point to point ... it's pointless going around in circles
18,000Vm
2019 MONARO CLOUDRIDE
RACE TRACKER REPLAY
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SPOT Hire - Casual & Race
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STARTS
8:00am Friday 10 April 2020
at BentSpoke Brewing Co
Elouera St BRADDON
FINISHES
at BentSpoke Brewing Co
Elouera St BRADDON
When you get back
RIDER TRACKING REGISTRATION
OPENS 1 January 2020
2019 Cloudride Starters & Profile
ADAM GOWLETT Age: 52 Trinity Beach Qld
Bike: Kona Wo Fatbike HT 27.5 Gears: 2 x 22:36 and 11:40
Sleep Gear: Big Agnes Copper Spur, Bag & Mat: Sea to Summit
Power: Battery, Xiaomi
Experience: XC Racing: Elev8 8hr, Paluma Push, RRR, FNepic (100km), Targa Townsville. Enduro: Simpson Desert Bike Challenge 5 days 593kms 3rd in 2017.
Comments: How do you train for the cool in the wet season in the tropics? Anyone got a spare blanket?
MEREDITH QUINLAN Age: 46 Normanhurst NSW
Bike: Curve Uprock, Rigid 29r Gears: 1x12 Sram Eagle 32 x 11:50
Sleep Gear: SOL Bivvy, WAA Ultra Sleep Jacket, Mat: Klymt Intertia X Light
Power: Dynamo, SON
Experience: XC racing, 24H solo and stage races. Multiple trail running races and several FKT unsupported fast packing routes.
Comments: Have been wanting to do this for a few years so its great to finally have a go - am pretty scared!
CHRIS JENKINS Age: 46 Warners Bay NSW
Bike: Salsa Cutthroat 29r Rigid Hardtail Gears: 1 x 11 34 x 11:49
Sleep Gear: Tent: Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1, Bag: Mont Helium 300 Mat: Exped Hyperlight
Power: Schmidt SON 28, Cygnet 10000mAh
Experience: Hunt 1000, XC Stage races, multiple Trail Running events
Comments: I wish everyone a great and safe ride.
BRYCE ENGLAND Age: 40 Jerrabomberra, NSW
Bike: Giant Anthem Advanced, Dualie 29r Gears: 2 x 10 26:32T and 11:36T
Sleep Gear: Tent: Macpac Bush Cocoon, Bag: Recon3 Lightweight Mat: Macpac
Power: 2 x 5,000mAh batteries
Experience: 2018 Prologue 500k, 2019 Prologue [DNF 300k]. Multiple XC racing, 2019 Jet Black 24H solo, Fitz's Challenge 210k
Comments:
PAUL CUTHBERT Age: 46 Watson ACT
Bike: Niner ONE-9 (alloy), HT 29r Gear: SS 1 x 1 36:21
Sleep Gear: Bivvy bag, sleeping bag, mat TBD [weather dependant]
Power: Lots of batteries
Experience: XC stage and solo up to 12H. Trail Running; 100 milers, 24H Rogaines, FKT Australian Alpine Walking Track. Adventure racing inc Godzone 2018, 2019
Comments: Woo hoo bike packing, this will be fun!
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LEWIS BROCKLEHURST Aust Age: 23 Curtin, ACT
Bike: Cannondale Fsi Factory Rigid HT 29r Gears: Shimano XT 1 x 11
Sleep Gear: SOL Bivvy, + Chinese Ebay sleeping bag
Experience: 2nd 2018 Monaro Cloudride 1000
Power: Legs
Comments: Here's hoping the weather is bad this year!
MICHAEL MOORE Age: 45 Garran ACT
Bike: Trek, SuperFly8 29r HT Gears: 2x10. 24-40, 36-11
Sleep Gear: Tent and fly Brand: Zempire mono, Bag: eBay cheap, Mat: online
Power: Battery
Experience: 2015 Cloudride [DNF 300k] 2018 Prologue 500k
Comments: At some time in the past entering the CloudRide was a great idea, but sometimes I am not so sure.
ERIC CAESAR [Eric MTB] Age: 55 Cheltenham Vic
Bike: Scott Scale RC 900 World Cup 29r Gears: 1 x 12
Sleep Gear: Tent: Nemo Gogo Airbeam Bag: SeatoSummit Ember1 Mat: Thermorest Neoair ( I am a princess)
Power: Batteries
Experience: 2018 Monaro Cloudride 1000, lots of XC racing … filling the numbers for cannon fodder.
Comments: To ride with Heroes and learn
PHIL MATTHEWSON Age: 69 Northbridge NSW
Bike: Specialized Crux CX, 42mm Gears: 1 x 32t 10:46
Camping Gear: Bivvy: SOL Bag: Sea to Summit
Power: SP Dynamo
Experience: 2015 Monaro Cloudride [DNF 400k] Multiple XC races, 24H Solo Age National titles, 2nd 2013 WEMBO M60 24H World Championship.
Comments: Doing the other half that I didn't finish in 2015.
BRENT RANSON Age: 50 Rokeby Tas
Bike: Merida Big Nine Carbon HT 29r Gears: 2x10 24:38 11:36
Sleep Gear: Tent: 2p Spinifex Dome Bag: Macpac Down Mat: Thermarest 3/4
Power: Batteries
Experience: 2018 Monaro Cloudride 1000k, 2019 Kiwi Brevett 1100k, Multiple XC races, 24H Solo, Stage Races: Wildside x 2 Blue Dragon x 2 Audax: Seven Hills 200k X 2, Tri: Ironman x 3, Trail Running: Coast 2 Kosi, Larapinda Trail Race
Comments: Good to be able to return to the Cloudride course and encounter what I should have seen in the rear vision mirror last year.
ROSS HAMILTON Age: 30 Albury NSW
Bike: GT Zaskar Pro, HT, 29r Gears: 2 x 10
Sleep Gear: Tent: Exped Mira Bag: Mountain Designs
Power: Batteries
Experience: 2018 Monaro Cloudride 1000k, 2014 Cloudride [DNF] Audax, Adventure and Road racing
Comments: Was that the race route?
JASON ENGLISH Age: 38 Newcastle NSW
Bike: Pivot LES HT, 29r Gears: 1 x 32t 11:46
Sleep Gear: Tent: Sea 2 Summit Hooded Tarp
Power: SON Dynamo, Zendure Battery
Experience: Bikepacking: Packing bikes into boxes only.
XC Racing: National series and championship events. 24H Solo: I have done over 35 of these events with 2 in the 5 weeks before the Cloudride
7 X World 24H Solo Champion Au, UK, Ity, USA , NZ. Stage Races: Mountains to Beach, Port to Port, Easter in the Alice, Cape to Cape, Croc Trophy. Adventure Race: Geoquest 24 and 48 Trail Running: 2019 6ft Track Marathon [16th], Raftey's Coastal Run x2
Comments: I'm actually thinking this will be less challenging than a 24hr as I can just sleep anytime, and I will!
DALTON HARVIE Age: 46 Fitzroy Vic
Bike: Concorde Onza Bitsa, Rigid 26" Gears: 3 x 7 22:44 12:32
Sleep Gear: Tent: Mont Moondance Bag & Mat: No name
Power: Dyno, SON 28
Experience: 2018 Hunt 1000 DNF
Comments: Wondering if my ebike is going to hold enough charge to get me over the mountains... Not sure about the race aspect, but looking forward to the ride, and hoping everyone has a safe and fun trip.'
ADRIAN MIDDLETON Age: 37 Chifley ACT
Bike: Specialized Chisel HT 29r Gears: Sram Eagle 34 X 10:50
Sleep Gear: Bivvy: SOL Bag: Sea to Summit Mat: Xped
Power: Battery
Experience: 16 years XC, Road, Stage races. Touring: MundaBiddi,
Tas Trail, Brindabellas/Snowy
Comments: Ask me when I finish
FRANK ZELLER Age: 57 Chapman ACT
Bike: Giant XTC HT 29r Gears: 1x11 34t 11:42
Sleep Gear: Bivvy: SOL Bag: Sea to Summit Spark SP2 Mat: Foam
Power: SON Dynamo
Experience: XC Lots of, 24H Solo, XC Stage races and Road races.
Ultra Enduro: Tri 5 x Ironman, 1 x Hawaiian Trail Running: 2 x Ultra Marathon
Comments: Zero bike packing race experience, but time for a new challenge and to see what multi-day racing is like.