ON THE DAY ENTRY INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE

RESULTS

With 2007 just around the corner competitive and potential mountain bikers of all ages are gearing up for the 2007 NZCT Mountain Bike National Series and National Championships.

If you or someone you know is keen to get into serious mountain biking or want to test themselves on New Zealand’s best tracks against the best riders (including international riders), racing during the national series is a must!

Competitors competing only at one or two rounds are also welcome and are able to enter on the weekend of the event (note you must register practice day for downhill races). For details on On the Day entries, click here

NATIONAL SERIES HANDBOOK

The National Series Handbook provides information on the series - points, rider profiles, organisers contacts, as well as details each individual round include course maps, directions and tips on bike shops, accommodation and parking.

Due to a delay in the printing, the handbook will be available for pick up at each of the rounds.

Entire booklet available here  PDF (3mb)

Main content (Rules, overall series details, contacts) available here PDF (737kb)

NATIONAL SERIES TITLES

To be eligible for National Series points, you must start the final round of the Series in Levin (DH) or Wellington (XC).

The best four results in Cross Country or best four event results in the Downhill (seeding and race run per event) are totalled to determine final Series Points

LICENSING

Please note to be eligible for National Series and Championship Titles you need to hold a National Licence.

Click here to find out more details on obtaining a national licence, and to download the application form.

Please note, this year, to enter the Elite category, you are not required to hold an International Licence. You will only require an International Licence if you are heading oversea's to compete. You will need to upgrade just prior to heading oversea's and purchase your insurance at the same time.

Also note that all licenced riders are required to abide by MTBNZ Code of Conduct, and as such, are able to be drug tested.
Click here to read MTB NZ Code of Conduct - Riders
Click here to read more about Anti-Doping.


DATES 

DOWNHILL

Click here for more information on Downhill

CROSS COUNTRY

Click here for more Cross Country information

BRIEF ROUND DETAILS

Treble Cone DH1 - Anna Yeates (private skifield), existing course

Coronet Peak DH2/XC1 - David Ovendale & Allison Edwards (private skifield), existing courses

Dunedin DH3/XC2 (Cat 2) – Glynn Howell (Mountainbike Otago) Bethunes Gulley existing course, UCI points & Prize Money for Elite Categories

Nelson CN Champs DH, 4X, HC & XC - Chris Mildon (with support from Nelson MTB Club), Maitai Valley existing courses, UCI Points available for Elite categories

Rotorua XC3 – Rotorua MTB Club, Whakarewarewa Forest, existing course

Auckland DH4 – Aaron Fernandez (Auckland DH MTB Club), Dome Valley existing (new for Nationals)

Auckland XC4 – Amanda & Nick Davies (Auckland MTB Club), Riverhead existing (new for Nationals)

Levin DH5 Series Final (Cat 2) – Karen Prouse (Levin MTB Club), existing course (new for Nationals), UCI points & Prize Money for Elite Categories

Wellington XC5 Series Final (Cat 2) – Mark Renall (PNP MTB Club), Mt. Victoria, existing course, UCI points & Prize Money for Elite Categories

The National Championships are being held in Nelson 26-28 January. DH, XC, 4X and HC will be contested.

To be eligible for a national championship tile riders must have a licence. Those without licences, or who enter on the day, are still eligible to race, but not eligible to take out a title.

The National Championships are not part of the National Series, and are a stand alone event.

Pre Entries for National Championships close 18 January 2007.

An Under 23 men and women’s national championship XC title will be contested. This will be a separate category than elite and is a change from past national championship races. This will mean Under 23 XC riders who compete in the elite category during the National Series can be in a different category for the National Championships to be in line with Continental and World Championships.

The 2007 Oceania Championships are being held in Thredbo, New South Wales 22-25 March. For information on selection policies please contact Rachel@bikenz.org.nz

TEAMS COMPETITION

The NZCT National MTB Series Teams Competition aims to encourage more of an atmosphere at events by giving local industry a chance to support riders and have a space within the Event Village and to create an independent prize pool for team participation. It is also a great way of promoting a product by having a team wearing a specific brand.

Teams consist of between 3 and 5 riders from a combination of categories across XC and DH. The top 3 riders from each round gain points for their team and the team with the most points at the end of the Series is crowned the Champion Team. The top 5 teams are awarded prize money (dependant on number of team entries).

Competition Rules for Teams are available here

Entry Form for Teams Competition are available here

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

BLUEBRIDGE FERRY DISCOUNTS

Remember when traveling the Cook Strait for the National Series/Champs you will receive a 15% discount if you use Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry. Phone 0800 844844 and quote reference number 10701 when making your booking. Discount is available for all crossings from January 3rd onwards. (If you are a MTBNZ/BikeNZ licence holder you are eligible for 10% discounts on Bluebridge all year round except Jan.)