WBOP Primary School MTB Champs
Overview
Dates
Wednesday 16th September
Contingency Date: Wednesday 23rd September
Venue
Summerhill MTB Park. (Skills Park)
Divisions
Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6
Disciplines
Cross Country (XC), Technical Skill Testing (TST), Cross Country Relay (XCR)
Courses
The XC course is a 1.5km lap with around 30m of climbing per lap. Riders will complete as many laps as they can in the allocated race time. (If a rider is on a lap when the time ends, they are permitted to complete that lap).
2026 XC Course
Cost
$35 Cross Country (XC)
$25 Technical Skill Testing (TST)
$30 Team Relay (XCR)
Entries
All riders must enter through their school. The TIC or sports coordinator can register riders.
Entries are due: Mon 31st August (3.00pm)
Schedule
| Time | Timetable |
| 8:30 AM | TST & XC Practice – All Categories |
| 9:00 AM | Managers Meeting |
| 9:15 AM | Registeration |
| 10:00 AM | Technical Skill Testing – All Categories |
| 11:30 AM | Year 4 XC Race |
| 12:30 PM | Year 5 XC Race |
| 1:30 PM | Year 6 XC Race |
| 2:30 PM | Relay Race (XCR) |
| As soon as certificates have been written up after relay races. | Prizegiving |
| 4:00 PM | Event Concludes |
* *TST = Technical Skill Testing
Please note race briefing will occur around 10 minutes prior to the race start at the start line. The riders need to get themselves in position.
Practice for TST and for XC can occur on the course up until 5 minutes before competition starts.
Additional Infomation
Entry Criteria:
Mountain Bike Check – Knobbly tires, safe working order, bar ends in, inflated tires, brakes are functioning properly, and chain is secure (and shifting if multi geared), bar plugs installed.
The course will have little climbs, with fun flowy rollers and tabletops, as long as riders can ride easy grade 3 trails they will be okay to compete (Such as Challenge Roadside or Te Poaka in Rotorua).
Race Times:
Yr 4s 20 minutes
Yr 5s 25 minutes
Yr 6s 30 minutes
Relay 6 Laps (2 per rider) of shortened course.
Individual events consist of multiple laps of the circuit within the time frame. Riders will not be able to commence a new lap once the course is shut, however, they will be able to finish their current lap. (Year 4 – 20 minutes, Year 5 – 25 minutes, Year 6 – 30 minutes)
Team Relay Event
Teams must consist of 3 riders, at least 1 boy and 1 girl. These riders can be any combination of Year 4,5 and 6 (I.E 1x Year 6 Boy, and 2x Year 5 Girls).
Riders will complete two laps each. The team who finishes 6 laps first, wins.
If you don’t have a team, then bring $15 cash on the day and we can build composite teams that can race for fun.
Schools may enter multiple teams.
Technical Skill Testing
Technical Skill Testing (TST) is an optional additional event occurring. There will be certificates awarded and if results are processed promptly then TST will determine seeding for the top 5 of each category.
Read the TST Guide for WBOP Primary Champs 2026 for more information about TST.
Event manual TST guide
Results
Results for 2026 can be found here after the conclusion of the event.