We gathered with the other Crocodile Trophy riders and supporters on October 19th in Cairns to begin what would be a true adventure throughout Queensland. The riders were greeted by pouring rain, which came after a long spell of drought in this region of Australia. The actual race start at the esplanade in downtown Cairns [click to read more]

This was the second time that I attempted the Trans Rockies – the first was in 2007, but I managed only the first 3 days.  I crashed and fractured my wrist and could not complete the race.  This year, I did it with Jon Gould a previous winner of the Masters category. How was the [click to read more]

This year I did the Jeantex Trans Alp again.  It was the twelfth edition and is considered the “mother” of all mountain bike stage races.  Mountain bikers from 40 nations participated this year, from all over Europe, Australia, Iceland, Israel, South Korea and Costa Rica to mention a few countries.  The race this year was scheduled to [click to read more]

I have always been fascinated by the Alps and participating in the Trans Alp sounded like a great (but crazy) way to experience the Alps. The route this year traversed the Alps from Fussen, Germany (close to Rita’s home town of Pfronten) to Riva del Garda in Italy, leading through the most beautiful mountain ranges of [click to read more]