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2 July 2020
No WMS and YGWS Series in 2020!
As many events couldn't or can't take place because of Covid-19, it was decided to cancel the 2020 WMS and YGWS Series. However, you may look forward to next year, plans are already well advanced for a great series in 2021!
15 May 2020
The third MTBO World Cup round, which is scheduled to be held in Finland from 9-13 September, will become the European MTB Orienteering Championships (EMTBOC) 2020. The event will also include the European Champs for the Juniors (EJMTBOC) in addition to the already scheduled World Masters (WMMTBOC). The final decision about holding the event will be made at the end of June and it is hoped that movement and travel restrictions will allow this and the WMTBOC 2020 in Portugal to proceed as planned.
As there is not a complete World Cup series, this year’s MTBO World Cup is cancelled.
22 April 2020
News about events and calendar:
- The event in Portugal, which was planned to be the EMTBOC in May, will be held as WMTBOC & JWMTBOC & EYMTBOC 2020 from 2-8 October. Many thanks to the organisers for making it possible to have World Champs in 2020!
- Bulgaria has been appointed as organiser of the 3rd World Cup round 2022 and the WMMTBOC 2022.
- The period of no World Ranking Events has been extended from 31st May until 31st July 2020. Therefore 12 months will temporarily be added to the ranking period.
- The event calendar might still have to be rescheduled - nothing is certain at the moment.
News about MTBO Commission:
- We are pleased to welcome Giaime Origgi, Italy, as a new member of the MTBO Commission.
- Due to a new job in orienteering, Ludomir Parfianowicz, Poland, had to leave our commission. We are grateful to him for all the great work he has done in the past years!
17 March 2020
All IOF events until 31 May have been cancelled: information on the IOF website
The EMTBOC will be held from 2-7 October 2020.
3 March 2020
The Guidelines for a Wild Card (see competition rule 12.18) have been updated for the 2020 season. They can be found here or on the page Rules and Guidelines.
27 February 2020
Guidelines about the use of backup SIACs (SPORTident Active Cards) have been published on the page Rules and Guidelines.
23 January 2020
A new year has started - best wishes to everybody for a great and healthy 2020!
What is going on in MTBO this year? Are there any new competition rules? Read about it in the minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission and/or have a look at the MTBO competition rules 2020.
10 October 2019
The MTBO Commission is pleased to announce that the IOF Event Supervisory Board has appointed Sandor Talas as the Senior Event Adviser for the EMTBOC 2021 in Russia. Many thanks to him for doing this job and to the organisers for holding this event!
6 October 2019
The questionnaires to give feedback on the final World Cup round, the EJYMTBOC and the WMMTBOC have been published on the page Event Evaluation. There are two forms: One is for Elite, Juniors and Youth riders and there is a separate one for the Master competitors. The MTBO Commission is grateful to get feedback from as many participants as possible. It doesn't take long to fill in the form - thanks for doing so!
4 October 2019
The rankings for the Young Guns World Series 2019 have been updated after race #11, yesterday's middle distance. Many thanks to Michael Lindholm for his work!
2 October 2019
We are delighted to announce the latest Young Guns World Series 2020 programme.
23 September 2019
The deadline of 30 September to apply for World Ranking Events is approaching! Have a look at the brandnew Guidelines for World Ranking Events and find out that it is not a lot of extra work to organise a WRE weekend. Many thanks to all applicants and future organisers of WREs!
14 September 2019
The latest intermediate ranking of the Young Guns World Series is availabe on the site Events for Young People. Thanks to Michael Lindholm for making the scoring!
4 September 2019
The list of IOF Approved Electronic Punching Systems has been updated to include the provisional approval period of the Emit long distance punching system at MTBO WREs. The document and more information can be found on the IOF website.
8 August 2019
- Thanks to the Danish organisers for a great World Championship 2019! All participants (elite and junior riders, open racers, spectators) are kindly asked to give feedback on the event by filling in an online questionnaire. It doesn't take long to complete it and you have a chance to win 1 kg of Swiss chocolate. More information and a picture of the 2018 chocolate winner is on the page Event Evaluation.
- The invitation and entry form for the MTBO clinic in Australia in October have been published on the page Clinics for Event Advisers.
- The presentations at the Open Meeting during the WMTBOC 2019 have been published on the page Open Meetings / Forums.
30 July 2019
The next Open MTBO Forum is taking place during the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2019 in Viborg, Denmark.
