Australia-New Zealand Challenge...
... and MTBO-ing Week
NSW, Oct-Nov 2007
The Australia-NZ Challenge is official. Now (within a few days) we have
to nominate which classes we will contest (in addition to open men and women
which are compulsory). We can name three per class, of which the best two in each
competition will count.
At this stage we have interest in the following classes:
Open M and W, M and W40, M and W50 and M60.
STOP PRESS 23 Aug - the above classes are now confirmed for the challenge. (Note the events offer additional
classes including juniors.) If you wish to be selected for the challenge please download
this information and provide the required data by 14 Sep.
And regardless of selection, check out the first bulletin
and the second bulletin
for the Oz Champs.
And regardless of selection, if you are at all interested in the trip and
have not already done so, contact
know right now. Note he has changed his
email address slightly so click on this link rather than letting your address book "suggest"
the address. Rob's mobile: 021 597 070.
Please note the difference between the MTBO-ing week 27 Oct to 2 Nov and the
Challenge 3-4 Nov. You can be in the training trip without being in the team,
and you can be in the team without joining in the MTBO-ing week. (Though it would be a pity...)
Here are the latest details. (No event website yet, the chief organiser is in
Europe preparing for the World Champs:-))
- Travel to Sydney Friday 26 Oct. Arrive early in the day to join shared transport.
- New South Wales Champs (sprint and long distance) 27-28 October.
Near Lithgow 2 hours west of Sydney.
Mainly pine forest with training maps nearby.
- Training Camp in rural NSW.
5 of NZ's most experienced MTB-Orienteers will be there to help coach and
design training courses, so no matter what level you are at there will be
heaps to learn, and as usual will be a lot of fun.
The plan is to coordinate people to share vans with rear seats removed so 5
or 6 can travel together, and inexpensive accomodation will be booked as
well. Obviously people are welcome to be independent if they wish, and join us
for training and races. Costs are estimated to be transport $250, accommodation
$300, airfares are under $500 at this stage, and food variable.
- Australian Champs (3 events) 3-4 November. There is a long distance (what we
would call "the usual"), a middle distance (about half that) and a sprint event
shorter still. The sprint is likely to be in a detailed area with a maze of tracks.
Near Cessnock 1.5hrs north of Sydney and close to the Hunter wineries.
- Punching system. All events will use Sport Ident electronic punching, which can
be hired over there. SI gives a split time for every leg so you can
see which routes were the best and how much time you have lost or gained.
- It's too tight to catch the Sunday night flights after packing up bikes;
so return on Monday 5 Nov.
This page was written by
and updated on 30 Jul 07.