NZ MTB Cup Wrap from Wellington: European Ambush at Downhill; Peters and Hanlen Dominant at Cross Country

By Chris | Published: February 19, 2012

Wellington was the host for Round Five of the NZ MTB Cup Downhill and Round Three of the Cross Country Series’ over the weekend. The Wellington leg of the national mountainbike series presented by Nature Valley completed the penultimate rounds for both disciplines, with all athletes now focussing on the final Cup races this coming weekend in Napier. Read More »

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NZ MTB CUP Downhill Round Four Wrap: Breakthrough Win for Matt Walker

By Chris | Published: February 12, 2012

The fourth downhill round of the NZ MTB Cup (presented by Nature Valley) was raced today in Rotorua, with the Whakarewarewa Forest throwing some surprises into the racing mix over the weekend. A hot, dry practice day on Saturday was followed by heavy overnight rain, and a slowly drying course for race day. Threatening skies thankfully held off for racing today, and competition was incredibly close across all categories. Read More »

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NZ Mountainbike Championships Cross Country Eliminator and Downhill Wrap

By Chris | Published: January 29, 2012
Waghorn Survives the Eliminator; Leov Doubles Title Haul 
 
The RaboDirect NZ Mountainbike Championships finished today with the Cross Country Eliminator and Downhill events contested on the slopes of Fringed Hill in the Brook Valley, Nelson. The hot, windy weather continued and the sunshine heralded new National Champions in two very tough cycling disciplines – one new and one well established. Read More »
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NZ Mountainbike Championships Super D and Cross Country Wrap

By Chris | Published: January 28, 2012
A Flying Leov and Peters/Hanlen Steal the Show
 
The RaboDirect NZ Mountainbike Championships have now run for the first two days of three, with Super D racing completed last night and Cross Country today, in the Codgers MTB Park in the Brook Valley, Nelson. Competitors have been wrapped in warm weather, and bone dry trails have been the norm so far delivering fast and brutal racing. Read More »
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NZ MTB Cup Cross Country Wrap from Christchurch – Elite and Junior Winners Two from Two

By Chris | Published: January 22, 2012
The Living Springs Farm Park in Governors Bay, Christchurch hosted the second round of the NZ MTB Cross Country Cup today. Weather conditions ranged from bitterly cold and rainy southerlies during the morning age group race to periods of sunshine in the afternoon Elite and Junior race, with all entrants being kept right on their toes dealing with the sudden and brutal changes in racing conditions. Read More »
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NZ MTB Cup Downhill Round Three Wrap – MacDonald and Atkin Double up at Mt Hutt

By Chris | Published: January 21, 2012

The new venue of Mt Hutt provided an exciting addition to the NZ MTB Cup national series this weekend. Holding a top level downhill event for the first time proved a very popular attraction for the 175 competitors and a vocal, partisan Ashburton district crowd. Read More »

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NZ MTB Cup Cross Country Wrap from Dunedin

By Chris | Published: January 15, 2012
Nerves were settled today for several winning athletes during the 2012 Elite Cross country races on Signal Hill in Dunedin today. Heavy overnight rain gave way to settled weather and a Signal Hill race course that improved as the day went on, and in the crowd pulling afternoon race start four winners crossed the finish line with the weight of both public and personal expectation lifted. Read More »
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NZ MTB Cup Downhill Round Two Wrap from Dunedin

By Chris | Published: January 14, 2012

The second round of the NZ MTB Downhill Cup presented by Nature Valley was raced today in a damp and soggy, constantly changing Dunedin. Tough conditions have been the order of the two days of practice and competition for the 124 competitors on Signal Hill, with a broad range of weather and race course variables to add to the racing mix. Read More »

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NZ MTB Cup Queenstown Downhill Round One Wrap

By Chris | Published: January 9, 2012
The 2012 NZ MTB Cup presented by Nature Valley got off to a scorching start today in the blistering heat of Queenstown. The new Remarkables downhill venue overlooking Queenstown airport, Frankton and Lake Wakatipu delivered dry, dusty, and very hot racing conditions for the multi-national field of 151 starters today. Read More »
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2012 NZ MTB Cup launches this weekend in Queenstown

By Chris | Published: January 6, 2012
The 2012 edition of the long running New Zealand national mountainbike series launches this weekend in Queenstown. This first round of the 2012 NZ MTB Cup brings NZ’s best Downhill competitors and a host of international visitors together for the first time since the end of February last year. And the 200 plus competitors will be breaking in a new venue on the face of the Remarkables in the bustling holiday destination of Queenstown to celebrate. Read More »
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