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Official Outfitter of the Crocodile Trophy 2019 Elite MEN

BIB FN Name NAT TEAM

1 Bart Classens NED ThijsHendriks.nl - Bikesight

2 Carel van Wyk SAF Insect Science Pro

3 Alan Gordon SAF Insect Science Pro

4 Stijn Van Boxstael BEL Individueel

5 Lukas Kaufmann AUT ARBÖ RC Linz - IMMOunited Racing Team

6 Brandan Marquez Fernandez ESP Tres Lunas Valdeorras

Elite WOMEN


101 Angelika Tazreiter AUT KTM MTB Factory Team

AMATEUR WOMEN 1


150 Monika Bayer AUT

AMATEUR WOMEN 2


180 Giuliana Massarotto ITA Scavezzon Squadra Corse

AMATEUR MEN 1


50 Inoue Toranosuke JPN

51 Michael Potter AUS Pro racing Sunshine Coast

AMATEUR MEN 2


200 Stijn Christiaens BEL

201 Michael England AUS Multitrade Building Hire

202 Gert-Jan Thans BEL Tandjen By Mthrfckr

203 Martin Zeithammer CZE Petr Cech sport MTB Team

204 Thierry Van Osselaer BEL BVC cycling team

205 Alex Malone AUS Cyclist Australia/NZ

206 Maarten Gofflo BEL Tandjen By Mthrfckr

207 Sean Hall AUS

208 Vince Marcel AUS

209 Bram Saeys BEL Trust mtb team vzw

210 Nathan Sandford AUS

AMATEUR MEN 3


300 Daniel Beresford AUS Blackchrome Racing

301 Bert Apers BEL BVC cycling team

302 Martin Wisata AUT Il Pastaio Rocky Trail Racing

303 Markus Beck GER Bike Friends Salzburg-ASKÖ

304 Raf De Cock BEL BVC cycling team

305 Jimmy Grade BEL

306 Grant Mayhew AUS

307 Nuno Pinto POR

308 Jakob Steen-Petersen DEN Holte MTB Klub

309 Ross Foulkes AUS

310 Juan Manuel Gomez Guillen ESP BurgosMtb

311 Darrin Jones AUS

312 Martin Kantor CZE Czech Lion cycling

313 Koen Lenaerts BEL mtb team No Excuse

314 Max Mullen AUS

315 Peter Reis GER Radsport Zellner

316 Jason Smith AUS

317 Marcin Szot POL

318 Nico Vanhamel BEL

319 Taro Muramatsu JPN

AMATEUR MEN 4


400 Hans Planckaert BEL Rotwild-Agu Racing Team

401 Olaf Trenner SUI Trenner der Renner

402 Mark Van Straaten NED Tukkers

403 Graeme Young NZL

404 Felix Vogler GER

405 Josef Huber GER Bike Sport Mayer

406 Richard Fear AUS

407 Adolfo Buratovich ARG Gili Bike

408 Wayne Cook GBR West Drayton MBC/Specialized

409 Denis Crowdy AUS

410 Johan Frooninckx BEL

411 Ralf Jooss AUS VIACOR

412 Peter Jung GER Stelvio

413 Ching Soo Loh MAS Singapore Five-0

414 Philippe Maertens BEL MTB Racing Team

415 Joan Montaner ESP Quality team

416 Berend Sombekke NED Tukkers

417 René Vallée FRA LA FORESTIERE

418 Martin Altermatt SUI rmbikes.ch

AMATEUR MEN 5


500 Andrew Radcliffe AUS

501 Christoph Diener SUI ULLMANN YETI

502 Mark Knowles AUS

503 Zbigniew Wizner POL

ADVENTURE MIXED


601 Anna Carlson SWE Vikiwi

602 Matthew Hughes NZL Vikiwi

603 Chris Van Hooste BEL CE71-74

604 Els Vereecken BEL CE71-74

ADVENTURE MASTER


700 Brendon Skerke AUS Astute Financial Racing Team

701 Bart Duraj AUS Astute Financial Racing Team

702 Geert Smets BEL Campinatrappers - Masters

703 Guy Dillen BEL Campinatrappers - Masters

704 David Clerk AUS Mächtig Australia

705 Henri Neelen NED Mächtig Australia

706 Steve Bunton NZL Flat Out Forties

707 Damon Sunderland NZL Flat Out Forties

ADVENTURE GRAND MASTER


800 Radim Novotny CZE Reality-Siroky

801 Roman Siroky CZE Reality-Siroky

802 Guido Mertens BEL Campinatrappers - Grandmasters

803 Nico Meulemans BEL Campinatrappers - Grandmasters

804 Gary Byrne AUS Rusty Cranks

