New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup kicks off in Christchurch this weekend

Rosara Joseph (New Zealand)

Rosara Joseph (New Zealand) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

The RaboPlus 2010 New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup launches this weekend in Christchurch. The six-event national series for cross country and downhill disciplines, will take competitors all over the North and South Islands of New Zealand in January and February, culminating in the RaboPlus Mountain Bike National Championships at the end of February in Wellington.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.