The 2010 Crocodile Trophy was the 16th edition of the Crocodile trophy

Crocodile Trophy

The Crocodile Trophy is an annual mountain bike ten day stage race held in North Queensland, Australia. The race typically covers around the over 10 stages and is known to be one of the most demanding mountain bike race in the world. The race is marked for the heat and the rough terrain of the...

 Mountain Bike stage race. The race was held from 19 October to 28 October. The race covered 1162 kilometres (722 mi) divided over 10 stages.

The favourites for the overall victory all finished on the podium in the 2009 edition: Urs Huber, Bart Brentjens and Mike Mulkens. The three cyclist would finish in the same order on the podium of the 2010 edition. Among the competitors was also Jaan Kirsipuu

Jaan Kirsipuu

Jaan Kirsipuu is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu...

, a former Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

 yellow jersey wearer and multiple stage winner. Kirispuu would eventually win the general classification in the M2 class.

Race overview

Stage 6 was neutralized due to the death of Dutch cyclist Weit Heuker. The 59-year-old passed away during the night of October 23-24. Out of resepect the stage was neutralized and no changes were made in the general classification.

Stages

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner	Race Leader Men	Race Leader Women
1	Cairns - Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo, also known as Tinaroo Dam, is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It was constructed between 1953 and 1958 on the Barron River close to Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham .- History :...	98 km	19 October	Urs Huber	Urs Huber	Abby McLennan
2	Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo, also known as Tinaroo Dam, is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It was constructed between 1953 and 1958 on the Barron River close to Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham .- History :...  - Granite Gorge	71 km	20 October	Bart Brentjens Bart Brentjens Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens is a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking.Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an event. He followed this with bronze in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
3	Granite Gorge - Irvinebank Irvinebank Irvinebank is a village in the western foothills of the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. Once a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting...	144 km	21 October	Bart Brentjens Bart Brentjens Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens is a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking.Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an event. He followed this with bronze in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
4	Irvinebank Irvinebank Irvinebank is a village in the western foothills of the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. Once a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting...   - Chillagoe	157 km	22 October	Philipp Ludescher
5	Chillagoe	100 km	23 October	Christoph Tschellnig
6	Chillagoe - Mt. Mulgrave	137 km	24 October	Stage neutralized
7	Mt. Mulgrave - Laura Laura -Places:Australia*Laura, Queensland, a town*Laura River , its river*Laura, South AustraliaCanada*Laura, SaskatchewanMarshall Islands* Laura, Marshall Islands, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall IslandsPoland...	151 km	25 October	Bart Brentjens Bart Brentjens Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens is a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking.Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an event. He followed this with bronze in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
8	Laura Laura -Places:Australia*Laura, Queensland, a town*Laura River , its river*Laura, South AustraliaCanada*Laura, SaskatchewanMarshall Islands* Laura, Marshall Islands, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall IslandsPoland...  - Cooktown	142 km	26 October	Allan Oras
9	Cooktown - Ayton Ayton Ayton is a small town located in Berwickshire, in the southeast of Scotland today part of the Scottish Borders region. It is on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means 'Eye-town'...	124 km	27 October	Philipp Ludescher
10	Ayton Ayton Ayton is a small town located in Berwickshire, in the southeast of Scotland today part of the Scottish Borders region. It is on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means 'Eye-town'...  - Cape Tribulation Cape Tribulation Cape Tribulation is a headland and locality in northern Queensland, Australia north of Cairns. It is located within the Daintree National Park and the Wet Tropics World Heritage area. At the 2006 census, Cape Tribulation had a population of 101....	38 km	28 October	Urs Huber