MTBO America

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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The IOF is looking for organizers of WRE, World Cup, EOC/WMOC, and WOC events for 2010 and beyond.

Every wonder what it costs a MTBO Event Organizer to get their race sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF)? Neither did we until we started trolling the various documents on the IOF website!

Part of the MTBO America “Grand Strategy” is a 10-year goal to create a highly successful, competitive MTB Orienteering environment within the United States, that wins us the privilege of hosting the first World MTB Orienteering Championships on American soil. But the road to that day is paved with numerous obstacles, least of which is the overall cost associated with receiving the IOF blessing — AKA “organizing rights”. Read the rest of this entry »