{"id":903437,"date":"2026-09-24T07:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/903437\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:02:15","slug":"auscycling-unveils-2027-national-mountain-bike-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/903437\/","title":{"rendered":"AusCycling unveils 2027 national mountain bike calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next year, AusCycling is bringing national mountain bike events across the breadth of the country.<\/p>\n

Unveiled today, the 2027 AusCycling National Mountain Bike Calendar will feature racing from the Western Australian coast to the tropical northeast, with its pinnacle event set to be held in Tasmania.<\/p>\n

Glenorchy to host MTB National Championships\"A<\/p>\n

Photo: Matt Rousu<\/p>\n

Headlining the announcement is the 2027 AusCycling MTB National Championships, which will be held on the world-class trails of Glenorchy, Tasmania: one of Australia\u2019s highest-quality competition venues and more than worthy of crowning the national champions. From March 17\u221221, Australia\u2019s best riders will compete for the coveted green-and-gold jersey in downhill, cross-country Olympic, short track and team relay disciplines.<\/p>\n

Steve Peterson, AusCycling\u2019s Executive General Manager of Major Events, said: \u201cWith the support of Events Tasmania, we are thrilled to be bringing a number of AusCycling events down south in 2027, starting with our highest-profile mountain bike event of the year\u201d.<\/p>\n

National Series to span the country\"A<\/p>\n

Photo: SPC Photography<\/p>\n

The MTB National Championships will be the crown jewel in an exciting domestic summer of racing. Mountain bikers of all age categories can challenge and test themselves across the AusCycling MTB National Series<\/a>, which runs from February to April.<\/p>\n

The AusCycling Downhill National Series will begin at Mt Buller. It\u2019ll make stops at Kooralbyn Valley (hosted by Kooralbyn Valley MTB Club) and Awaba (hosted by Hunter Valley MTBA), before the series finale brings DH racing west to Nannup, hosted by Peel Districts MTB Club.<\/p>\n

The AusCycling XCO National Series will feature three double-headers of cross-country action. It begins in the suburbs of Melbourne with the opening rounds hosted by Lysterfield District Trail Riders MTB Club. Rounds 3 and 4 will run alongside the AusCycling Observed Trials National Championships at Mt Stromlo, hosted by Canberra Off Road Cyclists. Ipswich Offroad Cyclists will then host the final two rounds at Hidden Valley Adventure Park in Grandchester, QLD.<\/p>\n

AusCycling\u2019s Head of Events \u2013 MTB, Lukas Matys, said: \u201cThe AusCycling MTB National Series continues to go from strength to strength.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been pleased to see the interest in hosting\u00a0 rounds of the series has been strong leading into the launch of the 2027 calendar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2026, we had riders participating in our National Series that went on to secure world championship titles. We want to continue to build on that incredible momentum in 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank all our clubs and event organisers for their commitment to the series, and we look forward to the biggest one yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cairns Rainforest Rumble renewed to 2028\"Cairns<\/p>\n

Also announced today is the return of the Cairns Rainforest Rumble for 2027 and 2028, now taking place later in the season. The new event, which debuted this year at Smithfield MTB Park, will also feature the AusCycling Pump Track National Championships alongside world-class downhill and cross-country racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSmithfield Mountain Bike Park offers some of the most technical, world-class mountain bike terrain in the country, and that’s why AusCycling is proud to lock in the next two years of the Cairns Rainforest Rumble,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAusCycling\u2019s ambition is to keep raising the standard of competition in Australia, building Smithfield into a home for world-class racing, and positioning Cairns as Asia-Pacific’s leading mountain bike venue.<\/p>\n

“We thank the Queensland Government, Cairns Regional Council and Tourism Tropical North Queensland for their continued partnership in backing that ambition.”<\/p>\n

EDR National Championships head to Derby\"A<\/p>\n

Photo: \u00a0Dan Hoey Broken Photography<\/p>\n

In November, the Apple Isle will welcome another major event, the 2027 AusCycling Enduro National Championships. The event will bring gravity riders to the renowned Blue Derby Mountain Bike Trails, the same world-class venue that held a round of the UCI Enduro World Cup in 2023.<\/p>\n

Doug Miller of Tas Gravity Enduro, which will deliver the event alongside AusCycling, said: \u201cWe\u2019re absolutely stoked to be bringing the EDR National Championships to Derby \u2013 home of some of the world\u2019s most iconic mountain bike trails and the unmistakable charm of Blue Derby.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Tas Gravity community is gearing up to deliver an epic festival of enduro, bringing riders, families and the wider MTB community together for a weekend of racing, riding and good times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warburton to welcome XCM National Championships\"A<\/p>\n

Finally, in December, the AusCycling Marathon National Championships will head to the new World Trail-built Warburton MTB Park in Victoria, hosted by Big Hill Events.<\/p>\n

Set among the towering trees and ferns of the Yarra Ranges, Warburton\u2019s dynamic course \u2013 \u00a0which will be almost 95% singletrack \u2013 will offer challenging climbs, flow, and technical descending that will test technical skills, race strategy and stamina across the XCM distance.<\/p>\n

Rohin Adams, director of Big Hill Events, said: \u201cIt\u2019s been exciting seeing the Warburton MTB Park evolve over the last two years, with each trail and stage opening presenting a new course opportunity.\u00a0 New trails not yet opened are going to see more XC tech come into play and we are super excited to be hosting in this amazing location.\u201d<\/p>\n

AusCycling will reveal its state and territory event calendar in October, bringing mountain bike events to even more locations around Australia.<\/p>\n

Dates and venues for the Oceania Continental Series are expected to be announced shortly by the Oceania Cycling Confederation.<\/p>\n

\"Elleni<\/p>\n

Photo: Matt Rousu<\/p>\n

2027 AusCycling National ChampionshipsAusCycling Observed Trials National Championships | February 20\u201321 | Mt Stromlo, ACTAusCycling MTB National Championships | March 17\u201321 | Glenorchy, TASCairns Rainforest Rumble | September 30\u2013October 3 | Cairns, QLDIncludes AusCycling Pump Track National ChampionshipsAusCycling Enduro National Championships | November 12\u201314 | Derby, TASAusCycling Marathon National Championships | December 3\u20135 | Warburton, VIC2027 AusCycling Downhill National SeriesRound 1 | February 5\u20137 | Mt Buller, VICRound 2 | February 26\u201328 | Kooralbyn Valley, QLDRound 3 | April 2\u20134 | Awaba, NSWRound 4 | April 16\u201318 | Nannup, WA2027 AusCycling XCO National SeriesRound 1 | February 5\u20137 | Lysterfield, VICRound 2 | February 5\u20137 | Lysterfield, VICRound 3 | February 19\u201321 | Mt Stromlo, ACTRound 4 | February 19\u201321 | Mt Stromlo, ACTRound 5 | April 9\u201311 | Grandchester, QLDRound 6 | April 9\u201311| Grandchester, QLD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Next year, AusCycling is bringing national mountain bike events across the breadth of the country. Unveiled today, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":903084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-903437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}