It was cold, very very cold..at the Dusk to Dawn 12 hour

At the end of a hard night

It was cold and racing for 12 hours is really hard but everyone had lots fun. It was great to see Seb and  Jack coming in with the fast guys in the opening lap. This set the stage for the rest of the race and encouraged their team mates  to keep up the pace.This race was the most challenging event that all the juniors have done to date, it was an amazing effort, and we at Cognition are proud of them. For example, around 1am,  Jack found himself finishing a lap with all his team mates asleep so headed out for 2 more.
The early hours of the morning were quite challenging when fatigue set in, it was the time when the support crew of parents were at their best, themselves fighting fatigue, as it had been a few years since they had done an all nighter.
Congratulations Seb, Ethan, Zac and Jesse, first place 4 person mixed team. While the elite Juniors finished an awesome third place in the hotly contested 4 man team; Declan, Rodger, Jack and Nathan- congratulations guys!

1st Place- 4 person mixed/junior

3rd Place 4 person team

Andy, Chris and Greg - 1st in 3 man team and 1st overall
Declan, Rodger, Jack and Nathan - 3rd in 4 person team
Seb, Ethan, Zac and Jesse - 1st in 4 person mixed/junior teams
More results will be posted once they are available.

 Fantastic effort everyone, if anyone has some more photos of the night, drop in or email them to the shop we would love to see them.

The Dusk to Dawn, 12hour, 7th & 8th August

Here's to another great weekend of racing with Dusk to Dawn 12 hour at Canungra, 30 minutes inland from the Gold Coast. What a fantastic MTB event with a twist, ride from dusk to dawn for 12 hours on a 8 km loop consisting of single track, switchbacks, fire roads and flowing down hills. The main sponsor of this event is Ay-Up Lights, lighting up the way.


Cognition and one of our sponsored riders, Andy Fellows (Ay-Up lights) have joined forces and put together some awesome teams to compete on the weekend.
The teams include:
 3 Person team- Powered by Ay-up lights.com
 Andy Fellows, Chris Fitzgerald and Greg Long
4 Person team - Ay-Up Junior Elite
 Jack Jude, Roger Pogson-Manning, Declan Wharton and Nathan King
4 Junior - Ay-Up Junior Rippers
Seb Vejby, Jesse Hill, Ethan Kelly and Zack Aguis

Jack Jude and Andy Fellows in training

The team at Cognition are excited and proud to see some of our young, impressive and promising riders of the Sunshine Coast taking part in a gruelling yet fun event.
Good luck to everyone and may the cycling gods be looking down on you.

Greg Pott's Trip to the States

Greg's ready for one great DH experience

Greg on the Tarmac SL3

Greg Pott had a great time learning all about the fantastic bikes and products that Specialized offers, and to do this in an awesome place was a dream come true. He got to play in the mountains and use the ski lifts to do some wicked downhill. He got to try out the downhill bike, Demo 8 II (2011 model) and his comments were " an amazing ride, the faster you go the smoother the ride got".

Next the day, he changed his gear and got on the road. He tried both the Tarmac SL3 2011 and the Roubaix SL3 2011, both "the best road bikes he had ever ridden"

Greg on the way to the town, Montezuma.

The Tarmac SL3 is an competitive road bike which is extremely light and stiff while the endurance road bike, Roubaix SL3 makes a long ride comfortable and FAST.

If you are interested  to find out more about Greg's trip or what he learnt about Specialized, drop into the shop and have a chat and while you are there check out the early releases of the 2011 Specialized range.