Date and time: Thursday, 1 August 2019, 17:00 - max. 18:00
Place: Teamleaders Room at the Event Centre (Asmildkloster Agricultural School) in Viborg
Everybody is welcome to attend!
21 July 2019
The intermediate rankings for the Young Guns World Series and the World Masters Series have been updated after the races in CZE.
17 July 2019
There’s a blog page on the website of the MTBO Commission regarding the new MTBO map symbols now available for testing:
Blog page map symbols
You can download the files from this page and also give feedback.
Thanks a lot to our MTBOC member Steven for making this possible!
28 June 2019
The event evaluation 2018, based on the feedback given by participants, has been finished. Many thanks to Jiri Putik for his great work! The link to the document can be found on the page Event evaluation. There is also the link to the questionnaire to give feedback on the EMTBOC 2019 in Poland.
6 June 2019
The European Champs and the first round of the MTBO World Cup are being held this weekend. Good luck to all participants - and the organisers!
- Questionnaire event evaluation: Please give feedback on the EMTBOC 2019. It doesn't take long to complete the questionnaire. Thank you!
24 May 2019
Due to an overlap of dates with the MTBO camp in Denmark, the EMTBOC 2020 have been moved by one week: The European Champs will be held from 12-16 May 2020. Many thanks to the Portuguese organisers for their flexibility!
13 May 2019
According to competition rule 12.16 the IOF MTBO Commission may provide one “wild card” to add a further top athlete without a sufficient number of ranking points into the Orange start group. The Guidelines for a Wild Card describing the procedure have now been published. They may be useful to top athletes participating at the EMTBOC 2019 / first World Cup round in Poland who would like to start in the Orange group but who don't have a sufficiently good position in the World Ranking to qualify for it.
Please note that athletes will have to apply for a place in the Orange group. This must be done by completing an application form that has to be sent to the MTBOC no later than two weeks before the event, i.e. 22 May for WCup 1. The link to the application form can also be found on the page Rules & Guidelines.
26 April 2019
The scores of the Young Guns World Series 2019 after 4 races are now available on the page Events for Young People. Many thanks to Michael Lindholm for making the ranking list!
15 April 2019
With the Australian and Spanish races now complete the World Masters Series 2019 is well underway. The full news is published on the page for the WMS 2019 where there is also the intermediate ranking of the 4 races so far.
11 April 2019
Steven Hale, who has been a member of the MTBO Commission since January 2019, has created a global calendar with MTBO races – thanks a lot for this great piece of work!
Read more about which races are currently included and how to add your races (or import races from your federation’s fixture list) on the page MTBO Global Race Calendar.
Please help to make this calendar even better by providing information of races. It is really easy to list your races in the calendar, it doesn’t cost anything and it is good promotion for your event.
31 March 2019
Sandor Talas has made a short analysis of the MTBO competition injuries reported in the MTBO Injury Database. It focuses on the accidents which happened between 2012 and 2018 and gives valuable insights to organisers and competitors. Thank you, Sandor!
5 March 2019
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission are now available on the page Minutes of Commission Meetings.
Also published:
- Procedure for allocating Long distance start slots, valid for 2019
- Guidelines quarantine zones
13 February 2019
Bulletin 2 of the 3rd World Cup round, the WMMTBOC and the EJYMTBOC was published yesterday. It can be found in the Event Calendar.
29 November 2018
Change of Event for World Masters Series (WMS) and Young Guns World Series (YGWS) 2019:
There have been some problems with the organisation around the first European round (WMS 3/4) of the WMS and YGWS event in Portugal and this event is no longer being held as planned. It is now being replaced with the first ever WMS/YGWS races in sunny Spain. The event will be 60 km east of Seville, a beautiful tourist venue, on 30/31 March 2019. The weather is usually good at this time of year. There will be a spectacular Sprint in an urban historic centre closed to traffic for us, a Middle and a Long. The Medium and Sprint are the races counting for the WMS and the YGWS.
16 November 2018
The World Masters Series (WMS) 2019 is underway! It was started with the excellent first two races in Australia. The intermediate ranking can be found on the page for the WMS 2019.
10 November 2018
Bulletins 2 of the World Cup rounds 1 (EMTBOC) and 2 (WMTBOC) were published some days ago. The links to these bulletins can be found in the World Cup Event Calendar.
