Registrations Open For Thredbo's 2023 Cannonball MTB Festival & National Championships

Press Release: Thredbo Resort

Registrations are now open for Thredbo's biggest ever MTB event as the Cannonball Festival presented by Boost Mobile and the AusCycling National Championships are combined to create ten straight days of racing from 9 - 18 February 2023.


Cannonball will see the mountain bike world hit Thredbo for a massive week of Pure Gravity fuelled racing, activations, live music and good times. With five huge events, categories for all ages and abilities plus a prize purse of over $100K, it's a must-do on any mountain bikers’ bucket list.


And as if Cannonball wasn't action-packed enough, this summer it will be integrated with the National Champs for the first time ever, heating up the competition and raising the stakes even higher.


The Cross-Country National Championship events will run from 9 February to 12 February 2023 with the National Championship events for Downhill, Pump Track & Trials included in the Cannonball Festival event schedule from 13 February to 18 February 2023.


The joining of forces between the Cannonball MTB Festival and the AusCycling National Championships means that riders now have the chance to take out two titles, win green and gold jerseys and win Cannonball cash and prizes in one singular race with a $100,000 prize purse on the line. It's safe to say that competitors can expect some fierce competition!


The action won't be limiting itself to the race tracks as the famous Thredbo night life kicks into gear with an impressive line-up of entertainment all week including a DJ set from North East Party House to send the festival off in style on Saturday night.


Cross-Country & Trials National Championship Event Schedule:

Wednesday 8th | Official Training
Thursday 9th | XCO Racing: Adaptive, E-MTB, Team Relay
Friday 10th | XCC Racing: All Categories
Saturday 11th | XCO Racing: Expert, Masters
Sunday 12th | XCO Racing: U13, U15, U17, U19, U23, Elite
Saturday 18th | Trials: All Categories


Cannonball MTB Festival Event Schedule:

Monday 13th | Practice
Tuesday 14th | Osprey All-Mountain Assault Racing
Wednesday 15th | Fox Flow Motion Cup Racing (Group A)
Thursday 16th | Fox Flow Motion Cup Racing (Group B)
Thursday 16th | Rockshox Pump Track Challenge Racing (National Championships)
Friday 17th | Oakley Australian Open DH Seeding (National Championships)
Saturday 18th | Oakley Australian Open DH Finals (National Championships Finals)
Saturday 18th | Deity Whip Wars (Invite Only)


Register Now
Ready to race? Head to thredbo.com.au to register now.

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