{"id":10542,"date":"2025-12-01T09:32:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/?p=10542"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:33:13","slug":"crankworx-new-zealand-is-going-strong-christchurch-and-rotorua-returning-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/events\/2025\/crankworx-new-zealand-is-going-strong-christchurch-and-rotorua-returning-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Crankworx New Zealand Is Going Strong: Christchurch and Rotorua Returning for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As&nbsp;the&nbsp;world&#8217;s biggest mountain bike festival series&nbsp;returns&nbsp;to&nbsp;Rotorua&nbsp;for year 12,&nbsp;Christchurch&nbsp;will&nbsp;officially&nbsp;level&nbsp;up, standing&nbsp;alongside Rotorua, Whistler, and Mont-Sainte-Anne as a premier global destination. Fans in Aotearoa will now have two chances to experience the world&#8217;s best riders, with Christchurch Adventure Park hosting<strong>&nbsp;February 19\u201322<\/strong>, followed by&nbsp;long-standing Crankworx host, legendary&nbsp;Rotorua,&nbsp;<strong>March 11\u201315.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With valuable points on the line&nbsp;for athletes in pursuit of the Crankworx World Tour Series or&nbsp;King &amp; Queen of Crankworx&nbsp;titles,&nbsp;some of the world&#8217;s best&nbsp;will descend on New Zealand to kick off their 2026&nbsp;season&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;fans&nbsp;shouldn&#8217;t&nbsp;miss their&nbsp;chance to see the action live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/crankworxchristchurch-2025-redemptiondownhill-ctrahan-millejohnset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10544\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mille Johnset, Crankworx Christchurch Redemption Downhill 2025 \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christchurch Levels Up&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following its success as part of the Crankworx Summer Series, Crankworx Christchurch steps up to the global stage in&nbsp;2026. Backed by&nbsp;ChristchurchNZ&nbsp;and NZ Major Events,&nbsp;Christchurch Adventure Park&nbsp;will host full World Tour competitions, including the Christchurch Gold Slopestyle, Redemption Downhill, and&nbsp;Christchurch&nbsp;Pump Track&nbsp;Challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Adding Crankworx to our annual sporting calendar diversified the city&#8217;s events offering and helped bring our&nbsp;city&#8217;s&nbsp;identity to life \u2013 a true representation of balance and play. Now, making the step up to the global stage with World Tour competition puts&nbsp;\u014ctautahi&nbsp;Christchurch on the downhill mountain biking world map and we look forward to showing off our natural landscape and sharing our venues with international audiences.&nbsp;<\/p><cite>Karena Finnie, ChristchurchNZ&nbsp;Head of Major Events<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/crankworxchristchurch-2025-redemptiondownhill-ctrahan-lachlanstevensmcnab.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10543\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lachlan Stevens-McNab, Crankworx Christchurch Redemption Downhill 2025 \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;investment into infrastructure, including a Gold-level Slopestyle course, World Cup-standard DH track, and&nbsp;pump track, ensures&nbsp;a lasting legacy&nbsp;for the region and a home for future champions through&nbsp;CWNextyouth development events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/crankworxrotorua-2025-dualslalom-ctrahan-rudegilchrist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10545\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richie Rude vs Ryan Gilchrist, Crankworx Rotorua Dual Slalom 2025 \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotorua: The&nbsp;Soul&nbsp;of Crankworx<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Returning March 11\u201315, Crankworx Rotorua continues its legacy as the flagship Southern Hemisphere&nbsp;stop. The festival&#8217;s streamlined five-day schedule will feature world-class&nbsp;events including the&nbsp;K\u0101rearea&nbsp;Downhill, Specialized Dual Slalom, Pump Track Challenge,&nbsp;and the&nbsp;McGazza&nbsp;Slopestyle,&nbsp;alongside the new Skyline Double Down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Crankworx fans really make Rotorua their own and you know&nbsp;they&#8217;re&nbsp;here when&nbsp;there&#8217;s&nbsp;a queue of bikes at the shuttle and helmets start showing up at our favourite caf\u00e9s.&nbsp;We&#8217;rethrilled to host again in 2026 and&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;wait to share all the places that make our city so special.\u202f From the world-class trails, stunning lakes and a community deeply connected to adventure and the outdoors, even repeat Crankworx visitors will find new things to do in 2026.<\/p><cite>Andrew Wilson, CE of&nbsp;RotoruaNZ<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/crankworxrotorua-2025-slopestyle-ctrahan-patriciadruwen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10546\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patricia Druwen, Crankworx Rotorua Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza 2025 \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crankworx&nbsp;Rotorua will partner with Cycling New Zealand, MTBNZ, and the Rotorua Mountain Bike Club to host the nation&#8217;s top-tier races, including the MTB National Downhill Championships during Crankworx week (March 11\u201315), and Cross Country (XCO\/XCC) and Enduro Nationals the following weekend (March 20\u201322).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Crankworx World Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Crankworx is the ultimate experience in mountain biking. Born in Whistler, B.C. in 2004, Crankworx has evolved into a multi-stop international festival series. The Crankworx World Tour brings together the best mountain bike athletes to compete in elite-level competitions in a variety of disciplines. 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