14 October 2018
- Finland was appointed as organiser of the World Masters MTBO Championships WMMTBOC 2020. This event is scheduled to take place from 9-13 September 2020 , in conjunction with the final World Cup round. The MTBOC is grateful to FIN for hosting these two events.
- The Special Rules for the World Cup 2019 have been approved.
10 October 2018
Are you interested in learning more about how to organise an MTBO event or would you like to help develop MTBO in your country? If yes, there is an IOF MTBO Event Advisers' and Organisers' Clinic planned in Birkerød, Denmark, on 3-4 November 2018. The entry deadline was on 8 October, but as the minimum number of participants has not been reached it is still possible to enter. Please do so by informing the course leader Sandor Talas within the next two days!
Birkerød is about 40 minutes north of Copenhagen, and there are inexpensive flights to Copenhagen from a lot of European countries. This clinic is a great opportunity to learn more about MTBO in a familiar setting and with a competent course leader.
24 September 2018
Did you take part in the World Cup in Portugal? If yes, please fill in the online questionnaire to give feedback on this event! The form can be found on the website of the MTBO Commission in Event Evaluation. Once again the MTBO Commission would be grateful to get as many responses as possible. It doesn’t take long to complete the questionnaire. So please do it while memories are still fresh. Thanks a lot!
HUGE THANKS to the Portuguese organisers for holding this final World Cup round!
22 September 2018
We are pleased to announce that the Brazilian Orienteering Federation is offering an IOF MTBO Clinic for the education of map makers and organisers in South America. The invitation and entry form can be found on the page Clinics for Event Advisers.
Many thanks to the Brazilian Orienteering Federation for this great initiative!
11 September 2018
Bulletin 4 of the final World Cup round in Portugal is already available!
3 September 2018
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission have been published.
2 September 2018
Bulletin 2 of the Elite and Junior World Championships WMTBOC/JWMTBOC, taking place in Denmark from 26 July - 4 August 2019, has been published.
16 August 2018
- There is a picture montage of the World Champs, World Masters Series and Young Guns Series 2018 on the photo page. Thanks, Rainer!
- All participants of the WMTBOC, JWMTBOC and EYMTBOC are kindly invited to fill in the online questionnaire to give feedback on this event. The link to access the form is on the page event evaluation. Thank you - you can win 1 kg of Swiss chocolate!
31 July 2018
Bulletin 3 of the final World Cup round 2018 in Portugal, taking place from 20 - 23 September, was published yesterday.
And Bulletin 4 of the World Championships today!
29 July 2018
- Clinic for IOF MTBO Event Advisers and Organisers in Denmark from 3-4 November 2018: The invitation has been published and the entry form is ready to be filled in!
- Young Guns World Series: After eight races for the Juniors and six races for the Youth the intermediate ranking is now available on the page Events for Young People. The scoring list contains all participants and their results.
27 July 2018
There is now a 2-page document with information about the use of backup SPORTident Active cards (SIACs). It can be found on the page Information and Documents for Organisers and Event Advisers (section IT - electronic punching), but this information is also helpful to competitors. It is a must-read for all participants at the World Championships for Elite and Juniors and the European Champs for Youth starting very soon!
25 July 2018
The medal ceremony of the World Masters Series 2018 is taking place at the Restaurang Varvsberget, Varvsbergsvägen 50 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, tomorrow Thursday, 26 July, from 1600 - 1830. A buffet will be available. If you intend to attend it, please send an email to Eero to book the buffet.
20 July 2018
The next IOF Event Adviser and Organiser Clinic is planned in Birkerød, Denmark on 3-4 November 2018.
8 July 2018
The MTBO Commission thanks the event director Miklos Mets and his team for organising the events of the 1st World Cup round 2018: the European Champs for the Elite and the Juniors and the World Champs for the Masters. It's a big job to host three parallel events - well done!
The maps of these events can be found on the site MTBO maps.
25 June 2018
Bulletin 4 of the EMTBOC/EJMTBOC and WMMTBOC is now available! It can be found in the Event Calendar.
23 June 2018
The online forms to give feedback on the European Champs and the World Masters in Hungary have been published. If you are a participant (or a spectator, media person, etc.) at one of these events, please fill in the form. By giving feedback, you help the MTBO Commission to assess the quality of major MTBO events and you also have a chance to win 1 kg of Swiss chocolate!
The forms are available on the page 'Event Evaluation'. It only takes a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. Thank you!
