2010 Crocodile Trophy Explained

2010 Crocodile Trophy
Date:18  - 28 October
Stages:10
Distance:1162
Unit:km
First:Urs Huber
First Nat:SUI
Second:Bart Brentjens
Second Nat:NED
Second Team:Trek Brentjens
Third:Mike Mulkens
Third Nat:BEL
Points:Bart Brentjens
Points Nat:NED
Points Team:Trek Brentjens
Previous:2009
Next:2011

The 2010 Crocodile Trophy was the 16th edition of the Crocodile trophy Mountain Bike stage race. The race was held from 19 October to 28 October. The race covered 1162km (722miles) divided over 10 stages.

The favourites for the overall victory all finished on the podium in the 2009 edition: Urs Huber, Bart Brentjens and Mike Mulkens. The three cyclist would finish in the same order on the podium of the 2010 edition. Among the competitors was also Jaan Kirsipuu, a former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer and multiple stage winner. Kirispuu would eventually win the general classification in the M2 class.

Race overview

Stage 6 was neutralized due to the death of Dutch cyclist Weit Heuker. The 59-year-old died during the night of October 23–24. Out of respect the stage was neutralized and no changes were made in the general classification.[1]

Stages

StageRouteDistanceDateWinnerRace Leader MenRace Leader Women
1[2] Cairns - Lake Tinaroo98 km19 October Urs Huber Urs Huber Abby McLennan
2[3] Lake Tinaroo - Granite Gorge71 km20 October Bart Brentjens
3[4] Granite Gorge - Irvinebank144 km21 October Bart Brentjens
4[5] Irvinebank - Chillagoe157 km22 October Jaan Kirsipuu
5[6] Chillagoe100 km23 October Christoph Tschellnig
6Chillagoe - Mt. Mulgrave137 km24 OctoberStage neutralized
7[7] Mt. Mulgrave - Laura151 km25 October Bart Brentjens
8[8] 142 km26 October Allan Oras
9[9] Cooktown - Ayton124 km27 October Philipp Ludescher
10 [10] 38 km28 October Urs Huber

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-24 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 6 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  2. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-19 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 1 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  3. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-21 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 2 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  4. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-21 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 3 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  5. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-22 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 4 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  6. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-23 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 5 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  7. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-25 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 7 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  8. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-26 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 8 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  9. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-27 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 9 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.
  10. Web site: Cycling News . 2010-10-28 . Crocodile Trophy 2010: Stage 10 Results . 2024-01-08 . cyclingnews.com . en.