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World Service,3 mins
Mud, sweat and...crocodile tears? Mountain bike's Crocodile Cup
Not by the PlaybookAvailable for over a year
The Tour de France for mountain bikes? Well the Crocodile Cup was set up by former professional cyclist Gerhard Schönbacher who famously finished last in two consecutive Tours, but competitor Martin Wisata hopes to be far from last in the grueling week long mountain bike competition in Northern Queensland, Australia. The race is 600km long, with 13,000 metres of climbing and eight stages. Martin holds the current record for the most consecutive Croc races completed (eight) and is on course to finish a ninth... Photo credit: Martin (left) pushing hard, racing in the group with women's leader, Sarah White (right) (Regina Stanger)
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