope the Silly/Festive season is treating you all well!
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Busy busy in all realms,
Flat out like a lizard drinking...............etc, etc, etc,
So there certainly has been a whole lot going on of late,
I'll try & bring you up to date on the weekend,
Next year is shaping up to be a cracker......... more on what's to expect there too!
Hope the Silly/Festive season is treating you all well!
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Australian MTBA Marathon Champs
Today I headed up to Wandong to pre-ride the,
Australian MTBA Marathon Championships course,
With photographers present in order to help promotion of the event,
One thing I can say, this is sure to be a great event in true European marathon style &
with an Australian jersey up for grabs it will be on for young & old.
A great day was had by all!
Pics & Links to follow.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Australian MTBA Marathon Championships course,
With photographers present in order to help promotion of the event,
One thing I can say, this is sure to be a great event in true European marathon style &
with an Australian jersey up for grabs it will be on for young & old.
A great day was had by all!
Pics & Links to follow.
Live to ride, Ride to live,
Troy
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Bens Ok
For those who where up late last night, having a look around,
Bellie posted a photo with a helmet with some pretty bad cracks in it,
Then there was a comment from Richard who was on the Fatties ride with us,
mentioning he would like to know how Ben got on at the Hostpital,
For those who weren't out blatting around on the Yarra trails last night,
Ben Randell had a head on with a virtual brick wall, one of the biggest most solid guys you're likely to see on a bike, at speed too!
I was on Ben's wheel at the time, his head pretty much buried into this guys shoulder with enough force to crack his helmet in quite a few places & once Ben had got his breath back from a pretty nasty winding, couldn't remember much of what had happened, or that afternoon for that matter.
So it was time for Ben to take a ride in a Van with flashing lights & bed in the back,
Consequently, I received a text late last night from Ben saying he was out of Hostpital with a mild concussion & a sore back, essentially he will be OK!
Therefore those of you out on the trails, especially this time of year, there is allot of traffic out there with many blind corners & whilst accidents do happen,
Expect the unexpected to be round the next corner!
Check out Bellie's blog for a different spin on the event, he had his camera too!
Take care Ben, something is obviously telling you to rest up & good luck on Monday too mate, where he goes back to the big white house to get a piece of bone removed from his hand!
Live to ride, ride to Live,
Troy
Bellie posted a photo with a helmet with some pretty bad cracks in it,
Then there was a comment from Richard who was on the Fatties ride with us,
mentioning he would like to know how Ben got on at the Hostpital,
For those who weren't out blatting around on the Yarra trails last night,
Ben Randell had a head on with a virtual brick wall, one of the biggest most solid guys you're likely to see on a bike, at speed too!
I was on Ben's wheel at the time, his head pretty much buried into this guys shoulder with enough force to crack his helmet in quite a few places & once Ben had got his breath back from a pretty nasty winding, couldn't remember much of what had happened, or that afternoon for that matter.
So it was time for Ben to take a ride in a Van with flashing lights & bed in the back,
Consequently, I received a text late last night from Ben saying he was out of Hostpital with a mild concussion & a sore back, essentially he will be OK!
Therefore those of you out on the trails, especially this time of year, there is allot of traffic out there with many blind corners & whilst accidents do happen,
Expect the unexpected to be round the next corner!
Check out Bellie's blog for a different spin on the event, he had his camera too!
Take care Ben, something is obviously telling you to rest up & good luck on Monday too mate, where he goes back to the big white house to get a piece of bone removed from his hand!
Live to ride, ride to Live,
Troy
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