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2010 MTBO WOC and World Cup Round 3 in Montalegre, Portugal

The 2010 World MTB Orienteering Championships (WOC) were held in Montalegre, Portugal last month, along side Round 3 of the MTBO Worlds Cup (WOC/World Cup Round 3 Event Website). Athletes from Europe, Asia, and Australia competed in Sprint, Middle, and Long Distance events for WOC medals and World Cup points that will count towards next month’s final Worlds Cup round in Italy. This time Russia, not Denmark, proved that it is the emerging dominant force in World Class Mountain Bike Orienteering.

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MTBO World Masters/Worlds Cup (Round 2) runs June 3 - 6, 2010 in Gdańsk, Poland

The World Masters MTB Orienteering Championships start today (June 4th) in Gdansk, Poland along side Round 2 of the MTBO Worlds Cup (also known as the Polish Cup). Athletes from all over Europe and Asia (and 1 from Australia) will be competing in the Sprint, Long, Middle, and Mixed Relay distance events over the weekend and earning points towards the final Worlds Cup round in Italy in September.

For results and updates:

* World Cup Round 2 Event Website
* MTBO World Cup Gdańsk Live Internet Commentary
* IOF MTBO World Cup Results/Ranking Website

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The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the final authority on all MTBO competition rules.

The renewed MTBO World Cup is already underway with the first round completed last weekend in Hungry. This first of four rounds, one of the largest MTBO events in the World, not only served as the Hungarian MTBO Cup but also as the opening of the international MTBO season in Central Europe. The next round will be held at the World Masters MTB Orienteering Championships in Gdansk, Poland, in June, followed by the third round during the World MTB Orienteering Championships in Montalegre, Portugal, in July. The entire 2010 World Cup series will come to its climatic conclusion in Teolo, Italy, in September 2010.
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MTBO America is a proud sponsor of the Dauntless Adventure Racing Team

MTBO America is very excited to be racing in the Soggy Bottom Boys 2010 Orienteering Rogaine and Land Nav Challenge in southern Virginia next week! Starting at 9am on February 27, 2010, orienteers will be racing 3, 6, or 12-hours throughout the Hampton Roads area in and around the Pipsico Scout Reservation in Spring Grove, Virginia. It’s not a pure MTBO race, but when it comes to American style mountain bike orienteering, its has close as it gets for now.

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The MTBO 2010 World Cup will include 14 competitions.

The 2010 World Cup will consist of 10 individual and 4 relay competitions.

1) Program

– 23–25 April Round 1 in Hungary 3 individual competitions (sprint, middle, long)
– 02–06 June Round 2 in Poland 2 individual competitions (middle, long) 1 relay competition (mixed)
– 11–17 July Round 3 (WOC in Portugal) 3 individual competitions (sprint, middle, long) 1 relay competition (women) 1 relay competition (men)
– 18–20 Sept Round 4 in Italy 2 individual competitions (sprint, middle) 1 relay competition (mixed)

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