SWISS rider Urs Huber will be seeking back-to-back victories and his fourth in the gruelling eight-stage Crocodile Trophy which finishes on Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas on Saturday.

Winner of the event in 2009, 2010 and last year, Huber is reasonably happy with his preparation for a mountain bike race that attracts a field of more than 100 male and female athletes from across the globe.
Huber won the Cape Epic in South Africa and had some good starts in Europe and believes that this event suits his style of racing.

“I'm looking forward to be racing at the Crocodile Trophy again this year. This is a very special event that combines so many positive memories for me from previous years and apart from the actual race, you often have to improvise to tackle the unforeseen.

“And for me the camp life always makes the Crocodile Trophy definitely one of the biggest adventures in my race calendar. My goal for this trip is clear: I want to repeat my victory from last year!”

The legendary mountain bike stage race will once again take place in Tropical North Queensland: from the tropical rainforests in and around Cairns to the Atherton bushlands and via the remote Outback to Skybury Coffee Plantation and Wetherby Station, finishing eight days later on the breath-takingly beautiful Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas.

When cyclists from all over the world and a notable number of Australian racers assembled at the start line in Cairns last Saturday, the majority of the field will be packed with amateur mountain bikers who every year seek this legendary adventure on their bikes.

With the event’s endorsement by the UCI (International Cycling Federation) and the highest S1 status, some of the best marathon and endurance elite athletes in the world are expected to compete for valuable international ranking points and a generous pool of prize money as well.