The Results are in!!

Firies beat coppers! Colin Dick comes away with fastest lap time of the day.
Congratulations Colin!

For all the results of the Noosa 000 12hour MTB Challenge please follow these links.

For Team results


for Solo results

Thanks to everyone and Great Job!
The great photos couresty of Kerry Clarke.

The Team at Cognition

Mud, Mud and more Mud!

We love seeing a mud covered face with a big white toothy grin....and we saw heaps of them on Saturday at the Noosa 000 12hour MTB challenge. What a day! You would be hard pressed to recognize your own brother or sister, everyone was mud from head to toe.

I heard one rider singing 'hey hey we're the monkeys' as he was leaving transition.

The race was on. With the week before giving us lots of rain the course was sure to be muddy. The first lap saw the closure of the 300m of single track and thus taking out the slippery climb after. Around midday, the race organisers shortened the lap by four kilometres putting everyone into the driest part of the course. The day brought more rain and more mud and more fun. At the Cognition tent, we were kept on our toes with a constant stream of shifting issues and Worn out brake pads, its no secret that mud is bad for your bike! By mid afternoon the organisers decided to call time at 5pm, giving everyone the chance to clean up in the light of day.

The 000 12 hour is a fantastic event supporting an equally fantastic cause. It was great to see so many out on the day supporting the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Such an event does not happen without the help of volunteers. We would like to thank those who took the time to help. The SES for being out in the weather all day as Marshals, the Noosa trailblazers for helping with registration, timing and the setup and take down of the Cognition tent(we could not have done it without you) the PnC of the Pomona and Federal state schools for the canteen and the likes of Mark Whitney who I saw standing in line for the hose to clean the bikes of his mates who were racing...things like this went on all day.

We had lots of fun and will definitely be back next year.....
stay tuned for pictures of the fun filled, muddy day!!!

Noosa 000 12hr Mountain Bike Challenge Saturday 17th April

The wait is almost over... its this weekend that you can challenge yourself either solo or in a team on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. We have been out on the trails and they are looking good if a little wet but what's a mountain bike race without mud, a bit of blood and whole lot of sweat. The single track through the forest will test the riders who attempt it with speed, negotiating the slippery tree roots without taking down a tree or termite nest will be a test. There is a wicked fast track just before you get back to the gate (1st part of the course) this is where you can gain some time. The second part of the course has it's own obstacles with a large muddy bog and several water bars to manage. These have proven difficult for some. Know your limits and take care and you will have a blast.

Cognition is proud to be a sponsor of this great and worthwhile event. We will have a workshop tent there, manned by the best mechanics on the sunshine coast, the four of them will either be at the tent or racing on the course.

The camping and transition area is large and will accommodate campers as well as displays from some suppliers from the cycling industry. The local schools P & Cs will be catering for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday while there is local restaurants and take away's for Friday night or sunday morning. You can choose from Mannies (pizza and pasta), The Rock n Roll Cafe (60's style of burgers and fries), Chinese take away, Indian Restaurant(sit down only), local pub bistro and the Mountain Stop Cafe.
It could be a great weekend away or a great day of racing if you are local, whatever your fancy if you love mountain biking this is a great way to spend your day.
Register now , why wait just click here