805 John Harris AUS Rusty Cranks

806 Alex Vernis de Prats ESP UFO

807 Pedro Vernis de Prats ESP UFO

3 DAYS CROC WOMEN


900 Sharman Parr AUS

901 Sarah Kaehler AUS Bicycle Central on Mulgrave

3 DAYS CROC MEN


950 Darren Bender AUS

951 Chris Browning AUS

952 Damien Ingram AUS CP Racing

953 Karl Mcatamney AUS

STARTLIST CROC 2019

CONTACT

AGENCY AUSTRIARegina StangerO. Plattenweg 60, A-8043 Graztel. +43-676-4194541tel. +61-459 [email protected]

OFFICE AUSTRIAWorld Wide Sports AgencyGerhard SchönbacherSüdtiroler Str. 13aA-8600 Bruck/Murtel. [email protected]

OFFICE AUSTRALIA

World Wide Sports Agency

Gerhard Schönbacher

12 Satellite Street

Clifton Beach QLD 4879

tel.+61-438-250154

[email protected]

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Message from the Minister for Tourism Industry Development

Welcome to the Crocodile Trophy - the world’s oldest and most iconic mountain bike race in the heart of Tropical North Queensland. It’s wonderful to be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this event which welcomes national and international competi-tors. This race offers riders a unique Queensland experience through rainforest trails and bushland, where no two days are the same. Regional events like this play an important role in driving visitors to the region which support local jobs. The Queensland Government is proud to support this event through Tourism and Events Queensland. Congratulations to the event organisers and all those involved in delivering the event. I encourage visitors to explore Tropical North Queensland while here and come away with some great memories.

Kate JonesThe Hon Kate Jones MPMinister for Tourism Industry Development

Important Dates and Meetings9.–10.10.19 CROCODILE TROPHY GET TOGETHER

Meeting point for all participants on 9th and 10th of October between 18:00 to 20:00The Woolshed Downstairs – Cairns City

11.10.19

12.10.19

WELCOME MEETING RIDERS, SUPPORTERS & STAFF

Cairns ESPLANADE - McKenzie St CAR PARKWelcome and briefing 15:00We will provide you with all the details about the race and answer all your questions.

REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPANTS AND SUPPORTERSCairns ESPLANADE - McKenzie St CAR PARK You will get your start number, stage description,

Croc t-shirt 16:00 – 17:30

START 1ST STAGE IN CAIRNS - CAIRNS ESPLANADE - McKenzie St CAR PARKLoading Luggage 08:00 - 09:00Rider & Team presentation 09:00 – 09:30Start 1st Stage 09:30

LAST STAGE FINISH IN PORT DOUGLASStart Hartley‘s Crocodile Adventure (time trial - reverse start order) 09:00Finish Port Douglas est. 11:30

LUNCH & OFFICIAL WINNERS CELEBRATIONPort Douglas Surf Life Saving Club 14:00

SHUTTLE BUS FROM PORT DOUGLAS TO CAIRNSLoading Luggage from 15:00Departure 16:00Arrival (Cairns Esplanade) est 18:00

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NORTHERNTERRITORY

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STAGESCairns – Port Douglas

TASMANIA

TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND

CAIRNS

STAGE 1 – Cairns – Ringers Rest

(80 km/2100 vm)

STAGE 2 – Ringers Rest – Ringers Rest

(76 km/1900 vm)

STAGE 3 – Ringers Rest – Wondecla

(74 km/1700 vm)

STAGE 4 – Wondecla – Wondecla

(98 km/3200 vm) “Queen Stage”

STAGE 5 – Wondecla – Skybury

(120 km/1600 vm)