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21 May 2018
Today is a day when the entire MTBO community is united in shock and a profound sense of loss, on learning of the senseless and tragic death of the talented Portuguese athlete Duarte Lourenço - a young man with a passion for life and his sport and loved and respected by all who knew him. A young man of much promise only just embracing all that life had to offer. Duarte died whilst training on his bike, hit by a car, which has also seriously injured his father. Duarte was due to join us in sport in Budapest just next week. The caring and loving thoughts of the whole MTBO family are with Duarte's family, his loved ones and teammates at this very sad time. Our deepest and sincere condolences. |
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17 May 2018
Bulletin 3 of the WMTBOC / JWMTBOC / EYMTBOC 2018 is now available as well!
15 May 2018
Bulletin 3 of the EMTBOC / EJMTBOC / WMMTBOC 2018 has been published and can be found in the Event Calendar.
6 May 2018
Entry deadlines
EMTBOC / EJMTBOC = 15 May for team sizes (late until 18 June +20%), 18 June for name entries
WMMTBOC = 5 June regular (late until 18 June +35%)
Open = 18 June
@ national team managers: Please note that the fee calculation done by Eventor matches the real fees only under certain special conditions. Normally it does not, the fees calculated by Eventor are too high. Please calculate the fees yourself. If your total does not match the total in Eventor, email your calculated total to info@mtbo.hu to minimise chances for disputes.
Team size deadline = 18 July, team names deadline = 8 September.
1 May 2018
Clarification regarding the EMTBOC Mixed Relay
Teams of 3 riders, at least one of them must be a woman. It is possible that one (or even two) of the three riders is a Master competitor, i.e. a participant of the WMMTBOC. If national teams include WMMTBOC participants, the following applies:
29 April 2018
There is a survey going on asking for your experience regarding mechanical problems at a major MTBO event. Please share your experience by completing a very short questionnaire.
26 April 2018
Late "news" regarding the EMTBOC/EJMTBOC and WMMTBOC: The entry fees, mainly for WMMTBOC participants, have been reduced. The valid fees are available in the updated Bulletin 2 and on the organiser's website. Athletes who have already paid the higher fees will get a refund.
19 April 2018
After the two races in Besançon, France, on 7 and 8 April, the intermediate ranking of the Young Guns Series is now available. Thanks a lot to the French organisers from the club Balise 25 for making this MTBO training camp such a great event with exciting competitions and interesting trainings!
6 March 2018
The MTBO Commission is offering a new service - the MTBO Newsflash! Find out how you as a competitor, organiser or a person in another function can profit from it and subscribe to the MTBO Newsflash.
31 January 2018
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission have been published.
30 January 2018
According to the MTBO Competition Rules, valid from January 2018, it is compulsory to use a contactless electronic punching system with a range of ~ 1.5-1.8 m at World Championships (WMTBOC, JWMTBOC, WMMTBOC), Regional Championships and World Cup events. At the moment SPORTident Air+ is the only system with this long range.
25 January 2018
Bulletin 2 of the EMTBOC/EJMTBOC and WMMTBOC 2018 has been published!
Furthermore, at its last meeting in Warsaw, the IOF Council approved the Special Rules for the MTBO World Cup 2018 and also the Qualification procedure for allocating long distance start slots at the WMTBOC 2018. Both documents can be found in the Rules section.
4 January 2018
The MTBO Commission wishes everybody a healthy and successful 2018 with lots of interesting MTBO experiences in different places!
The calendar of MTBO events in 2018 has been updated. If you are the organiser of a competition, a training camp or similar and want to have your event published on this site, please use the Form to inform about your MTBO event.
We also need organisers for future events, and we are looking forward to getting applications for the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2021 and the World Cup rounds 1 & 3 in 2020. The application documents are now available for all these events - please check the section Applications on the page Information for Organisers.
Bulletin 3 of the WMTBOC / JWMTBOC / EYMTBOC 2018 is now available as well!
15 May 2018
Bulletin 3 of the EMTBOC / EJMTBOC / WMMTBOC 2018 has been published and can be found in the Event Calendar.
6 May 2018
Entry deadlines
- EMTBOC / EJMTBOC / WMMTBOC:
EMTBOC / EJMTBOC = 15 May for team sizes (late until 18 June +20%), 18 June for name entries
WMMTBOC = 5 June regular (late until 18 June +35%)
Open = 18 June
@ national team managers: Please note that the fee calculation done by Eventor matches the real fees only under certain special conditions. Normally it does not, the fees calculated by Eventor are too high. Please calculate the fees yourself. If your total does not match the total in Eventor, email your calculated total to info@mtbo.hu to minimise chances for disputes.
