MTBO America

Adrian Jackson kicking ass and taking names at the 2010 WOC.

Maybe it’s the ascent, maybe it’s because we have a soft place in our heart’s for Australia, or maybe its because we feel Australia always gets the shaft in MTBO reporting, but regardless we found the untold story of this year’s World MTB Orienteering Championships to be the continuing ascension of Australia’s top MTBO athlete (and our favorite), Adrian Jackson (AUS). Jackson, with another career best with 3 more WOC Medals (1-Gold, 2-Silver), put Australia in 3rd Place overall with his wins alone. Jackson was unable repeat his Long Distance 1st Place victory in last year’s WOC in Israel, but was able to take 2nd Place with only 2-minutes separating Jackson from Anton Foliforov of Russia.

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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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Juniors and Beginners are the future of the sport of MTBO.

To expand the sport of Mountain Bike Orienteering, every race director should include beginner courses in each of their MTBO events. Nicknamed “Brownie Events” by Australian MTBO racers, serious riders are known to get “brownie points” by bringing beginner riders to their events.

The concept behind the brownie event is similar to the White courses held during Foot Orienteering meets with junior- or beginner-level courses consisting of an un-timed loop-course of 1- to 1.5-miles, and timed loop-course of 2- to 3-miles. During an event these beginner course are designed to reduce the chance of new riders getting lost, allowing riders come back to the start/finish within a short amount of time, and to allow beginners to have positive experiences to build from.

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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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