Round three of Mountain Bike New Zealand's National XCO Series will be held in Pirongia. Photo / Supplied
Round three of Mountain Bike New Zealand's National XCO Series will be held in Pirongia. Photo / Supplied
Elite mountain bike racing is coming to Pirongia during Waitangi weekend with the Pirongia Mountain Bike Park hosting round three of Mountain Bike New Zealand’s National XCO Series.
Pirongia MTB president Les McKenzie says it’s the first national-level mountain bike race to be held on Pirongia and the club’s excitedto have the best riders in the country come and race.
“We’re stoked to be hosting the best cross-country riders on Pirongia, we’ve got a fast and fun course which should make for great watching. Bike fans and anyone interested in a great spectacle of racing should come on up and check it out.”
The riders will be on Pirongia over two days, with Saturday an official practice day and racing on Sunday.
Racers will be doing laps of a six-kilometre circuit and the number of laps will depend on the category of race. XCO stands for cross country Olympic, which as the name suggests is the distance raced at the Olympic Games.
“There’ll be some great vantage points in the forest where you can watch the action and spectators should come up on Sunday morning to catch the best of the action. We’ll have food and coffee onsite and if we can get plenty of spectators the atmosphere will be humming,” says Les.
