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A brand new team has been launched to springboard NZ XC Mountainbike talent to the world stage.
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As the dust settles (and mud dries) on a hectic autumn period of racing, clear contenders have emerged for the recently relaunched NZ MTB Crown national series. As the traditional winter pause in racing action looms, athletes will be training and preparing with a renewed focus.
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BAY OF PLENTY — It was a day of fresh faces and race best performances as Josie Wilcox and Edwin Crossling dominated the 11th edition of the Whaka 100 MTB Marathon on Sunday.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Difficult conditions did little to dampen the enthusiasm of competitors, as hundreds turned out to celebrate the final of the 2017 Cyclezone Winter Series on Sunday.
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BAY OF PLENTY — As the 2017 Cyclezone Winter Series concludes on Sunday, and new series champions are crowned; event organisers Tim and Belinda Farmer will be quietly looking on with pride at the racing community they have nurtured.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Unstoppable.
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BAY OF PLENTY — How far would you travel on the weekend for an MTB race? Amongst the favourites for Sunday’s second round of the Cyclezone Winter Series will be 17yr Mountainbike New Zealand Performance Hub athlete Phoebe Young.
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ROTORUA — For many years the Cyclezone Winter Series has long been a proving ground for new MTB talent; and so it was on Sunday as two fresh faces broke through for their first major wins.
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TAUPO — How do you measure the health of a sport? It is a complicated question.
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Entering it's 17th season, New Zealand's most popular XC Mountainbike series shows no signs of slowing down.
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TAUPO — Following unprecedented demand, NDuro events are delighted to announce that a further (and final) 200 entry spots have been secured for the 2017 Craters Classic.
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Niner Bikes NZ are excited to announce that they are the official partner of the 2016 WEMBO 24hr MTB World Championship.
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Black Friday for NZXC Racing New Zealand’s most prominent and successful MTB team, NZXC Racing, has announced it is closing its doors.
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ROTORUA — Sun, Sand, and Surf might not be the first thing you’d associate with the NZO/Ride Central Winter MTB series; but it proved to be a successful recipe for Cook Island’s resident Myra Moller as she took a surprise victory in series finale on Sunday.
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ROTORUA — It may be more than a decade old; but Rotorua’s NZO Ride Central Winter MTB Series shows no signs of slowing down.
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TAUPO — A thrilling sprint finish victory by Josh Parkin was a fitting conclusion to an awesome days racing at Taupo’s Torpedo7 Craters Classic MTB event on Sunday.
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ROTORUA — “Third time lucky eh?!” exclaimed women’s winner Janine Kavanagh as she took a hard fought victory in the inaugural running of the Banshee Super D over the weekend.
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