The Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) is pleased to announce the 2025 Oceania Mountain Bike Championships will be held 21-23 March 2025, at Coronet Peak in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Oceania’s best mountain bikers will return to New Zealand for the first time in five years, having last hosted the Championships in 2020.

Queenstown has been a regular host of Oceania Championships, including the Mountain Bike Championships in 2016 and Road Championships in 2012.

The three-days of competition will see Oceania Champions crowned in three categories. For the first time riders will compete in Cross-country Short Track (XCC), as well as Cross Country (XCO) and Downhill (DH).

Oceania Cycling Confederation President and UCI Management Committee Member Tony Mitchell said, “The UCI and Oceania Cycling Confederation are delighted to award the 2025 Oceania Mountain Bike Championships to Queenstown, New Zealand.

“New Zealand has a strong history in mountain biking and have regularly hosted Oceania Mountain Bike Championships. I am excited to see the Championships return to New Zealand and for Queenstown to again host the best cyclists in our region.

“The Oceania Cycling Confederation has worked to continue to grow the Oceania Championships and the Executive are pleased to add the Cross-country Short Track category, providing further opportunities for riders to race for the coveted Oceania Champions jersey.

“The OCC extends its thanks to Cycling New Zealand and Mountain Bike New Zealand for supporting the Championships.”

Mountain Bike New Zealand President Ryan Hunt said, “It has been a priority for MTBNZ to bring the Oceania MTB Championships back to New Zealand after a number of years and provide Kiwi riders with the opportunity to again race a continental
championship at home.”

Coronet Peak Ski Area Manager Nigel Kerr said, “Here at Coronet Peak, we are really pleased to have this opportunity. Delivering a great venue for the Oceania’s is a perfect development step for us and it’s good to have home advantage for all our local riders.

“It also shows recognition that our facilities are some of the best in New Zealand.”

Details of the other 2025 Oceania Championships will be announced in due course.