Nicholas Pettina in comfortable and respectable gear: the race leader jersey during today's stage.(Image credit: Regina Stanger / Crocodile Trophy)
Brendan Johnston holds a fast pace uphill and keeps the Europeans at it with a fourth overall placing after two stages - too fast almost for the race media crew to capture the action(Image credit: Regina Stanger / Crocodile Trophy)
The lead group with (top three from the the front) Huber, Pettina and Johnston crossing Copperlode Dam.(Image credit: Regina Stanger / Crocodile Trophy)
Soren Nissen on the steep climbs onto the Atherton Tablelands - today racers faced wet and muddy conditions early in the race(Image credit: Regina Stanger / Crocodile Trophy)
A misty morning for Urs Huber on the climb to Copperlode Dam, Nicholas Pettina on his wheel(Image credit: Regina Stanger / Crocodile Trophy)
After getting back in the saddle with two road races in September, cyclocross world champion returns to the sport at Superprestige Ruddervoorde on Sunday