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27 March 2011
McAvoy and Hall hold on to win 2011 Terra Australis view..
Friday 25th March 2011
Yeti Gu win sixth stage of Terra Australis
Wall almost the first female stage winner view...
24 March 2011
The queen had her say
The Queen stage of the 2011 Terra Australis was a truly epic day in the saddle view...
23 March 2011
Time Trial, like the eye of a storm view...
March 22nd
Stage 3: Brutal day at Terra Australis
Age was no barrier for the stage 3 victors at Terra Australis
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Monday, 21 March 2011
McAvoy and Hall consolidate their terra lead with convincing stage 2 victory. view...
20th March
Canberra pairing of McAvoy and Hall claim stage one of 2011 Terra view...
30th November 2010
Check out T3, the new three day race as part of the 2011 Terra Australis view...
12th October 2010
World Champion Jess Douglas to ride the 2011 Terra
23rd September 2010
You can now check out who is going to be on the start line for the 2011 Terra. view...
16th Sept 2010
A comprehensive list of all riders for the 2011 event will be up on the website soon..
3rd September 2010
Stephen Brady from Alice Springs was the lucky winner of the Apple ipad competition.
1st June 2010
Registrations are open for the 2011 Terra Australia. Get in early to take advantage of the early bird price and the all inclusive package.
10th May 2010
Dates have been set for the 2011 Terra Australis. Lock in Sunday 20th March to Saturday 26th March 2011
9th April 2010
Dates for the 2011 Terra Australis will be announced at the end of April 2010. Stay tuned to this website for more information.
5th January 2010
Mark Fenner’s 12 week training program will get you in shape for Terra 2010
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15th December 2009
Terra Video now online
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14th April, 2009
Terra Australis event photo CD's (with 460 pics on the CD) are available for $50 from Bicycle Photosview...
5th April, 2009
For a complete package of the 2009 Terra Australis results of all 7 stages, plus the overall series placings by Category and General Classificationview...
2 April, 2009
Race Photos updated in Photo Gallery
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1 April, 2009
Race results posted on Terra Australis website
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1 April, 2009
Terra Australis photos from Russ Bakerr
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“It is not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves” - Sir Edmund Hillary
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Canberra pair win stage one of Terra Australis
Canberra pair Jason McAvoy and Andrew Hall has won an enthralling stage one of the seven day Terra Australis. Stage one saw riders tackle a gruelling 65km stage from Falls Creek to Mt Beauty through Victoria’s High Country. McAvoy and Hall (Onya Bike Superstore) completed the stage in 3:03:23 with second placed BSS Rangas a mere 5:53 behind and then the Super Masters team of Roger Cull and Rodney Hart in third overall in 3:11:07.
The result for McAvoy and Hall continues a fruitful summer for the pair. McAvoy is the reigning World 24 Hour Champion (35-39) and Hall finished 11th in the Elite Men’s category at the same event. McAvoy said the day had gone to plan. “We had planned to ride quite conservatively on the first stage to get a feel for the terrain. I have never ridden here before and it was everything I expected. The mid section was quite technical and the descent was very challenging. We were fortunate to not have any mechanicals like the Rollin Thunder (UK) boys” said McAvoy.
Adrian Scott who is one half of the Rollin Thunder (UK) team said that “we suffered a major mechanical which probably cost us 10 minutes. We ripped a side wall of one of our tyres and had to do some bush mechanics as you guys call it. Issues with the bike are frustrating, but that’s racing”.
McAvoy expects the Rollin Thunder team to be a major challenge for the rest of the week. “We have some major distance to cover and it would be crazy to think that we can get through the week without some sort of issue so we live in hope that our 5 minute lead will be enough”.
In one of the other major battles for the week, current Women’s World 24 Hour Champion Jessica Douglas and her partner Brad Davies completed the stage in 3:12:41 with their main rivals Jo Wall and Mark Fenner a further 11:09 back. Mark Fenner said “Jo had a major, major stack and I ripped my rear derailleur to bits so we think with a bit of luck we can get back with Brad and Jess”.
Tomorrow sees the event travel from Falls Creek to Dinner Plain. The epic 92km travels to some of the most remote parts of Victoria. The course includes a blistering 35km descent towards Omeo before a relentless climb up to the alpine village of Dinner Plain. Many teams have eyed off tomorrows stage as a key stage to put some time pressure on their rivals which will make for a relatively fast day of racing.