It took eight years before an Australian won the Crocodile Trophy again. After Adam Hansen's victories in 2004 and 2005, this year it was Mark Frendo who brought the trophy back to the race's home country. Although Frendo couldn't win today's final stage, his lead was enough. Josef Benetseder secured the final stage. Mark... read more
Today's Crocodile Trophy took the field from Laura to Hope Vale. As on the previous day, the challenge was to conquer 40 meters of elevation gain over a stage length of 1100 kilometers in temperatures around 113 degrees Celsius. The penultimate day of this year's race mostly covered wide outback highways, resulting in a large peloton. These improved... read more
The seventh stage of the Crocodile Trophy offered a pleasant change of pace for the riders. A 38-kilometer time trial awaited the participants today in the small town of Laura in northern Queensland. Under extremely difficult conditions, Mark Frendo was able to further extend his lead in the overall standings. Frendo finished 24 seconds ahead of the Austrian... read more
The Australian Crocodile Trophy is currently in full swing. Today, the sixth of a total of nine stages was completed, and local rider Mark Frendo celebrated his third stage win. Following behind are his strongest rivals Cory Wallace and Jiri Krivanek. Liesbeth Hessens seems to be from another planet. She's currently riding unchallenged at the top... read more
On day six, the longest and arguably toughest stage awaited the Crocodile Trophy participants at 163 kilometers. Austrian Josef Benetseder was unstoppable on this day. In a phenomenal solo, he conquered the distance and secured his stage victory. "I just tried to ride consistently fast. My pace was really good, and everything was going according to plan." read more