STAGE 6 – Skybury – Skybury

(125 km/1200 vm)

STAGE 7 – Skybury – Hartley’s Croc

Adventures

(84 km/800 vm)

STAGE 8 – “Greg Parr Stage”

Hartley’s Croc Adventures –

Port Douglas

(34 km/900 vm)

TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND

CAIRNS

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SkyburySTAGE 1/2Ringers Rest

STAGE 3/4Wondecla

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STAGE 1Cairns-Ringers Rest

SAT 12.10.2019

STAGE

1

START 08.30 Riders Presentation09.30 Race Start Esplanade McKenzie St car parkOfficial Start after 9.5 km of a neutralised start.

DESCRIPTION

• Neutral start from the Esplanade to iconic Lake Morris Road.

• Bitumen climb of 8.4 km averaging 6 % gradient through rainforest before rolling hills to the Cop-perlode Dam, Cairns main water supply.

• Commence steep dirt climbs for 5 km with sec-tions up to 35 % gradient through beautiful dense rainforest.

• Rolling hills with some fun fast dirt descents and a couple of creek crossings before entering the Davies Creek Mountain Bike Park.

• 20 km of relatively flat but fun, fast flowing pur-pose built single trail.

• Exit the MTB Park and travel along the water channel to the Finish at Ringers Rest. For the first time the Ringers Rest bush venue and camp will host the Crocodile Trophy for two nights, offering an authentic stay in the Australian bush.

STAGE 01 - CAIRNS - RINGERS REST - 71 (80) KM / 1900 (2100) VM

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Corner McKenzie St

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1 34.3 km Feed Zone only officials

60.0 km TFZ & Feed Zone16°58‘41.94“S / 145°31‘56.75“EKennedy Hwy corner Davis Creek Rd

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Stage 1 is a 80 km marathon and offers 2100 vm of climbing – as it has become tradition, this year’s race will start with a neutral ride out of Cairns. The entire Crocodile Trophy peloton will start the Anniversary edition on the Esplanade in the heart of the City to cheers of spectators from all over the world with a neutral ride on the iconic Lake Morris Road.

After the official start it will be an 8.4 km bitumen climb, averaging 6 % gradient through lush rainforest be-fore taking a breather on the rolling hills to the Copperlode Dam, Cairns’ main water supply. After crossing the Copperlode Dam Wall the “real race starts”, so many former Croc racers have told us. The pace incre-ases at the front, even though this is where steep dirt climbs commence for about 5 km through beautiful and dense rainforest vegetation with sections of up to 35 % gradient. By now you’ll be already fully immersed into “Croc-Trophy-country” – rolling hills with some fun fast dirt descents and a couple of creek crossings are on the menu before we enter the Davies Creek Mountain Bike Park:

20 km of relatively flat and fun, fast flowing purpose built single trail await! Exiting the MTB Park you’re on your first home stretch, traveling along the water channel to the Finish at Ringers Rest, your home for the two nights.

For the first time the Crocodile Tro-phy will stop at this beautiful bush-land property. Ringers Rest is nestled in the Mareeba valley of the Cairns Highlands. It is surrounded by open woodlands and the rocky remains of ancient volcanic activity. Here you be able to recover in the so typical Australian bush setting. Surrounding our camp are relics from the past, old cattle yards, a traditional bush kitchen, native wildlife, farm animals and a campfire to relax by, all crea-ting an authentic portrayal of life in the Australian bush and a place to recover from a day in the saddle. As the sun sets and illuminates the eve-ning sky with a vast array of colours and patterns settle down at the din-ner table and refuel your body with nutritious and delicious food from the region and enjoy a chat with your fellow Croc mates.

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STAGE 2Ringers Rest - Ringers Rest

SUN 13.10.2019

STAGE

2

DESCRIPTION

Wake up on day two to the sound of native Australian birds and the bush, smell the crisp spring air and dig in at the hear-ty breakfast buffet at Ringers Rest!

A 76 km marathon with start and finish at Ringers Rest is on today’s stage menu and you will cover 1900 vm of climbing.

• Is a non technical winding dirt road that ascends and de-scends the beautiful Mt Edith contained within the Danbul-la Forest National Park.

