Monthly Archives: February 2010

NZ mtb festival opening bash

By Jeff | Published: February 25, 2010

The official opening of the New Zealand Mountain Bike Festival! You and your fabulous guest are invited to the official opening for the NZ Mountain Bike Festival. Leave your bike at home and grab your gladrags for an evening with other riders from all over the country. There will be lots of reminiscing, laughs and [...]

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Olympian Sarah Walker to race at National Champs this weekend

By Jeff | Published: February 25, 2010

RaboPlus Mountainbike National Championships Preview World BMX Champion and Olympian to take on the Gravity Racers The RaboPlus MTB National Championships are on this weekend in Wellington. Six National titles are up for grabs, and adding spice to the mix of competitors taking on the champs is World BMX Champion and 2008 Olympian Sarah Walker. [...]

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NZ MTB Cup Round Six Wrap, Rotorua Feb 20-21

By Jeff | Published: February 22, 2010

Titles Decider Down to the Wire The RaboPlus 2010 NZ MTB Cup was completed over the weekend in Rotorua’s Whakarewarewa Forest. The six event national series in MTB Cross Country and Downhill was wrapped up in style at the world famous Rotorua MTB mecca, with tough racing across all Elite and age group categories. Saturday’s [...]

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NZ MTB Cup Round Six Preview, Rotorua Feb 20-21

By Jeff | Published: February 20, 2010

Rotorua hosts the sixth and final round of the RaboPlus 2010 NZ MTB Cup this weekend in the Whakarewarewa Forest. The six event national series in MTB Cross Country and Downhill disciplines has been all over the country throughout January and February – with the series culminating in the RaboPlus MTB National Championships at the [...]

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NZ MTB Cup DH and XC Points After Five

By Chris | Published: February 18, 2010

Now updated after 5 Rounds, points tables for the national level NZ MTB Cup and NI Cup three race mini-series can be found here

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Oceanias Technical Guide Released

By Chris | Published: February 17, 2010

The Technical Guide for the 2010 UCI Oceania Championships, being held in Dunedin in March can be downloaded here This guide contains useful and some essential information for competitors intending to enter and race this event.

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NZ MTB Cup Round Five Wrap, Tauranga/Hamilton Feb 12-14

By Jeff | Published: February 15, 2010

New Venues Deliver! Elite Men: Cameron Cole (chch), photo Jono Church Round Five of the RaboPlus NZ MTB Cup was completed over the weekend in Tauranga and Hamilton. Both venues were new to national level racing and both delivered in spades to the high quality competitive fields and spectators alike. Saturday’s Downhill at the 2Stage [...]

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Lucky thirteen new cycle trails planned

By Jeff | Published: February 11, 2010

Ministry of Tourism Release: Thursday 11 February 2010 Thirteen cycle trails got the nod today to go through to feasibility studies for inclusion in Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail project. Described as the “stand-out winners” from the 54 applications that applied for funding in December, the successful applicants will now have a feasibility [...]

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NZ MTB Cup Round Five Preview, Tauranga/Hamilton Feb 12-14

By Jeff | Published: February 10, 2010

Exciting New Venues in Action this Weekend The RaboPlus 2010 NZ MTB Cup continues with Round Five this weekend in Tauranga and Hamilton. The six event national series in MTB Cross Country and Downhill disciplines has already seen competitors racing at three events in the south island in January – the three north island cup [...]