It was a fantastic team win by 13-8 to NZ. We had 3 races and 7 categories to count the M/W open, 40's, 50' and M60
The star was Marquita Gelderman of Helensville who was 4th at the world Champs in Poland last year, and is ranked 7th in the world who dominated the 3 open womens races.
Stu Lynch of AR team Orion was also super impressive with two 2nds and a close 4th with two of those placings behind the world No.1 Adrian Jackson of Melbourne.
Team manager Dianne Michels won all three of the womens 40 grade, and Pete Swanson (M40) and Michael Wood (M60) who pioneered MTBO in NZ won 2 races each.
 
MTBO is a growing sport in NZ, and is very attractive to adventure racers who need to read maps while mountainbiking, but is ideal for families and anyone who rides a bike, as the navigation is all on tracks.
 
For events in NZ see www.maptalk.co.nz/events or www.mapsport.co.nz

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