Rotorua

REGISTRATION

2024 Online registration opening date:

Wednesday 13th December 2024 @ 10:00am NZDT.
Registration Deadline: Sunday 10th March 2024 @ 11:59pm NZDT.
There will be no onsite registration.

Important Note: This registration is ONLY for Crankworx Events, if you are wishing to register for North Island Secondary Schools MTB Championships, please visit this website here.


For race specific information on categories, entry fees and formats, please visit the individual event pages HERE

Riders must register in the same category for all events (there is not an option to register in Pro for one event and Amateur for another).

Key notes for Registering

**For competitors 17 years and younger, a parent can create a profile and add their children under “Manage Additional Athletes”

**Please note, you can only have ONE tab open in a browser at a time to register an athlete. 

For Parents 
If you are a parent registering multiple children, you can only register one child at a time. You will need to navigate to “Manage Additional Athletes”, select the first child, register then pay, before proceeding to register your second or third child.

Waitlists
Once a category has sold out, please add yourself or child to the waitlist by navigating to “register for events”, selecting the race and then clicking ‘Sold Out, Join waitlist’.
Please only click this button ONCE. If you click multiple times, it will remove you and then re-add you at the bottom of the waitlist.

Cancellation Policy
Entry fees are refundable (less processing fee) providing cancellation notice is received in writing to athletes@crankworx.com by the registration deadline. Registration deadline is TBC. All entries are non-refundable or transferable after the registration deadline (even in the case of injury or mechanical problems).

Competitors who need to withdraw after the registration deadline should email athletes@crankworx.com to confirm their withdrawal otherwise they will appear on the start list as a DNS.

ATHLETE CHECK IN / RIDERS OFFICE

ROCKSHOX TANIWHA DH

Location:
Waipa MTB Carpark Waipa State Mill Road, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3074

Hours:

Thursday 14th March 2024:
5:30pm – 7:00pm

Friday 15th March 2024:
8:00am – 12:30pm
1:30pm – 4:00pm

Saturday 16th March 2024:
7:00am – 1:30pm

Sunday 17th March 2024:
7:30am – 9:00am


SKYLINE RACES

Location:
Front of the Skyline venue (178 Fairy Springs Road, Fairy Springs, Rotorua 3015, New Zealand)

Hours:

Tuesday 19th March 2024:
5:30pm – 7:30pm

Wednesday 20th March 2024:
8:00am – 12:00pm
1:00pm – 6:00pm

Thursday 21st March 2024:
8:00am – 2:30pm

Friday 22nd March 2024:
8:30am – 1:30pm

Saturday 23rd March 2024:
Registration closed

Sunday 24th March 2024:
Registration closed

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS

Full-face helmets are required for all Crankworx events (Downhills, Dual Slalom, Enduros, Whip-off, Speed & Style, Pump Track and Slopestyle)

MEDICAL SERVICES / FIRST AID MANAGEMENT

Peak Safety Dispatch Number: 0800WHAKA1

First response and medical services at Crankworx Rotorua are provided by Peak Safety and Ascent Medical Support.

Peak Safety are experts in first response and extraction. They operate the Rotorua Mountain Bike Patrol and have wide experience in mountain biking and other outdoor sports. Peak medics provide on course first response across the Crankworx Rotorua events. Ascent Medical Support provide doctors for a range of endurance and extreme sports events around New Zealand. Their doctors are used to the specific requirements of athletes and mountain bikers. They run a field medical clinic trackside at the Crankworx Rotorua event village.

Crankworx Rotorua, Peak Safety and Ascent Medical Support are committed to proving high quality, up to date, medical services to competitors. Practice is aligned with internationally recognized guidelines.

Concussion is a specific area for focus in mountain biking. Crankworx Rotorua has a structured concussion assessment and management protocol in place for ensuring athletes get the best possible care when affected by a concussion. Ascent Medical Support are leading the way in developing a mountain bike specific protocol. The aim is to identify athletes at risk of further harm and make sure they can start concussion recovery in the most appropriate way. This process is aligned with recent international concussion research and with Cycling New Zealand protocols. For more information on the concussion protocol please contact athletes@crankworx.com

Ascent Medical Support operates a track side clinic for assessing and managing injuries as they happen. The doctors are also able to follow up athletes on site during the Crankworx week as required. This includes follow ups for athletes at risk of a concussion. They are also able to arrange xrays and further treatment through local Rotorua providers. Contact details for the event doctors are available via athletes@crankworx.com

MEDICIAL FACILITIES

Emergency Clinic: Lakes Prime Care  +64 (0)7 348 1000
Hospital: Rotorua Hospital  +64 (0)7 348 1199
Ambulance Services: 111

INSURANCE

All athletes are covered by New Zealand’s Public Insurance company – Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) – for treatment for injuries sustained while in New Zealand.
Details at http://www.acc.co.nz.
ACC does not cover treatment if an injured person leaves New Zealand and therefore is not a replacement for an individual’s travel insurance.

Travel, medical and liability insurance is recommended when travelling and competing at any Crankworx World Tour events. Insurance coverage is not provided by Crankworx Rotorua.

IMAGE RELEASE

As a condition of my participation in Crankworx Rotorua, I hereby unconditionally and irrevocably consent, authorize and grant Crankworx Events Inc. (“CEI”), the event organizers of each event, and their respective affiliates, sponsors, promoters, advertisers, broadcasters, webcasters, contractors, agents, representatives, licensees and assigns (together, the “Releasees”) all the necessary authority, right and license and permission to use photographs, audio or video recordings, or other forms of recordings that capture my image, likeness, voice or performance (or all of these) (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Images”), in which I may be included in whole or in part, in any manner or media, including print, broadcast, internet media, direct marketing channels, downloadable content and applications, and all other technologies now known or hereafter developed. The Images may be used or exploited for any commercial or non-commercial purpose whatsoever, and may be altered, modified, changed, combined or incorporated into other works I hereby relinquish any rights I may have in the Images (including privacy, personality and publicity rights. In no event shall I seek or be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief in connection with the use of the Images. No fees or other compensation whatsoever will be provided to me for or in connection with the use of the Images. I hereby release the Releasees from any and all claims which I may now or in the future have relating to the ownership, reproductions, display, distribution or other use of the Images.

Have any questions? Please email us at  athletes@crankworx.com