The 2023 SKODA North Island School MTB Championships will be held in Rotorua from 14 - 16 April hosted by Rotorua MTB Club in the Whakarewarewa Forest. It will include Cross Country, Cross Country Relay, Enduro and Downhill events over the three days, with a central base at the bottom of the Downhill track on Pipeline Rd.

Event Info

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

Click here for the provisional Event Manual (updated on 11 April).

Start Lists

Click here for the Downhill Start List (updated on 11 April)

Click here for the Cross Country Start List (updated on 11 April)

Click here for the Cross Country Relay Start List (updated on 11 April)

Click here for the Enduro Start List (updated on 11 April)

*Please note this is all subject to change.

XCO Start Waves / Races

Click here for XCO Race 1

Click here for XCO Race 2

Click here for XCO Race 3

Categories
Age as at 31 December 2023.

Individual races:

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

Team races:

Senior (U20) Boys and Girls
Junior (U16 - Year 7 & 8 can ride in a Junior team) Boys and Girls

Mixed teams must ride in the boys category

At a minimum competitors must be enrolled in Year 7.

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 $20 administration fee. 

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. 

Supporters

School Sport New Zealand

Entries have now closed.

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.

Entry Limits

Cross Country: 500

Enduro: 500

Downhill: 200 

Due to the restricted number of entries available for the Downhill, Cycling New Zealand Schools will open a pre-registration period for the Downhill only (see dates below). 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 (see the criteria in appendix 5). 

Please read Appendix 5 - the Capacity Event Entry Process in the Cycling New Zealand Schools Rules for more details on this. 

Key Dates

13 February – Pre-registrations for the Downhill open, Entries for the Cross Country and Enduro open

3 March – Pre registrations for the Downhill close, Entries for the Cross Country and Enduro close

14 March – Allocation of entries confirmed to schools

20 March – Entry List is finalised and invoices sent out

Entry Fees

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.

2023 Results

2022 Results:

This event was unfortunately cancelled.

2021 Results:

2020 Results:

This event was unfortunately cancelled.

2019 Results:

2018 Results:

2017 Results:

2016 Results: