Crocodile Trophy
Race details | |
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Date | October |
Region | North Queensland, Australia |
Discipline | Mountain bike racing |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Gerhard Schönbacher |
Race director | Gerhard Schönbacher |
Web site | www![]() |
History | |
First edition | 1995 (1995) |
Editions | 26 (as of 2022) |
First winner | ![]() ![]() |
Most wins | 5 ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() ![]() |
The Crocodile Trophy is an annual eight-day mountain bike stage race held in North Queensland, Australia. The race typically covers around 750 kilometres (466 mi) over 8 stages and used to be known as one of the most demanding mountain bike races in the world, called 'the hardest, longest and most adventurous MTB race in the world'. In recent years however the race became more and more accessible. The race is however still known for the heat and the rough terrain of the Australian Outback.
History
The race was originally intended to take place in Vietnam. The event would last 18 days, starting in Saigon and finishing in Hanoi. But after spending two weeks in Vietnam race organisers Gerhard Schönbacher realized it was not possible to organise the event in Vietnam. Later on he found an alternative in Darwin and decided that the first route of the Crocodile Trophy would run from Darwin to Cairns.[1] The race's route would change every year.
Classifications
The Crocodile Trophy's leaders jersey is awarded after each stage to the rider with the lowest overall time. The rider who has the lowest overall time will wear the jersey at the next stage. The cyclist who is awarded the jersey after the final stage is the overall winner of the race.
The first five riders to cross the finish line at each stage will score points that count toward the Points classification. The rider who holds the most points will wear a special jersey.
Winners
Year[2] | Winner Male | Winner Female |
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1995 | ![]() | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() | ![]() |
1997 | ![]() | ![]() |
1998 | ![]() | no entries |
1999 | ![]() | no entries |
2000 | ![]() | ![]() |
2001 | ![]() | ![]() |
2002 | ![]() | ![]() |
2003 | ![]() | ![]() |
2004 | ![]() | ![]() |
2005 | ![]() | ![]() |
2006 | ![]() | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 | ![]() | ![]() |
2009 | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() |
2022[4] | ![]() | ![]() |
Wins per country
Wins men | Country |
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6 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wins women | Country |
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9 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
- ^ "the story of the Crocodile Trophy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Cycling News, Crocodile Trophy Past Winners
- ^ "Willkommen auf der Fanpage von Urs Huber - Willkommen".
- ^ "Highlights 2022 - Crocodile Trophy SBS English Version". Alpentour Schladming Dachstein on YouTube. 23 March 2023. timestamp results: 23:52
External links
- Official Site