NZ Team for UCI 2010 World Mountainbike Championships Announced

Mountainbike New Zealand (MTBNZ) has great pleasure in announcing the NZ Mountainbike Team to compete at the 2010 UCI World Mountainbike Championships, to be held at Mont Saint Anne in Quebec, Canada, between August 31st and September 5th.

Cross Country
Richard Anderson, Blenhiem
Mathew Waghorn, Palmerston North
Locky McArthur, Auckland
Bradley Hudson, Christchurch
Alexa Peters, Rotorua
Dirk Peters, Rotorua
Samara Sheppard, Rotorua
Mike Northcott, Tokoroa
Stu Houltham, Wellington
Rosara Joseph, Oxford, UK
Nicola Leary, Rotorua
Fiona MacDermid, Palmerston North
Jenny Smith, Gunnison, USA

Downhill
George Brannigan, Hawkes Bay
Rupert Chapman, Christchurch
Jed Rooney, Oamaru
Sam Baker, Auckland
Daniel Franks, Christchurch
Jimmy Wilson, Christchurch
Charlotte Clouston, Auckland
Madeline Taylor, Hawkes Bay
Sarah Atkin, Wellington
Wyn Masters, New Plymouth
Justin Leov, Dunedin
Sam Blenkinsop, Wanganui
Nathan Rankin, Levin
Kieran Bennett, Nelson
Matt Scoles, Alexandra
Brook MacDonald, Hawkes Bay

Four Cross
Wyn Masters, New Plymouth
Daniel Franks, Christchurch

Support Staff
Chris Mildon, Manager, Nelson
Aaron Fowler, Mechanic, Auckland
Ant Croucher, Physio/Masseur, Rotorua

The 29 strong team of athletes will be travelling to Canada from various locations around the world - most of the team are currently preparing for the World Championships with world class racing in the UCI World Cup. The final round of the World Cup takes place on the 28th and 29th August in Windham, New York, and NZ athletes competing there will travel directly to Mont Saint Anne to join a small contingent of athletes and staff travelling from New Zealand that weekend.

The World's programme starts in earnest on Thursday Sept 2nd with the Womens Under 23 Cross Country World Championship, and wraps up on Sunday Sept 5th with the Mens and Womens Downhill World Championships.

World Champs Event Website