{"id":943592,"date":"2026-10-28T05:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943592\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T05:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:36:12","slug":"plan-your-2027-mtb-national-series-season-entries-open-november-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943592\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your 2027 MTB National Series season: Entries open November 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown to the 2027 AusCycling Mountain Bike National Series is on, with entries opening for both Round 1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/auscycling.org.au\/event-hub\/national-series\/downhill-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Downhill Series<\/a> and the first two rounds of the <a href=\"https:\/\/auscycling.org.au\/event-hub\/national-series\/cross-country-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">XCO Series<\/a> on November 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The AusCycling Downhill (DH) National Series will be raced over four rounds across four states, starting down Mt Buller in Victoria from February 5\u20137 before heading to Queensland&#8217;s Kooralbyn Valley from February 26\u201328.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Round 3 travels to Awaba in New South Wales on April 2-4, with the series concluding in Nannup, Western Australia on April 16\u201318.<\/p>\n<p>With a brand-new downhill trail on offer, it shapes as the perfect location for the season finale and the crowning of National Series champions.<\/p>\n<p>The AusCycling Cross-country Olympic (XCO) National Series will feature six rounds across three venues, with double-headers in Lysterfield in Victoria on February 5\u20137, Mt Stromlo in the Australian Capital Territory from 19-21 February 19\u2013 21 and Grandchester\u2019s Hidden Vale Adventure Park in Queensland April 9\u201311.<\/p>\n<p>A cross-country short track series will accompany the XCO series, with two UCI Continental Series rounds at Mt Stromlo offering valuable UCI points earning opportunities on home soil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Action from the 2026 MTB National Championships. Picture: Matt Rousu.\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MRO_3618.jpg\" width=\"2000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The AusCycling Downhill National Series will be raced over four rounds across four states. (Matt Rousu)<\/p>\n<p>AusCycling Head of MTB Events, Lukas Matys, said the MTB National Series continues to build momentum, with strong interest from clubs and event organisers helping shape the 2027 calendar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve worked closely with clubs to build a season that genuinely tests all riders, from elite athletes, to those pinning on a race plate for the very first time, while showcasing the diversity of Australian trails,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to take downhill coast-to-coast, from Awaba\u2019s technical rock gardens to a new finale trail in Nannup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXC features Lysterfield\u2019s 2006 Commonwealth Games course and Hidden Vale\u2019s private trails, with venues near major cities for easier travel. Mt Stromlo\u2019s double header offers crucial Continental Series points for international rankings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Action from the 2026 MTB National Championships. Picture: Matt Rousu.\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MRO_5923.jpg\" width=\"2000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The AusCycling Cross-country Olympic (XCO) National Series will feature six rounds across three venues (Matt Rousu)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConnor Wright, Tilly Boadle and Ryan Gilchrist\u2019s world titles this year are three major indicators of the depth of homegrown talent, but this series isn\u2019t just for pros. If you\u2019re ready to move beyond local trails, make 2027 your first national series experience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mark your calendar, start planning your season and get ready to race.<\/p>\n<p>Feature picture: Matt Rousu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The countdown to the 2027 AusCycling Mountain Bike National Series is on, with entries opening for both Round&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-943592","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\/943592","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=943592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}