The 2023 Skoda National School MTB Championships Presented by WK Effect will be held in Blenheim, hosted by Marlborough MTB Club from 4 - 7 October. The event will include Enduro, Downhill and Cross Country events.

4 October: Cross Country & Cross Country Relay
5 October: Downhill Day 1 (U13, U14, U15 grades)
6 October: Downhill Day 2 (U16, U17, U20 grades)
7 October: Enduro

Event Information:

Click here for the pre-event email and all the important final event info.

Click here for the provisional Event Manual - at 28th September.

*Please note that this is subject to change.

Provisional Start Lists:

Cross Country 

Downhill

Enduro

Categories

Age as at 31 December 2023.

Individual Races:

U20, U17, U16, U15, U14, U13 boys and girls 

At a minimum competitors must be enrolled in Year 7.

Top School Trophies

Rules
This event will follow Cycling New Zealand Schools Rules, and the MTBNZ Technical Regulations.

DH Protective Clothing Requirement Update - Long Sleeve Shirts Now Mandatory

On 1 January 2023 an update to UCI Regulation 4.3.011 came into effect that changed the protective clothing requirements for downhill events. The updated regulation now mandates the wearing of long sleeved shirts and introduces requirements for leg covering/protection.

The impact of the change to the CNZ/MTBNZ MTB Regulations is that long sleeved shirts are now mandatory for all riders (previously senior riders could wear short sleeve shirts with elbow protection). The leg protection rules are essentially the same as the existing NZ requirements. 

The updated CNZ/MTBNZ Protective Clothing Requirements are available here.

The new requirements will apply at all MTBNZ, CNZ (MTB Nationals) and UCI calendar events in New Zealand, starting with round 1 of the MTBNZ DH series in Cardrona on 15 January.

Health and Safety
Everyone has a responsibly towards Health and Safety at an event.

The safety of the riders, officials, volunteer and spectators are included in the event planning. If you have any questions or concerns regarding Health and Safety please report to the Chief Commissaire or to the Event Manager. 

Preregistrations for this event have now closed. Due to the event reaching capacity, no late entries can be accommodated.

Entries must be completed through your school only through Enter Now. No individual entries will be accepted. Schools must be affiliated with Cycling New Zealand Schools for the 2023 year, list their riders under their affiliation and pay their 2023 affiliation invoice before they can get access to the entry system for this event.

Click here for the live entry list.

Capacity:

• Where an event (or part thereof) is anticipated to reach capacity, the following process for entries will be applied:
• Cycling New Zealand Schools will open a pre-registration period. Schools have until the advertised cut-off date to get their (pre) registrations in.
• If entries have not yet reached the maximum capacity after the pre-registration period then all entries will be confirmed and invoices sent out to schools.
• If entries have exceeded maximum capacity after the pre-registration period, CNZS reserves the right to determine which schools may need to remove riders from the entry list.
• Please read Appendix 5 of the Cycling New Zealand Schools Rules for clarification on what the pre-registration process involves.

Key Dates

Cancellation of the event
The organisers reserve the right to cancel one or more of the events in the case of adverse weather conditions or other reasons. Any contingency plans will be announced via Facebook and the website. Please note that there may not be any refunds if the event is cancelled.

Entry fees:

Downhill = $80 per rider

Enduro = $60 per rider

Cross Country = $45 per rider

Cross Country Relay = $75 per team 

Refund Policy

Refunds requested after the entry closing date will only be processed on the presentation of a medical certificate. All refunds will incur a $25 administration fee.

2022 Results:

2021 Results:

This event was unfortunately cancelled.

2020 Results:

2019 Results:

2018 Results:

2016 Results: