Australia’s mountain-bike orienteering community celebrates the conclusion of a thrilling season of competition, as the 2025 National MTBO Series draws to a close.
The 2025 National MTBO Series is the premier national competition series for individual riders and state teams in mountain bike orienteering. The aim of the series is to encourage riders to travel interstate and compete in a range of state championship events. Riders earn individual points in age classes, and state teams accumulate points via their top performers.
About the series
- Points are awarded at various state MTBO championships held across Australia, including Victoria (12-13 April), Queensland (15-17 August), Western Australia (5-7 September), New South Wales (11-12 October) and ACT (18-19 October).
- Age classes are used to earn series points, with a rider’s age defined as the age they will be on 31 December of the current year.
- For each rider, the best seven individual stage scores count towards their series total. Points from different age classes cannot be combined.
- The individual scoring scale is: 1st = 30 points, 2nd = 27, 3rd = 24, down to 13th = 13 points, and 26th or lower = 0.
- For the team competition (state teams), at the Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships the two fastest riders from each class have their times summed, with states ranked accordingly; and states award points (1st = 9, 2nd = 7, 3rd = 5, 4th = 4, etc.).
2025 Series Winners by Age Class
The following riders emerged as series champions in their respective age classes:
| Age Class | Winner |
| M12 | Tin Yan Nathan Cheung |
| M14 | Isaac Adams |
| M16 | Ho Lam Marcus Cheung |
| M20 | Joseph Coleman, Lucas Kent, Oscar Hetteling (3 way tie) |
| M21 | Ricky Thackray |
| M40 | Ori Gudes |
| M50 | Michael Ridley-Smith |
| M60 | Andrew Power |
| M70 | Richard Robinson |
| M80 | Leigh Privett |
| W12 | Mia Gavens |
| W14 | Veronika Iskhakova |
| W16 | Ella Maja Lang |
| W20 | Kate Braid |
| W21 | Marina Iskhakova |
| W40 | Carolyn Jackson |
| W50 | Tamsin Barnes |
| W60 | Carolyn Matthews |
| W70 | Heather Leslie |
| W80 | Ann Ingwersen |
These champions demonstrated consistency, speed, and navigational skill across multiple state events — achieving top individual scores and making the most of the series format.
Highlights & Acknowledgements
- The format of counting the best seven stage results rewarded riders with depth of performance across events, rather than a single standout win.
- Interstate travel and competing in multiple state championships illustrated the national nature of the competition and reinforced the aim of broad participation across the country.
- The success of the series owes much to the organising bodies in each state, the efforts of volunteers, course planners and controllers, and the support of Orienteering Australia in delivering a national platform for MTBO.
Looking Ahead
With the 2025 series complete, participants, supporters and organising clubs now turn their attention to future seasons. The format sets a strong precedent for encouraging interstate participation, and the broad range of age classes ensures that MTBO continues to appeal from youth development through to veteran competitors.
For full results, stage‐by‐stage standings and team placings, please visit the Eventor standings page for the series: 2025 Series Results.
