Anton Cooper at Mountainbike National Championships (2015)
Anton Cooper at UCI World Cup XCO / XCE / DHI 7 - Méribel (2014)
Anton Cooper at UCI World Cup XCO / XCE / DHI 7 - Méribel (2014)
Anton Cooper at UCI World Cup XCO / XCE / DHI 7 - Méribel (2014)
Anton Cooper at UCI World Cup XCO / XCE / DHI 7 - Méribel (2014)
Anton Cooper added 5 new photos.
I've been battling illness all week unfortunately, most likely picked up on the travel after Andorra. Doesn't help when the fella to your left is coughing non stop and the one behind you sneezing all over your shoulder! I've spent the week resting up but felt pretty flat today on my first course practice. Will make a final call tomorrow as to whether I start or not. #germtubes 📸 @Matt DeLorme #newworldsupermarkets Oakley Trek Bicycle
Anton Cooper shared Christchurch Singletrack Club's photo.
Anton Cooper shared Trek Race Shop's video.
Well you live and you learn! A bit disappointed with my 18th place today at the World Cup in Andorra but still some positives to take away. I put a bit too much faith in some riders wheels early on expecting to be pulled through but got myself boxed in during the start chaos and lost a lot of places and time early on. No one's fault but my own. From there I put in a big effort to get into the front chase group and suffered there big time for 2 laps hoping the pace might ease up. On the 3rd to 5th laps I went backwards at a great rate of knots before recovering enough to salvage 18th in the end with a stronger last 2 laps. Happy with the fight I showed on a tough day and to still be in 6th overall halfway through the World Cup season. Another chance next week in Lenzerheide at also a high altitude race but I know I can do much better if I can eliminate my own errors. Looking forward to it! 📸 In The Crosshairs - CXHairs.com Trek Bicycle Oakley #newworldsupermarkets also great to see my fellow kiwis Sam Gaze take 4th and Ben Oliver take 6th in Under 23 Men proving the strength of the sport in NZ currently, Impressive!
Final laps of the course complete and feeling ready for the big exam here tomorrow in Andorra. Great to have my team mate Sergio Mantecón Gutiérrez - Fan Page back racing after his neck injury sustained at the Sea Otter. Let's do this! @TrekRaceShop #newworldsupermarkets 📸 In The Crosshairs - CXHairs.com
All the details one should need on my Top Fuel race machine 🔥
Anton Cooper added 4 new photos.
Living in a Mountain Biker's paradise! #livigno
Getting amongst that thin Livigno air. Love it here! Trek Bicycle #newworldsupermarkets
Anton Cooper shared Trek Race Shop's video.
A cool video from Sunday's race in Gränichen!
Anton Cooper with Oakley and 2 others.
Anton Cooper with Oakley and Trek Race Shop.
Anton Cooper with Oakley and Trek Race Shop.
Anton Cooper with Armstrong Motor Group at Armstrong Motor Group.
Anton Cooper with Trek Bicycle.
Anton Cooper shared Trek Race Shop's video.
Anton Cooper added 3 new photos — at UCI Mountainbike World Cup Albstadt.
Anton Cooper at UCI Mountainbike World Cup Albstadt.
Anton Cooper at UCI Mountainbike World Cup Albstadt.
A moment of clarity during 1.5hrs of madness... 📸 Matt DeLorme Trek Bicycle Oakley #newworldsupermarkets
Brutal but epic day at Nove Mesto! Rode my way from start number 41 into 9th position in the Elite Men. It was a mega fight on the last few laps with drained legs but I managed to hold my own. Awesome to be racing with some legends of the sport and to feel worthy of being there with my performance today. Really really happy to prove myself after having over 4 months out of training and surgery late last year. A massive thanks to everyone who has played a part in my career getting me to this point, and to all my current sponsors, along with my friends and family and coach. You've made the time fly on what seemed a near impossible journey back to form. Never lose faith in the processes! Trek Bicycle Oakley #newworldsupermarkets 📸Matt DeLorme
You never thought you'd see the day... But yes this is my race bike for today! My first EVER UCI race on a fully. It says more about the bike than anything else, this is one serious machine and I'm looking forward to kicking off the race at 2:15pm local Euro time, 12:15am Monday morning NZ time, all live on Red Bull TV. Start number 41 which is row 6. Will be trying to make up spots wherever I can for a solid end result. Unsure of what to expect but most of all so happy to be back racing after all the dramas of 2016. This time with the Elites! Trek Bicycle Oakley #newworldsupermarkets
Anton Cooper shared Trek Race Shop's album.
We're into the last couple of days of fine tuning before we get it on at World Cup round 1 in Nove Mesto! Check out the first team video of the season here https://racing.trekbikes.com/mountainbike/2017/xc-team-ready-world-cup-season/ It's set to be a banger! Trek Factory Racing XC #newworldsupermarkets Oakley #showyourstripes 📸 Matt DeLorme
Roots and rocks are the story of Nove Mesto. Hard on the bike and body but I was feeling good out there today! Looking forward to WC #1 on Sunday 📸 Matt DeLorme
Finally the warm weather has arrived in Germany! Nice to be training in the sun again. Apologies for the lack of updates re Hadleigh HC, it's been a very hectic few days. Pleased to report it was a success though with a very close Second place to World number 3 Maxime Marotte. Racing on the 2012 Olympic track was a pleasure and to pick up another wad of very important points before the first World Cup is great. The win was definitely within reach but Maxime made a bold move up the inside on one of the last switchback climbing corners. It payed off for him as from there you have no chance to get past until the line, especially since they changed up the final few hundred metres from how it was layed out in the Olympics. Fair play and I'm already looking forward to the next battle with the big dogs! #cantstop Trek Bicycle #newworldsupermarkets Oakley
My new Trek Bicycle race machine for tomorrow #racingred
Travel day on the way to Hadleigh HC this Sunday. Training has been tough this week in wet and cold Germany but I managed to get the job done. Looking forward to building upon the race speed some more this weekend before returning to Germany before the first World Cup in 2 weeks. Trek Bicycle #newworldsupermarkets Oakley
Anton Cooper added 3 new photos.
California has been very kind to me! Lots of great people and beautiful spots. Looking forward to visiting again sometime but for now it's time to get to Europe. 📷 Mathew DeLorme
Anton Cooper updated their cover photo.
A tight second place sprint finish today against Multiple and reigning Elite World and Olympic Champ Nino Schurter. Feels so good to be racing competively against the very best in the World! Now to keep up the momentum into the first World Cup round in just 4 weeks time. Trek Bicycle Oakley #newworldsupermarkets 📷 Mathew DeLorme