New Zealand's most popular mountain bike series is back for its 11th year! Classic old school style MTB races over one lap of challenging terrain in the world renowned Whakarewarewa trail network. Events designed by mountain bikers for ALL mountain bike owners. And you can use these old school classic races to build up for the Whaka 100 in October.
There are 3 courses, ranging from 15km to 45km in length. There will be great views of the lakes and landscape that makes the Whakarewarewa Forest such a unique destination. We recommend you carry basic riding gear: warm clothes, food, plenty of water, tools, tubes, patches and pump. Maybe even a camera.
• The Place:
Each of the N-Duro Winter MTB Series races start and finish in Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua, New Zealand. Start/Finish venues will vary with each race:
Race 1: Sunday, 8 July 2012 - Long Mile Road
Race 2: Sunday, 5 August 2012 - Waipa Carpark
Race 3: Sunday, 2 September 2012 - Planet Bike HQ - Waipa Road
Great Food, Loud Music, the Best Coffee, Hot Soups, Hotter Bikes, Great Prizes, Warm Socks and Amazing Riding will become synonymous with N-Duro events.
• Registration:
You can pre-enter online on the website right up until the Friday night before each event. Online entries close at 21:00hrs on the Friday prior to the respective race. We will take entries at registration on Saturday from 14:00 - 17:00 hrs with no late fee. Entries will be taken on the day, but there is a late entry fee charge of $10!
Race HQ will be at the start/finish line and we'll be there from 08:00hrs on race day - for you to register and pick up your gear you need for the race. We will also be running registration the day before in a location to be advised (14 - 17:00hrs).
Race number and transponder pick-up:
For ease of processing rego we urge you to come and pick up your number and number plate either on Saturday afternoon or early on Sunday. Don't leave it to last minute - we will CLOSE REGISTRATION 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO RACE START of the long course (9:45hrs). If you have not picked up your number by that time, you will automatically be moved to the short course. No exceptions.
• Entry Fees
Series entry - $135
Individual race entry - $50
Super Short Course entry - $30
All series entrants in the long & short also go in the draw for $1500 of travel from Galaxy Travel Rotorua our AWESOME Naming Sponsor!!!
The series entries are great value in anyone's book. And all entrants in the series will recive the now famous N-Duro merino socks, and lets be honest you can never have enough socks!!!!
• Race Times
Long Course race briefing - 09:45hrs
Long course race start - 10:00hrs
Short Course race briefing - 10:15hrs
Short Course race start - 10:30hrs
Super Short Course race briefing - 10:40hrs
Super Short Course race start - 10:45hrs
• Race Courses:
Super Short Course - 15km approx give or take a couple of km
Short Course - 30km approx give or take a few km
Long Course - 45km same as above give or take a few
• King and Queen:
Compete in all three short course, long course races and you have the chance to be crowned overall King or Queen of the series.