• After a short rolling section you begin the first of 3 major climbs that will have you climbing what is known to locals as the Mt Edith Loop.

• The first climb is approx. 10 km in length of an average 7-8 % gradient.

• The second a shorter 4-5 km of similar gradient• The third climb 8 km again averaging 7-8 % gradient.• Picturesque scenery at various points overlooking the Tab-

lelands and glimpses of Lake Tineroo.• The climbs through the National Park are beautiful but

tough and for the non climbers remember what goes up must come down and for 20+ km of climbing there is just as many fun fast descents.

Once again you return to the beautiful Ringers Rest bush camp where you will be treated to hearty and delicious food and a rest in the Aussie bush, knowing you’ve completed one quarter of the stage plan. Your next Crocodile Trophy desti-nation awaits you on day three, get a good night’s sleep for the 83 km marathon along fast gravel roads and through the rainforest to Wondecla, a small village near the historic mining town of Herberton.

STAGE 02 RINGERS REST - RINGERS REST 76 KM/1900 VM

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56 km Feed Zone only officials

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MON 14.10.2019

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STAGE 03 RINGERS REST - WONDECLA 74 KM /1700 VM

DESCRIPTION

• First 35 km is fun and fast relatively flat purpose built gravel bike path named the Rail Trail.

• Upon arrival at Atherton we’ll pass through the Atherton MTB Club Skills park and short section of single track known as the Link Trail.

• Then the climb of Mt Baldy begins. 7-8 km at approx 10 % average winding through the Baldy Mountain Forest Re-serve.

• Short decent before a sharp turn into the Walsh River Track that has a number of pitchy rocky up and downs.

• First glimpse of the outback with a few kilometres along a dry and dusty Power-line Track before turning onto wide dirt roads for the last few kilometres

• Finishing at the Wondecla Sporting Grounds, home for the next two nights.

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1 TFZ 01 32.8 km17°15‘38.67“S/ 145°28‘35.62“EAtherton Kennedy Highway Crossing Golf Links Rd

TFZ 02 51.2 km 17°19‘51.87“S/ 145°24‘48.19“ETake the small Gravel Road from Atherton Herberton Rd

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STAGE 4Wondecla - Wondecla - Queen Stage

TUE 15.10.2019

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STAGE 04 WONDECLA - WONDECLA 98 KM / 3200 VM

DESCRIPTION

• The first 35 km are the same as the last 35 from Stage 3 but in reverse and brings a whole lot of new challenges and tricky tough little climbs.

• Enter the Atherton MTB and complete over 20 km of beautiful single track including the Alpe d’Huez on dirt, the infamous ’Stairway to Heaven’ and many other fantastic purpose built XC single track.

• Back out into the Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve winding through the dense national park through Walsh River tracks and over the Highway to the Herberton Nation Park.

• Some tough pinch climbs through Herberton National Park before rolling tracks and a short bi-tumen section before the 5 km climb to Drovers Lookout.

• A short decent and more rolling windy national park trails before popping out on to a bitumen road and a few kilometres to the finish.

• True queen stage with a bit of everything.

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21 TFZ 01 34.5 km &TFZ 02 55.2 km17°16‘20.11“S/ 145°25‘43.51“ERifle Range Road into MTB Park Atherton and to the top of the hill.

TFZ 03 82.0 km 17°20‘16.40“S/145°28‘48.57“EKennedy HWY into Wongabel Rd

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STAGE 5Wondecla – Skybury Coffee

WED 16.10.2019

STAGE

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STAGE 05 WONDECLA - SKYBURY 120 KM / 1600 VM

DESCRIPTION

Sure it’s the longest stage yet, but you’ve got the hardest ones out of the way. If you haven’t been looking after nutrition, hyd-ration and recovery you will not enjoy this day. If you are feeling rough, find the time for a proper warm up. It will help!Rolling out of Wondecla you are heading west and into quite dry country. The climb up Mt Misery is long, and on tired legs it delivers on the name. But otherwise it’s nothing like some of the climbs on previous days. The descent towards Irvinebank is mostly fast, with a few opportunities to overcook corners if you’re tired.

• This is more of the traditional long outback stages.• Stage 5 starts out heading west with long dry rolling dirt

roads.• After 20 kilometres you turn right and commence the 10 km

climb of Mt Misery.• After briefly taking in some picturesque views you descend

5-6 km along a beautiful winding non technical dirt road arri-ving at the small Historic Tin Mining Township of Irvinebank.

• Then its back on the wide dry dirt roads that make their way through true outback cattle country.

• Around 10 km further down the road the road turns to track, rough, sandy and rocky in parts with some steep pitchy climbs. The next 20-30 km are very tough on body and bike. This section has a history of destroying tyres and if your are not cautious has claimed a collarbone or two. Faster is not necessarily better here.

• The last 50 kilometres will have you travelling predominately along smooth fast Sunwater Channel tracks that cut through beautiful farming lands and eventually pops out at the Sky-bury Coffee Plantation home for nights 5 & 6.

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1 TFZ 01 31.0 km 17°25‘44.97“S/ 145°12‘20.99“EIrvinebank via Herberton

TFZ 02 70.0 km17° 9‘56.41“S/ 145°12‘32.96“EFrom Mareeba Dimbulah Rd into Mutchilba Rd (after Mut-chilba Roadhouse Post

TFZ 03 100.0 km 17° 6‘46.95“S/ 145°21‘14.77“EFrom HWY 1 into Hansen Rd follwed by Springmount Rd to the corner Chettle Rd

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STAGE 6Skybury - Skybury

THU 17.10.2019

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6STAGE 06 SKYBURY - SKYBURY 125 KM / 1200 VM

DESCRIPTION

What we said earlier about variety? Well now you’re noticing it. Just days ago you were racing through World Heritage listed rainforest, and now you’ll be racing through terrain that wouldn’t be out of place in a Mad Max movie.Don’t let the profile fool you, there’s stuff all climbing compared to earlier this week. The downside of that is if you haven’t prepared well, each rise will feel like a huge mountain to conquer. But you’re in a sta-ge race. Don’t stop moving. Always keep moving forward, drinking and eating. This too shall pass.This is a lolly pop loop. You head out to a loop and come back the same way. That loop you do starts on dirt roads and some double track, but ends up on cattle-worn singletrack. There’s plenty of stuff to reach out and grab a derailleur or handlebar, and natural gullies to pump your bike through or pop off to change lines. If you’re feeling good it’s a lot of fun and a good place to make a move on your rivals. Overall the day is pretty flat and the 125 km should tick by pretty fast.The finish is quick, but you might have some head wind. Find a group, make a pact. And know if it’s worth attacking them or staying together to the line.

• Stage 6 continues on the long dry outback theme travelling along some long dry dirt roads and through cattle stations.

• This stage tackles kilometres of rolling corrugated and sandy roads transversing through the Mt Mulligan and Tryconnell Mine areas.

• This stage also contains extended sections of cattle worn single track to split up the small bunches that tend to form on this stage.

• The last 20k is the same as the first but in the opposite direction and can be subject to strong head winds.

• The longest in kilometres but due to the minimal elevation and pre-dominately fast dirt roads generally has a higher average speed than the others.

1 TFZ01 29.2 km 17° 1‘22.41“S/145° 9‘28.18“E Braund Rd

2 FEED ZONE only 55.7 km

3 TFZ02 77.4 km 17° 6‘33.66“S/ 145° 5‘51.50“E via Mt Mulligan RD turn into Stephens St (in Dimbulah after Town Hall Park) followed by Wolfram Rd and turn to Leadingham Creek Rd

4 TFZ03 93.0 km 17° 1‘22.41“S/ 145° 9‘28.18“E Braund Rd

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STAGE 7Skybury - Hartley‘s Croc Adventure

FRI 18.10.2019

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STAGE 07 SKYBURY - HARTLEY‘S CROCODILE ADVENTURE - 84 KM / 800 VM

So, day seven. You have been racing for a week and you’ll be happy to see a day with less than 1000m of climbing. The thing is, once you’ve got out of Skybury (which will be pretty fast and dusty), when you cross the highway you still have the range to go through.But in a nice change from the previous days, you’re back in the rainforest! The trails can be wet but it’s not likely at this time of year, and with a good rock base laid over problem areas, the only thing slowing you down will be fatigue. Be prepared for some punctures on large rocks used to reinforce some dirt tracks, they can be sharp. The singletrack before the descent is mostly motorbike built, with long swooping corners and some ruts in sections. This part of the forest is pretty open – and a lot of fun!

With the finish at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure, here’s your chance for your photo holding a crocodile.

• For the first time in the history of our event, we will get up and close with real crocodiles and we’d like to thank Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures for hosting the stage fi-nish and accommodating our Croc camp for the night!

• After two long dry and dusty stages, the 7th stage races through a number of fast small station and gravel roads before turning into some picturesque single track that enters the pine plantation and along beauti-ful rainforest roads.

• The final 10 km is on bitumen and includes a steep fast bitumen decent with glimpses of the ocean to the Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures finish line.

1 TFZ 01 29.0 km16°51‘42.03“S/ 145°23‘56.20“EMt Mulligan HWY corner Hodzic Rd

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STAGE 8Hartley‘s Croc Adventure- Port Douglas

Sat 19.10.2019

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STAGE 08 - HARTLEY‘S CROC ADVENTURE - PORT DOUGLAS - 34 KM / 900 VM

To commemorate this great man, from now on the final stage of the Crocodile Trophy will always be named the „Greg Parr Stage“. The final stage has been a time trial since 2014, and this year the stage is dedicated to Greg Parr, who lost his battle with cancer last year. Greg had been involved with the Croc for years, and participated numerous times with his wife.The route climbs back up almost 5 km of Quaid road befo-re turning into the Twin Bridges singletrack. It’s named for a couple of pretty sketchy log bridges, but in general the trail is an absolute blast to ride! The Bump Track awaits, which could be called the Pump Track for the top section, with easy water-bars and flow groomed by plenty of wheels on a trail that cuts through the dense rainforest. But when it finally tips down, you drop 400 m pretty quickly. Don’t get caught out!The bottom isn’t the finish, as you ride a country road to the back of the canefields, under the road through a drainage tun-nel (where a 3 m saltwater Croc was found once) and through the back of Port Douglas. But you’re not done yet! Find the hard send and power up Four Mile Beach to the finish line.

• After spending the night at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures Adventure with the crocs and many other native Australian animals, the final stage is a short but tough 34 km Time Trial.

• The start is the climb back up Quaid Road, a pinchy 4.6 km before re-entering the thick rainforest and the beautiful sing-le trails of the Twin Bridges track.

• The final stretch is raced on the infamous ‘Bump Track’ whe-re the riders will descend over 400 vm in just 1 km before stopping the clock for the 8th stage of the 25th edition.

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NOTICE

WINNER‘S CELEBRATION

at the beach at 2 pm

LUGGAGE

from Cairns available at

the Surf Life Savings Club

in Port Douglas

BUS

Shuttle back to Cairns:

4:00 pm

1 Feed Zone only / 27.4 km

Feed Zone before the finish ride to the beach in Port Douglas16°33‘59.45“S / 145°27‘10.57“EConnolly Rd

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The Commissaires Panel will adjudicate, as well as enforce the rules & regulations throughout the race.

AGE LIMIT: To compete in the Crocodile Trophy competitors have to be aged 19 or older.

1) The race organisers reserve the right, in its ab-solute discretion:a) May accept or refuse an entry for the Crocodile Trophy (without giving a reason).b) Change or vary the route of any stage of the

event without notice.c) Cancel, postpone, reschedule or change the

time and place of the event, or any stage of the event for any reason, any time.

The organisers will not be liable for any loss, da-mage, cost or expense whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise suffered or incur-red by any rider as a result of any such action taken by the organisers.

2) The race may be interrupted or delayed in part or in whole cancelled by external influences inclu-ding rain, cyclone, flooding, fire, earthquake and / or acts of third parties.The race organisers will not be liable to any rider for any loss, damage, cost or expense of any kind including, but not limited to refund of entry fees, travel expenses and related costs in the event of the organisers having to cancel, alter, reschedule or otherwise change any aspect of the race due to weather, Acts of God, third party intervention or other matters outside the control of the orga-nisers.

