NZ National DH Calendar
New Zealand National Series.
Save these 2010 dates, New Zealand will open your eyes... It's summer in the southern hemisphere. I personally have never been to the National rounds there, raced Worlds in 2006 in Rotorua though. Know a lot of people who attend. Might hit one up possibly. It's not on the list here but Queesntown is supposed to be a MTB paradise:).
RaboPlus NZ MTB Cup, Downhill
#1 Christchurch Jan 8/9
#2 Dunedin Jan 16/17
#3 Nelson Jan 23/24
#4 Rotorua Feb 5/6
#5 Tauranga Feb 12/13
#6 Rotorua Feb 20/21
RaboPlus Ntl. MTB Championships
Wellington, Feb 26-3/1
UCI Oceania MTB Championships
Dunedin, March 18-21st
Here is the rest of the http://www.bikenz.org.nz/ press release, there are xc dates in there as well, I just left them out.
The 2010 RaboPlus NZ MTB Cup presented by Nature Valley kicks off Mountainbike NZs summer competitive events package in the second weekend of January, and competitors will visit a mix of established and new locations in their quest for national series honours. Several new venues on the NZ MTB Cup circuit for both downhill and cross country disciplines come on line next summer - the Christchurch Living Springs development for both cross country and downhill events, the new Whakatane downhill race course, and a national event first time for the Waikato's Hamilton.
Mountainbiking continues to grow at an fast rate in NZ, and BikeNZ and
Mountainbike NZ (MTBNZ) are excited to be bringing an action packed
Mountainbike Festival to Wellington - catering for the best Cross Country
and Downhill racers in the country to families and those new to
mountainbiking through a range of competitive and fun events.
As part of the 25 year celebration Mountainbike Festival, the National
Mountainbike Championships are scheduled for the end of February in
Wellington where six separate National titles are competed for. The ten day
festival starts on Friday February the 26th with National Championship Four
Cross racing and culminates with the popular and 25th anniversary edition of
the Karapoti on Saturday March the 6th. The National Mountainbike Marathon
Championships will also be held in conjunction with the 2010 Karapoti.
The UCI Oceania Championships return to New Zealand in 2010 - this event
being a true international level mountainbike event with all Oceania Cycling
Federations sending strong teams to compete. Dunedin hosts the Oceania's for
the first time in 2010.
MTBNZ's Chris Mildon is well aware of the level of interest in these
competitive events where NZ's best mountainbike Elite and age group athletes
can measure themselves against their peers, and also take on Oceania's best
if they choose. Athletes such as 2009 Downhill Junior World Champion Brook
MacDonald will springboard off the high quality Oceanias competition into
the northern hemisphere World Cup racing season.
"The late withdrawal of Queenstown's Coronet Peak venue created a major
challenge for MTBNZ in scheduling a series that both fits the needs of
participants and creates a showcase for the sport. While this final
confirmation is quite late, we are confident that the 2010 events package
will deliver on both counts, and MTBNZ eagerly looks forward to seeing
Christchurch get things rolling in just over two months time. We are also
pleased to have the NZCT returning as a key funder, and RaboPlus and Nature
Valley returning as principal and associate sponsors of the events package."