Cycling: Trials world cup confirmed for Rotorua

Rotorua will host another international mountainbike event with the UCI (International Cycling Union) Trials World Cup confirmed for the city next year.

BikeNZ announced today that Rotorua had been selected as the host venue for the fifth and final round of the UCI Trials World Cup on September 12-13.

Trials is one of the most exciting of all cycling disciplines, with riders navigating their way over spectacular with points deducted if they set a foot on the ground

It is the first time New Zealand has hosted this event which will be run by BikeNZ with support from a local organising committee spearheaded by Dave Donaldson, who was responsible for bringing the world mountainbike and trials world championships to Rotorua in 2006.

The event is expected to attract the world's best riders because it follows the world championships in Canberra on September 1-6.

- NZPA