National MTBO Series

The national competition series for Mountain Bike Orienteering.

About

The aim of the National MTBO series is to encourage riders to travel and compete at interstate events. It is a national competition series for individuals and state teams. Series points can be earned at the various state MTBO championships. Riders can not only earn points as an individual but also accrue points for their State team.

Classes

Age classes are used to earn points in the series. Your age is defined as the age that you are as of 31st December in the current year.

Scoring

A riders result will be determined by their best 7 individual stage scores. Points from different age classes cannot be combined. There is no limit to the number of state competitors who may enter/score points. The points scoring table is shown below.

PlacingPointsPlacingPoints
1st3014th12
2nd2715th11
3rd2416th10
4th2217th9
5th2118th8
6th2019th7
7th1920th6
8th1821st5
9th1722nd4
10th1623rd3
11th1524th2
12th1425th1
13th1326th or less0

Points Standings

Points are calculated from the event results uploaded into  Eventor, the Orienteeirng Australia events, results and membership portal which. The Series Standings can be view using the button below.

Rules

The National MTBO Series is conducted under the Orienteering Australia rules for Mountain Bike Orienteering and the National MTBO Series Guidelines.

Teams

At the Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships, riders can earn points for their state team (Canberra Cockatoos, NSW Stingers, Queensland Storm, Southern Arrows, Tasmanian Foresters, Victorian Vikings and Western Nomads).
The two fastest state rider’s times, in each class are summed to determine the team placing. If there is only one rider then that state is ranked based on that result alone – below those with two riders.  After each event, points from each of the classes will be summed to give the National MTBO Series Team Scores.

The scoring is simply… 1st Place = 9 Points, 2nd = 7, 3rd = 5, 4th = 4, 5th = 3, 6th = 2, 7th = 1.

2023 National Series Winners

Past National Series Results

Performance

Nomination for 2024 Australian Teams Open

Do you have an ambition to represent Australia in a national team for orienteering or mountain bike orienteering in 2024? Nominate now.