SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2011

Cost: $140 / Adult
          $95 / Junior
  

Start and Finish

  • Start: Glendhu Bay, Wanaka
  • End: Butler's Green, Arrowtown

Key Dates

  • Race Day: Sat 12 March 2011
  • Reserve Day: Sun 13 March 2011
  • Entries Open: 1 July '10 @ 9.00am
  • Entries Close: 1 Dec '10 @ 9.00am (unless sold out earlier!)
  • Entry Transfers/Changes Close:
    16 Feb '11 @ 5.00pm

Race Day Timing

  • Registration: 8:00am-10:30am
  • Briefing: 10:35-10:50am
  • Elite Start: 11:00am
  • Sport Start: 11:05am-11:25am
  • Ricoh Team Starts: 11:25am
  • Recreational: 11:30am-11:45am
  • Cut Off at Aid Station 2: 3:00pm
  • Prize Giving: Approx 4.00pm

Race Records

  • Male: Marcus Roy 1.57.47
  • Female: Kath Kelly 2.20.05
  • For further records, click here.

MOTATAPU 47KM MOUNTAIN BIKE

WITH SPEIGHT'S SUMMIT

Entries usually sell out by early November so secure your place now for 2011!

If you are a first time MTB competitor, want to compete against your peers or beat your mates, or just want to enjoy the spectacular Southern high country valleys, then the Motatapu 47km fits the bill.

The Motatapu Mountain bike is for everyone.  It can be as challenging or as easy as you want it to be ( depending on your definition of easy!) Set in the spectacular Southern high country valleys, there are many rivers to cross, hills to climb and a few steep descents thrown into the mix.

The race starts at Motatapu Station, near Lake Wanaka and finishes at historic Arrowtown. Your journey follows a route used by early Maori as an access for food and gathering, and to move Pounamu (Greenstown). The valley was not found by European explorers until around 1862 when the goldrush was on.

This event takes you on an iconic off road course through the magnificent Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe Stations, which thanks to the owners, are opened once a year to the public for this event.

We have had top riders such as Marcus Roy, Kashi Leuchs, Sara MacDonald, Robyn Wong, adventure racers like Emily Miazga and Steve Gurney, and celebs such as Bill English all come and take part in the Motatapu Mountain Bike. However it is the first-timers, the recreational riders, and the competitors that just get up off the couch to come and take part that make up the main field.  It still surpises us each year how many stories we hear back about how "I have never been on a mountain bike before and I have just bought one for your event!"

Bring it on!