2011 NZ MTB Cup and National MTB Champs Announced

Mountainbike NZ are pleased to announce the NZ MTB Cup and National MTB Championship schedule for the summer of 2011.

NZ MTB Cup, Cross Country
Round 1 Jan 9th Tauranga
Round 2 Jan 16th Napier
Round 3 Feb 13th Nelson
Round 4 Feb 20th Christchurch

NZ MTB Cup, Downhill
Round 1 Jan 7/8 Tauranga
Round 2 Jan 14/15 Napier
Round 3 Jan 22/23 Rotorua
Round 4 Feb 5/6 Nelson
Round 5 Feb 11/12 Nelson
Round 6 Feb 18/19 Christchurch

National Mountainbike Championships
Feb 24-27 Dunedin

Hosts confirmed include a mix of well established venues having long histories of hosting events at this level, and new hosts who will utilise the opportunity MTBNZ's events provide to boost their own event management capability, as well as showcasing their regions MTB facilities.

BikeNZ's principal partner Raboplus will again have naming rights of the NZ MTB Cup and National MTB Championships, with associate sponsor Nature Valley also back on board for 2011. The New Zealand Community Trust also continues its long support of NZ mountainbiking's premier competitive level national series next summer.

MTBNZ's 2011 Event Coordinator Chris Mildon views the confirmed schedule as a great fit for the sport: "as a national series for NZ's best mountainbike athletes there is no greater test than to measure yourself against your peers on quality race courses at the NZ MTB Cup and National Championships". But these events aren't only for elite athletes - "MTBNZ provides all age group categories from 13 year olds through to masters 50+, to compliment the pinnacle Elite class. So all mountainbikers have the opportunity to enter and compete with like minded riders from around NZ and increasingly, from outside NZ - all on the same race courses our Elite stars will be using".


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