3) Race organisers / Commissaires panel reser-ve the right to make changes to the track, stages and organisation as may be required,

4) Licencinga) All riders competing in the Elite Class must hold

an International Licence issued by the National Body. The licence must be produced at event registration.

b) Australian Riders must hold MTBA 2019 dome-stic licence. The Licence must be produces at registration.

c) All other riders are required to purchase a com-pulsory MTBA event licence. (Note Personal travel / liability insurance is not acceptable)

5) Protests will be heard by the Commissaires Panel. a) Protests must be lodged in writing to the Chief

Commissaire or the Commissaire Secretary within 30 minutes of the last rider completing the stage.

b) An AUD $50.00 protest fee must accompany the protest form.

This fee will be refunded if the protest is upheld or the Panel determines that the protest was not frivolous

6) Un-sportsman-like conductAny competitor engaging in un-sportsman like con-duct of any nature may be fined or disqualified.

7) OffencesIf a competitor or their support crew do not com-ply with the events rules, the Commissaires Panel may impose fines or disqualification.

1st Offence: Warning2nd Offence: Fine or Time Penalty3rd Offence: Disqualification

8) Once the event commences Competitors are unable to change from the class they registered in.

9) Each Competitor enters and competes at their own risk. Mountain Biking can be a dangerous acti-vity and the competitor assumes all risks / respon-sibility for their own safety.

10) Instructions from Police, Commissaires, and Race Officials (including Medical Staff) must be fol-lowed under all circumstances.

11) Helmets must be worn at all times during Competition and general riding on Public roads. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from the event.Damaged Helmets must be replaced, the event organiser has a limited stock of helmets available.

12) Feed Zonesa) All competitors are required to supply their own

drinking bottles (minimum of 10)b) At each Feed Zone water, energy drinks and

food will be available to all competitors. c) Feed Zones will be situated at approximately 30

to 40 km / 60 to 80 km points of the stage de-pending on weather and difficulties of the stage.

13) Competitors must use the same frame for the entirety of the race unless they are part of a regis-tered Team. (Swapping or the exchange of bikes is allowed between team members).Bikes must be in a safe working condition at the start of each stage.Commissaires or Organisers may withdraw a com-petitor if their bike is considered to be unsafe.Should a competitor’s bike be damaged, rendering it unserviceable or dangerous, an application to the Commissaires Panel is required to allow a sub-stitute bike to be used.

14) Competitors must keep to the marked track at all times. Cutting off sections of the track or riding unmarked tracks in prohibited. In order to complete a stage all competitors must complete 100 % of the marked track. The qualifying time period is 50 % of the fastest time in each category and stage

15) If a competitor fails to finish any stage due to mechanical malfunction or other mishap, then at the discretion of the Commissaries Panel the com-petitor may be allowed to continue in the event. A time or other penalty may be imposed by the Panel.

16) The Organisers / Commissaires Panel reser-ve the right to withdraw a competitor or not recog-nise the competitors time, if the competitor achie-ves a result which is judged to be outside the 50 % of the class winner’s time. The Panel will decide if further continuation in the event is allowed.

17) The Organisers / Commissaires Panel reser-ve the right to withdraw a competitorfrom any or all stages of the event upon advice from the Event Doctor or Medical Authority recog-nised by the organisers

18) Voucher prizesa) All classes, the organisers reserve the right not to distribute prizes or prize money if there are less than five entrants in any category.

19) Jerseys: a) The overall leader and other category leaders are required to wear the leaders jersey provided by the race organisers.b) No alterations or covering of the sponsors logo’s on the jersey is permitted. c) Personal and Team sponsorship labels are allo-wed to be added to the jersey beneath the official sponsors to a maximum size of 25mm x 25mm.

20) Event number plates may not be altered or modified in any way.

21) Rider assistance during the race outside Of-ficial Feed Zones is forbidden (except in the case of emergency).Unofficial vehicles may not follow the race route under any circumstances, to do so may lead to the disqualification of the related rider.

