The much anticipated schools cycling calendar kicked off over the weekend with the North Island and South Island School Mountain Bike Championships.

The North Island event, organised by the PNP Cycling Club with support from the Wellington MTB Club, was held at Waiu Trail Park in Wainuiomata, while the South Island event took place at the Mount Hutt Mountain Bike Park, run by Bike Methven. Between the two events, over 650 school students competed across cross country, downhill, enduro and team relay disciplines.

Almost 300 intermediate and secondary schools affiliate to the Cycling New Zealand Schools programme and in 2018, over 3,570 of students took part in eleven events across cycling codes.

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Article added: Wednesday 03 April 2019