Rumours ran rife for months, even years: Crankworx was coming to Australia, and it was coming to Cairns. When news broke in late April 2022 that Crankworx was landing on Australian soil in October 2022 – parts of the Australian mountain bike community went wild! It was fitting that the iconic mountain bike festival would choose Cairns as it’s tropical home in Australia. Cairns helped put Australia on the world-stage when it hosted a World Cup and World Championships in the mid 1990s, and the region was the backdrop to much of the Mudcows' antics in the same decade. You could argue that the growth and success of Crankworx has been built on the foundation laid by the Mudcows crew, amongst many others who pushed the progression of mountain biking in that era. But that’s a story for another time.
RED MOUNTAINS IN THE JUNGLE
Cairns and surrounds are where the mountains meet the sea, with rainforest covered
