Rounds one and two of the North Island Trial Championships were held in perfect conditions in Taranaki at the weekend.
Round one was at Opunake on Saturday and round two near Egmont Village on Sunday.
BikesportNZ.com thought it’d be a great chance to get out and see some of New Zealand’s elite riders in action under the shadow of Mount Taranaki.
The New Zealand Trial Championships are set for Christchurch in October and these two days of riding were perhaps great practice for that.
Wellington’s Carl Robson makes this obstacle look easy … it certainly wasn’t. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
CALENDARS:
North Island Champs:
Rounds 1 and 2: 8th & 9th February 2020, Taranaki
Rounds 2 and 3: 21st & 22nd March 2020, Auckland
Rounds 5 and 6: 2nd & 3rd May 2020, Waikato & Tauranga
Rounds 7 and 8: 4th & 5th July 2020, Hawkes Bay
Round 9 and 10: 19th & 20th September 2020, Wellington
South Island Champs:
Rounds 1 and 2: 18th & 19th April 2020, Alexandra
Rounds 3 and 4: 15th & 16th August 2020, Kaikoura
Rounds 5 and 6: 24th, 25th & 26th October, Christchurch
New Zealand Championships:
24th, 25th & 26th October 2020, Christchurch
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Taranaki’s Daniel Herbert keeps it upright when it really matters. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Taranaki father and son Dougy and Daniel Herbert discuss strategy at the North Island Trial Champs. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Taranaki’s Jason Day, scaling the heights at Egmont Village. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Here’s Taranaki’s Matt Foster in action near Egmont Village and, just for fun, we thought we’d insert an old photo of Matt, taken 13 years ago. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com