22) Assisted Feedinga) At the discretion of the organisers, on selected

stages team / support vehicles will be allowed to feed their riders at the official Technical Feed Zones (TFZ) only. On these stages all support vehicles must leave the event village before the start of the stage and go directly to the TFZ. Af-ter feeding the vehicle must leave the TFZ and drive to the next TFZ if applicable or make their way to the finish by the touring route.

b) Competitors who accept support from unof-ficial vehicles or non-team members outside the official feed zones will be penalised.

The Crocodile Trophy is an individual event and competitors are to complete each stage indivi-dually.

23) House Keepinga) Organisers and competitors are obliged to

keep the start and finish areas clean and avoid damaging official or private property.

b) The throwing away of waste or rubbish (espe-cially plastic bottles or cans) is prohibited.

c) The cleaning of bikes or vehicles in any river on the events path is forbidden as the river will pro-vide the drinking water for the region.

d) Competitors must ensure the cleaning or re-pair of bikes is not undertaken in a manner or place that may result in a deposit of grease, rubbish oil. A penalty may apply

e) The use of soap or shampoo is forbidden in any river.

f) The daily rider briefing and winners presentati-on will be held at 5.00pm.

g) A race briefing will be held each morning prior to the stage start.

24) Cateringa) Breakfast: will be served 2 hours before the

start of each stage.b) Lunch: will be served from 1.00pm.c) Dinner: will be served from about 5.00pm

25) Luggage Transporta) The event organisation does not take responsi-

bility for the transport or damage of bikes and luggage.

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RatingsIndividual and overall classification according to times:

Ratings: Adding up time of all stages. Disqua-lified riders who have exceeded the time control will be excluded from the classification.

Identical times: The lowest number of all rankings will be considered.

Equality: In case of equality the better ran-king of the last stage will be consi-dered.

PRIZES 2019

Leaders Jersey

Elite Men: Crocodile Trophy

Elite Women: Energy STMK Ruefa

Points: GAW

Amateur Women: Skybury

Amateur Men: Alpentour Trophy

Best Australian: It‘s live Queensland

Best Austrian Energy Steiermark

Adventure: Owayo

b) Participants must load their luggage onto the trucks themselves

c) Responsibility will not be taken for luggage that has not been loaded and is left behind.

d) The loading time for each day will be announced at the previous evening’s riders briefing.

e) The truck crew will unload the luggage each after-noon at the campsite.

f) The weight of each piece of luggage is not to exceed 25kg. (The luggage crew unloads 4 tons of luggage a day, so we request that you have several light bags instead of one heavy one and preferably no hard shell suit cases).

g) Bike boxes or cases will not be accepted by the transport during the event.

h) Be aware of traffic and logistics in the event centre/village, do not lean your bike on any vehicle, or put it in front or behind a vehicle.

26) Traffic Rulesa) Driving in Australia is on the left hand side of the

road and by agreeing to the race regulations all competitors must comply with the Australian traf-fic / road rules in particular those issued by the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads. A copy of the rules are available at www.tmr.qld.gov.au.

b) The organisers request all participants and suppor-ters to familiarize themselves with the Australian road and traffic rules and especially with the driving on the left-hand side of the road immediately after arriving in Australia.

c) The organisers reiterate that to compete in the event all competitors must comply with race regu-lations and advise that a majority of the race route uses Public Roads.

d) The race route uses roads in cities, which are open-ly marked, however the roads in the National Parks and remote areas also classed as public roads wit-hout marking.

e) You must ride on the left hand side of the road at all times and follow the instructions of Commissaries’, Race Officials and Marshalls who may instruct com-petitors to slow down or stop for safety reasons.

f) Any violation of the Australian road and traffic rules is at the competitors own risk and the organisers will not assume any liability in such instances.

valued at AUD 13,300.- (vouchers for Alpentour or Crocodile Trophy 2020*)

1st place of each category: AUD 400,-2nd place of each category: AUD 200,-3rd place of each category: AUD 100,-

* The voucher is valid in original only for the Alpentour Trophy or Crocodile Trophy 2020. The value of the voucher cannot be redeemed in cash and is not chargeable for discounts. There can be no recourse to litigation. There is only prize money for categories with at least 5 participants. 27

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