Done and Dusted for another year....

Start of the race

The Noosa 000 was held on Saturday 2nd October at Pomona State School and the riders and supporters were lucky to have clear skies and a fast and dry track. At times the wind was a challenge but that did not damper the mood, everyone had  a great time. It was an 8 hour event on a 14km circuit covering fire road and single track.

Cognition, a proud sponsor was happy to be part of a great cycling community event, with local and non local riders coming to take part to raise valuable funds for such a great charity, the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. 

Congratulations to all the Noosa Trailblazers and local Sunshine Coast riders, there was some great results and achievements made. Chris Pearson finished in 2nd place in the Solo division with 13 laps and 2 person team, Team Cognition consisting of Justin Thompson and Greg Long fought hard for 3rd position against a very strong team, Ausmar Homes. After 8 hours and 15 laps, the two teams were side by side with 500 metres to go, with a final burst of energy, Greg edged ahead and crossed the line first. It was great to see the two teams shake hands and congratulate each other on a hard fought race which both teams really enjoyed.

Justin ready to head out

It seems only fitting to mention Lester Manning and Garth Kellett who rode solo for the 8 hours and finished with 11 laps each. Both kept challenging themselves to keep going out for another lap. Lester said about the challenge, "This is nothing compared to what the children in the hospital go through everyday".

Lester coming through for yet another lap

Glorious sunset after a great day of riding

With the support of the Pomona State School P and C for catering it was a great day out, bring on 2012. 

Sunshine Series Round 2 XCE at Adare, Gatton

The Noosa Crew, photo courtesy of Tash Kelly

It was hot, very hot and dusty but the riders from the Sunshine Coast came and conquered. The Noosa crew rode hard and pushed through the heat and terrain to get some awesome results.
In the 2 person division, Jack Jude and Dean Madden (Team Specialized) came 2nd, Zack Agius and Sean Bekkers (Team Ay-Up Racing Elite) 3rd, Ethan Kelly and Garth Kellet (Team Ay-Up Racing) 4th and Greg Long and Dylan Teakle (Team Cognition) came in 6th.
The solo efforts of Jono Noble and Dave Whisker, "The Captain" were amazing with both completing 8 laps each, they were able to feed of each other and kept on going. 

A big thank you goes to the parents and family members who traveled the distance and handled the heat to help support the teams, it was greatly appreciated. 

Well Done crew.........

Noosa Triple 000, Mountain Bike Challenge

Are you up for the challenge? 

Have you already registered and training hard, remember you can be sponsored for the event or make a direct donation and raised money for the great charity, The Royal Children's Hospital Fund. 

Last year this event attracted over 200 riders, supporters and sponsors who raised over $20,000.00 which goes to improving and helping the lives of some very sick Queensland kids and their families.

The event starts at 8am and finishes at 4pm with options to ride solo or in teams of 2,3,or 4. Each rider will complete a 14km loop through the state Forest. The loop consists of sweeping fire roads and single tracks.

Date: Saturday 1st October, 2011, 8am-4pm

Venue: Pomona State School (camping): route through Yurol Forest. Pomona is located in the beautiful hinterland of the Sunshine Coast off the Bruce Highway.

Cost: $70.00 per rider

Accommodation: Free camping with registration price. The school is within walking distance of the historic town of Pomona with a country pub, restaurants, kids playground and supermarket.

Cognition are proud to be a major sponsor of this event having a fully equipped and expert mechanic based at the oval during the race.

This a great event to try mountain biking, whether you are local or from near by Brisbane come up for the day or spent the night, the atmosphere is great, it will be fun whether you're there to give it a go or race hard!