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      <title><![CDATA[TORC Canberra Training Camp Write Up]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sunday Ride Report]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Real Insurance Gravity Cup Video]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Missed Cycling Central yesterday? Check out the video from last weekends Real Insurance Gravity Cup at Stromlo Forest Park. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson and Morton set world record in ride to gold at Para-cycling worlds ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[South Australian tandem pairing Felicity Johnson and pilot Stephanie Morton powered home in world record time to claim gold in the kilometre time trial at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.
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      <title><![CDATA[Linda Villumsen Wins Final Stage of Tour of New Zealand]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Linda Villumsen gave GreenEDGE-AIS a second stage win at the NZCT Women's Tour of New Zealand.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish wins Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mark Cavendish sprinted to a superb victory at Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne after a dominant Team Sky performance.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rocky Trail relaunching  2060 Downhill & Dual Slalom at Newtons Nation Gravity Festival ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rocky Trail will join forces with organisers from Newtons Nation to run the 2060 Downhill and 2060 Dual Slalom races at the infamous gravity and music festival at Mount Panorama in Bathurst.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blair and King win the Real Insurance All Mountain Cup]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Andrew Blair (NSW) and Jenny King (VIC) have won the season-long Real Insurance All Mountain Cup in the Elite categories.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brosnan and Hannah the Champions in the Real Insurance Gravity Cup]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Troy Brosnan (SA) and Tracey Hannah (QLD) have won the 2011-12 Real Insurance Gravity Cups in the Elite DownHill category.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brosnan and Hannah the Champions in the Real Insurance Gravity Cup]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Troy Brosnan (SA) and Tracey Hannah (QLD) have won the 2011-12 Real Insurance Gravity Cups in the Elite DownHill category.

Racing took place today in the final round at Awaba this weekend, the first time a National level mountain bike race has been held in the Hunter Valley. Conditions were treacherous for all riders due to the extreme rain in the region over the last week. 

In the Elite Men's race, former triple Elite World Champion Sam Hill (WA) came down the long course as the second-last rider, as he has done for most of the series, with his Saturday seeding run being second-fastest to Brosnan. Again, like most of the series, Hill set the fastest time of the day (3:57.32) on his run. 

What would mark today as different would be the end result, for the first time this season Hill's time would stand as the fastest of the day, with Brosnan coming down in a time (3:59.32) that was exactly 2.00 seconds behind Hill's. 

Hill said: "I've been close the last few races, but it hasn't gone down the way I wanted it to, it's good to not let him (Brosnan) win all of the series. It's good to get first for a change". 

Speaking of the track and the conditions, Hill reflected: "It's a tough track, it's easy to make mistakes, I just tried to ride smooth, and carry as much speed as I could".

After a long off-season, Hill is looking forward to overseas racing: "It's good that the World Cup Season is finally here, I've been training hard since the start of November, I feel like I've got some good form".

Brosnan, crowned as the Elite National Champion last weekend is also the reigning Junior World Champion. He has had a season of perfect runs throughout the Real Insurance Gravity Cup Season, and today had a small crash on the way down the hill, but was gracious in defeat to team-mate and friend Hill: "It's been a good run, I guess you can't win them all, Sam was riding really well and he always does well in the mud". 

He often speaks of a desire to succeed, and todays's second may have added fuel to the Brosnan fire: "It feels kind of good to get a second, makes me more hungry".

Brosnan riding in his rookie year takes out the Elite win in the Real Insurance Gravity Cup Season, in what many feel is the most dominant display ever seen in an Australian Mountain Bike National Season. 

"It's a pretty good season, almost won them all, I just want to put all of this confidence in a bag and take it overseas (to the World Cups) with me" said Brosnan with a clear focus on the international season. He has said on numerous occasions that his goals are now podiums and wins at World Cups, and few would doubt that such goals are within the grasp of the talented rider.

When looking to the overall Elite Real Insurance Gravity Cup season, Sam Hill placed second with Rick Boyer (NSW) in third.

In Elite Women's racing, 2004 Olympian (in the Cross-Country discipline) Lisa Mathison only started racing DownHill this season. Today Mathison walked away with the win: "It's pretty exciting, hopefully the first of many".

When quizzed as to where she's heading as an athlete, Mathison said: "This is the new competition direction for me. I didn't expect to enjoy the pressure of the competition as much, but it's higher stakes than cross-country, that's what makes it more enjoyable".

On the horizon for Mathison is a mixed bag: "I'll be riding some cross-country events just for fun, and then the Queensland State DownHill rounds. I'll be keen to see some new venues and work on my downhill skills. I'm looking forward to training as a downhiller to see how far I can take it". With Mathison's international history, the sky may well be the limit.

Michelle Crisp (NSW) placed second in today's racing.

Tracey Hannah (QLD), the 2006 Junior World Champion, did not race today due to international commitments, but had an unparalleled return season to the sport. Hannah won both seeding and race runs at all three events she entered, and easily wins the Real Insurance Gravity Cup for the Elite Female class.

