XCO #4 - 2015 UCI MTB World Cup Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada

||| The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World XCO Women Elite race |||
Elite Women XCO - Results

||| The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World XCO Men's Elite race |||
Elite Men XCO - Results

The MTB World Champs 2013

Despite the total lack of coverage in the Australian mainstream media, there's a World Championships going on in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, at present. There's quite a few Australians putting it all on the line racing against the best in world, so we thought we'd show a little support and have posted a little info here. Get behind our country's best Mountain Bikers and show some support, We won't forget their efforts.

Heaps of pics here thanks to Cycling Australia

Full Results can be found here

MTB Worlds Feed

Dan McConnell Send support via Twitter	Results 31.08.13 Elite Mens XCO Words Video Coverage	Elite Mens Race No. 6 42nd at +9:46
Paul van der Ploeg Send support via Twitter		Elite Mens Race No. 69 61st at -4Laps
Rebecca Henderson Send support via Twitter	Results 30.08.13 U23 Womens XCO Words	U23 Womens Race No. 3 Interview pre-race here 10th at +10:03
Michael Crosbie Send support via Twitter	Results 30.08.13 U23 Mens XCO	U23 Mens Race No. 56 39th at +9:16
Holly Harris Send support via Twitter	Results 29.08.13 Junior Womens XCO	Junior Womens Race No. 19 23rd at +11:52
Chris Hamilton Send support via Twitter	Results 29.08.13 Junior Mens XCO	Junior Mens Race No.37 62nd at -2laps
Jack Lavis Send support via Twitter		Junior Mens Race No.57 64th at -2laps
Tasman Nankervis Send support via Twitter		Junior Mens Race No.72 50th at +15:57

The Winning Weekend

How many Trek riding athletes on podiums this last weekend? Here's just some of the Trek Success Stories....
...or as Gary Fisher himself, said it:

How many athletes racing on Trek bikes this weekend? 20, 120? No, more like 1000 worldwide. #trekworld #greatpeopleridetrek
— Gary Fisher (@Gary_Fisher) August 10, 2013

LG and SpyCat had a successful campaign in Charters Towers and Townsville.

Hard work and dogged determination (and a fair bit of driving to races around the country) pays off.

Cat on the Podium Again

Mick on the the Podium too.

Jenni King gets two 3rds in CycloCross; one in the round and one for the National Series.

Peta Mullens gets a trophy for something... with Chris Hamilton and Ruby Greig

Ruby Greig wins the U19 ITT Champs.

Congratulations to our latest recruit @rubygreig on becoming Victorian U19W ITT Champ today! Now back to the dirt before you hurt yourself..
— Target Trek MTB (@TargetTrekMTB) August 3, 2013

Chris Hamilton (U19 Target Trek Racing) becomes the first Under19 CycloCross Australian Champion.

Chris Hamilton - U19 Australian CX Champ

Rebecca Henderson won another round of the UCI World Mountain Bike Cup (U23 Women) at Mont Saint Anne, Canada; and re-gained the series lead with one round to go.

Bec leads...

Dan McConnell place 5th in Elite Men at Mont Saint Anne.

Leading out the bunch.

Emily Batty placed 10th in Elite Women

Brook MacDonald and Neko Mullaly were looking good for the Downhill at Mont Saint Anne until Mother Nature put a dampener on things.

Neko

Brook

Ethan Kelly takes out the overall at Logans Run and compatriot Zack Agius not far behind.

Chris Horner wins the Queen Stage and 2nd Place GC at the Tour of Utah

Tracey Moseley 2nd at CrankWorkx Whistler Enduro

Ladies results #CWXEnduro @World_Enduro @SRAMmtb @iamspecialized pic.twitter.com/EGiEXLUpEO
— Crankworx (@Crankworx) August 12, 2013

1 + 1 = 1

Australian Mountain Bike National Series - Bright 2013: Cross Country Results | Cyclingnews.com

Dan McConnell + Bec Henderson = Top Spot on the podium.

Trek Superfly + Target Trek Racing Team = Wins+

Where the heck is Hadleigh Farm?

Who knows where Hadleigh Farm is? Who even cares? This 550 acre site, in Essex, has been transformed for the Olympics.

In less than a weeks time two of Australia finest mountain bikers will line up at....Hadleigh Farm...with the best in the world. Bec Henderson and Dan McConnell are Australia's Olympic Mountain Bike Team.

Their Superfl-Oi-Oi-Oi-ys

Many have said this mountain bike course isn't demanding enough for the worlds best. At least we'll get to watch it and make up our own minds in the 90mins (approx.) that it will take for the riders to complete the race. The Womens (6laps) kicks off at 9.30pm Saturday, 11th, our time; and the Mens (7 laps) 10.30pm Sunday.