DON MCINTYRE BOUNTY VOYAGE ON 60 MINUTES

Don McIntyre and his crew were on 60 minutes tonight. It was a great story of a remarkable voyage. Congratulations Don we were proud that smitten merino thermals were on the voyage. To view the story go to 60 minutes Austraia website. Click on video library and then click on Hell and high water to watch video of the voyage.

Carl and Nic Mason

Dan Hall ( Team Smitten) wins Ben Lomond Descent

DAN HALL WINS BEN LOMOND DESCENT



Smitten Merino team athlete Dan Hall Australian Extreme Whitewater Kayak Champion and Wildwater Champion wins Ben Lomond Descent. Great stuff Dan. Cheers Carl and Nic Mason

Smitten to South Pole

Hi all. I'm glad to announce that I'll be heading to the South Pole again in December. Instead of skiing there I'll be flying in and then skiing over 1000km back to the coast. So begins the first leg of Pat Farmer's epic trip from South Pole to North Pole over more than a year. I'll be guiding him on the polar sections, everything else he does on the run, literally. see www.poletopolerun.com. As always Smitten will be with us for the long haul. Thanks guys. Eric (www.icetrek.com)

More pics from Europe

Rapid Descent Racing team paddlers Stewart Bennett and Ben Maynard have flicked us more great shots from their European tour - cheers boys!

Tassie Boaters do Good at the Worlds

A big shout-out to Tassie paddlers Ben Maynard, Dan Hall, Stuart Bennett and Matt Dalziel, who are back from another successful European tour.

Here's the highlights:

Dan Hall

• 5th World Championhips Sprint Teams - Sort, Spain

Stewart Bennett

• 1st Soca International Classic - Kobarid, Slovenia
• 2 x 5th World Championships Sprint and Classic Teams - Sort, Spain
• 18th individual classic

Matt Dalziel

• 5th World Champiosnhips Classic Teams - Sort, Spain
• 17th individual classic
• World Masters Champion Classic

Ben Maynard - Overall World Cup Rank 18th!

• 2 x 9th Pyrenees Cup Sprint and Classic - Sort, Spain
• 3rd Austrian Championships Classic on the Steyr River
• 6th Soca International Sprint - Kobarid, Slovenia
• 2 x 5th World Championships Sprint and Classic Teams - Sort, Spain
• 20th individual Classic
• 22nd individual sprint
• 19th World Cup 1 Classic - Bovec, Slovenia
• 21st World Cup 2 Sprint
• 14th World Cup 3 Classic - Valtellina, Italy
• 8th World Cup 4 Sprint
• 16th World Cup 5 Sprint - Lofer, Austria
• 22nd World Cup 6 Classic

For complete results and images, check out Rapid Descent Racing. Top job boys - time to kick back on some Tassie creeks!

Bounty Boat Completes Epic Voyage!

Congratulations Don McIntyre and the fabulous crew for completing their Bounty Boat voyage. Check out the Bounty Boat Blog for all the details.

We are proud that Don chose Smitten Merino thermals for him and the crew to wear on the adventure.

Amazing job guys!

Freyscape Campbell Town to Coles Bay

It was a chilly start, but this year's Freyscape Campbell Town to Coles Bay still attracted a brilliant turn out. With some of Tassie's best local riders, all the ingredients were there for a great day's racing.

The chasing group hung together pretty tightly until the Cherry Tree Hill climb saw Genesys riders Ben Grenda and Nathan Earle break away - a decisive move that saw them take the number 1 and 2 spots. Big effort also from Adam Hartley who finished on the podium after a strong bunch sprint, a few minutes behind Grenda and Earle.

Check out the Cycling Tas site for the full race results.

Big thanks to Mark and Louise Padget from Freyscape for putting on an awesome event.

Cheers,
Zain Wright.