2025 will offer 12 exciting Schools Cycling events for a full calendar of schools racing across Mountain Bike, Cyclocross, Road and Track.
First up, the Schools mountain bike events will continue to support the growth in this popular code with the North Island MTB Championship event in Tauranga, from 12-14 of April hosted by the Tauranga MTB Club. The South Island MTB Championships are heading to Methven this year from 22-25 March hosted by Bike Methven. We are aware of the disappointing clash of events this weekend. Unfortunately, this was unavoidable. Later in the year, the National MTB Championships are heading Nelson, from 29 September- 2 October, hosted by the Nelson MTB Club.
The North Island Road Championships will be held on 28-29 of June in Cambridge and the South Island Roads is also on the same weekend in Christchurch, hosted by Canterbury Schools Cycling. The National Road Championships will be held on the 21-23 of September in the great Manawatu, hosted by Schools Cycling New Zealand Schools!
The North Island and National Track Championships will be in Cambridge at the Grassroots Trust Velodrome from 1-2 July, hosted by Cycling New Zealand Schools. The South Island Track championship event will take place on the 30 September- 1 October in Invercargill, hosted by Cycling Southland.
2025 will once again see two Cyclocross events on our Schools calendar. The South Island Championship event will take place in Blenheim on 30 July, hosted by Marlborough MTB Club. alongside the Cyclocross National Championships. The North Island Championships will be held on the 13 of July which will be heading to Hamilton this year, hosted by the Fogg City Cyclo Cross Club. After a successful year of the CX Team relays, these will continue to be implemented into the 2025 event.
The Southern Tour will be on 23-24 of August hosted by Cuddon Cycling Marlborough in Blenheim, with the Northern Tour on the 30-31 of August hosted by Cycling New Zealand Schools in Auckland, Mount Wellington.
We extend our thanks to all our host clubs and organisers and their volunteers who continue to support Schools Cycling to make all these events possible.
*The first half of the years events (North Island MTB, South Island MTB, North Island Road, South Island Road, North Island Track, North Island and South Island CX will be opening on Monday 3rd February. The remainder of the events will be opening on Thursday 1st May 2025. *
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