Crocodile Trophy

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Boelen confirms his supremacy in 2011

Media Release / 04.11.2011

He won five of the ten stages, he worked were needed and made himself popular with riders and race staff alike. There’s no doubt that the 33-year-old rider deserves to be the overall winner of the 17th Crocodile Trophy. After 1200 kilometers across the rainforests and outback of North Queensland he finished with almost an hour’s lead of Austrians Wofgang Krenn and Josef Benedseder. The result could have been different, if main challenger Urs Huber from Switzerland hadn’t dropped out on the eve of the 9th stage. Jeroen Boelen (Milka-Trek) is a successful former road rider and his mountain bike career has now just begun. Earlier this year he finished, with Bart Brentjens, 7th in the Cape Epic.

“This victory is so important for me and for the team�, said winner Boelen. “The Crocodile Trophy has a big name in mountain bike community. It is important for my sponsors too. Without sponsors we have no sport. I am glad I can give them this victory.�

The race promised to be a battle between Swiss champion Urs Huber, former Olympic champion Bart Brentjens and Belgian rider Mike Mulkens. The numbers 1, 2 and 3 of the last two years were back with the same ambition, to win this crazy mountain bike race.
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