Hannah said: "It feels awesome. That was the goal that I set out to achieve, and I'm pretty stoked that I acheived in my first season".

When it was put to Tracey that she has won every single race since her return last year - and at any level, Tracey made it clear that it's the result of hard work and planning: "You have a goal in her your head, then you go and train for it. It's a great feeling when you achieve the goal, now I just have to take it overseas and do it my best over there".

Michelle Crisp placed second in the overall Real Insurance Gravity Cup Elite Female season and Lisa Mathison placed third. 

In Under 19 Men's racing, Connor Fearon (SA) won today's race in a time that would have placed him sixth in the Elite field (4:06.94) by only 0.20 seconds from Jack Moir (NSW) with Luke Ellison (NT) placed third. In the Under 19 Male Real Insurance Gravity Cup season, Connor Fearon again took the win, this time with Joey Vejvoda (NSW) in second place and Thomas Crimmins (NSW) in third. 

In the Under 19 Women's racing, Danielle Beecroft (NSW) had a crash leading to a DNF in today's racing, the only blemish on an otherwise perfect season that hands her the Under 19 Female Real Insurance Gravity Cup. Beecroft will be one to watch as she competes internationally for the first time in 2012.

In the Under 17 Men, Max Warshawsky (QLD) won the day (4:23.77) from Andrew Crimmins (NSW) (4:31.66), with Aiden Varley (VIC) in third place (4:34.18). For the Real Insurance Gravity Cup, Andrew Crimmins finished first in all four seeding runs and won 3 of 4 races to win the cup by a significant margin. In Under 17 women's racing, Tegan Molloy (NSW) won the race and the Cup season.
With the Real Insurance Australian Gravity Cup and MTB Season coming to a close, the Australian Mountain Bike community will now direct attention to the international season, starting next weekend with the Oceania Championships in New Zealand, and stepping up the weekend after to World Cup level in South Africa.

All race information from this weekend and for the whole season is available at the Real Insurance 2011/12 Australian MTB Season website. 
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      <title><![CDATA[TRIATHLETES: NEVER-BONK APP LAUCHED ON ITUNES/ APP STORE]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever participated in a long distance race, no doubt you’ve had some questions about your nutritional strategy.  What and how much should I eat and drink to perform at my best? Finally, a unique iPhone/iPad app is available, providing science-based calculations for optimal carbohydrate nutrition for your next long distance triathlon. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[2012 SRAM Singletrack Mind Series]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[2012 SRAM Singletrack Mind Series
We've been a bit quiet lately but we now we have a bunch of exciting news about the third edition of the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series which is fast approaching! Round 1 in fabulous Orange will kick off the Series on 29 April!
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      <title><![CDATA[Simon Gerrans produces win of career to take out Italy’s biggest one day race, Milano-San Remo ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tour Down Under champion Simon Gerrans has produced the biggest win of his career to take out Italy’s biggest one day race and one of the five ‘monuments’ of cycling, the Milano-San Remoovernight.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[2012 Real Insurance Point Score Series - Round 11]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Luke Davison taking round 11 of the Real Insurance Point Score Series at Heffron Park,]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victoria's High Country Brewery Trail]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Take Victoria's High Country Brewery Trail to get up close with four fantastic craft breweries 

Beer geeks, beer novices and mountain biking enthusiasts alike can now get up close with four fantastic craft breweries on Victoria’s High Country Brewery Trail in North East Victoria, guided by a pocket guide packed with brewery stats, brewer bios and frothy facts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Write up and photos from Snowies]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Boonen Wins Ronde van Vlaanderen]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[01-Apr-2012: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team put themselves in good position for every key move of the day in the 255.2km Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday, and the result was Belgian rider Tom Boonen winning the race in a three man sprint, jumping with about 250 meters to go. Alessandro Ballan (BMC Pro Team) and Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini) were his break mates, and Pozzato was unable to catch Boonen before the finish line after Boonen jumped. This is a record third win for Boonen at Ronde van Vlaanderen.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[CANCELLARA: "I'LL BE BACK!"]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fabian Cancellara spoke with the press today in the Crossklinik in Basel, Switzerland, where he underwent surgical treatment following his crash in the Tour of Flanders last Sunday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boonen Wins 4th Paris-Roubaix Solo, Gets Double]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tom Boonen won his fourth Paris-Roubaix (2005, 2008, 2009, 2012) on Sunday, after riding solo for 50km out of  257.5km. He also earned the second "double" of his career. Boonen is the only rider in men's road racing history to win Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same season twice.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jason English Wins Fifth Consecutive Solo 24Hr National Championship]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jason English (NSW) and Liz Smith (NSW) have been crowned National 24 Mountain Bike Champions after an enthralling weekend of endurance mountain bike action at Majura in the ACT.]]></description>
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