general Event Information
Loads of Action
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Wicked mountain bike event for every kiwi kid with attitude, energy and wheels!!
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Go for gold
- everyone completing the course receives a Jams medal
- Entrants also receive a
Jams water bottle
and
goodie bag
- Heaps of cool spot prizes;
Avanti Black Thunder bike as grand prize at EACH event
- Be
seriously social
with friends OR
challenge your mates
!!!
- Hang out on the
wicked skills courses
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Different cross country courses for each age group
- Just give it a go and be a winner
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Treats for grown ups
- FREE coffee for Meridian customers
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Great goodies pack
including Mother Earth, Wheelies, Hubbards and Annies fruit leather
Events
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Event
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Venue
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Details
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Christchurch – March 21 |
McLeans Island MT bike Park |
Near Orana Park, McLeans Island Road, |
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Napier – March 21 |
Eskdale Forest |
Tait Road, SH 5, 18km from Napier |
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Dunedin – March 28 |
Forrester Park |
Bethunes/Gully Forrester Park |
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Rotorua – May 2 |
Redwoods |
Adult nursery, Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park |
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Wellington- May 2 |
Mt Victoria tracks |
Parking at Hataitai Courts off Ruahine St |
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Auckland - May 16 |
Woodhill |
30 km NW of Auckland, near Kumeu |
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Palmerston North – May 23 |
Victoria Esplanade |
Fitzherbert Avenue |
Courses, Age-groups and Awards
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Cross country courses
- three categories:
parent and child 5 to 6
approximately 3 km,
7 to 10 years
4.5 -5.5 km,
11 to 13 years
9.5 -10.5 km, (in each category girls can go separately from the boys).
Distances are approximate and will vary between centres depending on the terrain.
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Skills
and obstacle areas
learn new skills and have some awesome fun.
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For the big kids -
Skill awards -
Only open to 10 to 13 year olds
, with separate prizes for boys and girls.
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Exclusive competitor T-shirts
as a great reminder of the event. These need to be ordered with your entry and are
given out at the events, and we cannot do exchanges on the day
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Costs
Enter BY EARLY BIRD and receive more than 15% discount
Individuals
$4 DISCOUNT EARLY BIRD
– **see entering page for dates.
Online - $21 per child, Mailed - $23 per child
NON DISCOUNTED ENTRY PRICE
Online - $25 per child, Mailed - $27 per child
Family
Register 3 or more individuals from your immediate family(must all live at same address) -
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online entries only
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$20 per child
Keep up to date - via txt and internet
We will email out event newsletters, (unfortunately we are unable to mail these) for which we need an email address. This information will NOT be given or sold to any other party.
Latest news
- will go up on
Jams Face Book site and will be Twittered out
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It costs nothing to receive Twitters, there is no database kept, and you will receive latest information direct to your mobile phone.
We will also be running some competitions on Jams Facebook and for those on Jams Twitter - to find out more
Event Day Registration
- Due to numbers - Wellington and Christchurch will have different registration times - see relevant pages
- Times:
9 years and over
9.30 - 10.10am
8 years & under
10.20- 10.50am - Participants need to register before participating.
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Jams stickers
- each child will be given a Jams sticker this must go on the bike
handle bars, only chidlren with these on their bike will be able to
participate in the Jams or go on the skills area.
- There will be a
briefing
just before each section starts, EVERYONE must attend, so make sure you are there and listening hard!
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There will be NO late entries on the day.
Start Times
- Because every course is different, the number of kids at each
centre and each age group varies, we cannot give definite start times.
However the order is: 1.
11 yrs and over
2.
9/10 years
3.
7/8 years
4.
6 years and under
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Prizes
- Everyone that completes the course will get a MEDAL and Waterbottle.
- There will also be spot prizes, including an Avanti Black Thunder bike at each event.
- To be eligible for a spot prize you need to be present.
- There will be
no prizes for place getters as the emphasis is on fun,
giving it a go and completing the course.
- There will be prizes for best boy and girl in the skills competitions
Bike Checks
Bikes should be checked by a bike shop, prior to the event. Particularly make sure your brakes and tyres are in good condition. Recommended shops -if none of these are near you please use your local shop. For logistical reasons stickers are not issued.
PUSH PLAY Schools Participation Award
The Participation Awards will be presented to the two schools in each centre that have the highest participation (on a per head basis) and greatest total number of kids participating.
Join the 350 biking movement to help reduce global warming
If you are concerned about the environment and like biking check out the NZ 350 bikers group.