- World Cup round 3 in Portugal:
Team size deadline = 18 July, team names deadline = 8 September.
1 May 2018
Clarification regarding the EMTBOC Mixed Relay
Teams of 3 riders, at least one of them must be a woman. It is possible that one (or even two) of the three riders is a Master competitor, i.e. a participant of the WMMTBOC. If national teams include WMMTBOC participants, the following applies:
- The WMMTBOC participant (Master rider) must be registered as a member of the EMTBOC national team (no additional registration fee).
- All EMTBOC riders must have an IOF Athletes Licence (annual licence fee is 30 €), including WMMTBOC participants who start at the EMTBOC relay. (The organisers asked the IOF to wave this extra fee for Masters riding only the relay for their national team, but the IOF did not approve this request.)
29 April 2018
There is a survey going on asking for your experience regarding mechanical problems at a major MTBO event. Please share your experience by completing a very short questionnaire.
26 April 2018
Late "news" regarding the EMTBOC/EJMTBOC and WMMTBOC: The entry fees, mainly for WMMTBOC participants, have been reduced. The valid fees are available in the updated Bulletin 2 and on the organiser's website. Athletes who have already paid the higher fees will get a refund.
19 April 2018
After the two races in Besançon, France, on 7 and 8 April, the intermediate ranking of the Young Guns Series is now available. Thanks a lot to the French organisers from the club Balise 25 for making this MTBO training camp such a great event with exciting competitions and interesting trainings!
6 March 2018
The MTBO Commission is offering a new service - the MTBO Newsflash! Find out how you as a competitor, organiser or a person in another function can profit from it and subscribe to the MTBO Newsflash.
31 January 2018
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission have been published.
30 January 2018
According to the MTBO Competition Rules, valid from January 2018, it is compulsory to use a contactless electronic punching system with a range of ~ 1.5-1.8 m at World Championships (WMTBOC, JWMTBOC, WMMTBOC), Regional Championships and World Cup events. At the moment SPORTident Air+ is the only system with this long range.
- Information about the SPORTident support (in the paragraph about IT)
25 January 2018
Bulletin 2 of the EMTBOC/EJMTBOC and WMMTBOC 2018 has been published!
Furthermore, at its last meeting in Warsaw, the IOF Council approved the Special Rules for the MTBO World Cup 2018 and also the Qualification procedure for allocating long distance start slots at the WMTBOC 2018. Both documents can be found in the Rules section.
4 January 2018
The MTBO Commission wishes everybody a healthy and successful 2018 with lots of interesting MTBO experiences in different places!
The calendar of MTBO events in 2018 has been updated. If you are the organiser of a competition, a training camp or similar and want to have your event published on this site, please use the Form to inform about your MTBO event.
We also need organisers for future events, and we are looking forward to getting applications for the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2021 and the World Cup rounds 1 & 3 in 2020. The application documents are now available for all these events - please check the section Applications on the page Information for Organisers.
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11 December 2017
The application form and the guidance notes to apply for the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2021 have been published. The documents for the World Cup rounds 2020 (including the EMTBOC 2020) and the WMMTBOC 2020 will follow shortly.
7 November 2017
Great news! The "Young Guns MTBO Series 2018" has become a reality and is rolling out next year for ALL Juniors and Youth MTBO racers. The aim is to develop skills, make new friends and have some fun racing in different terrains. Information about this new series can be found on the page Events for Young People. Full details follow later, but this gives some forward outline information for planning. Let's have some great MTBO training and fun races in 2018! Many thanks to all the organisers. Spread the word!
2 November 2017
Once again, all participants of World Cup rounds had the opportunity to give feedback on the events through an online questionnaire. The results can be found on the page Event Evaluation. Thanks a lot to all respondents!
26 October 2017
The Competition Rules for IOF MTBO events have been updated. Significant changes to the previous version are listed on page 48. The rules are valid from 1 January 2018.
13 October 2017
Bulletin 2 of the final World Cup Round 2018 in Portugal has been published. It can be found in the Event Calendar.
11 October 2017
- The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission have been published.
- The deadline to apply for World Ranking Events 2018 was at the end of Sepember, but there is a very last chance until the end of October to send in your application! The MTBOC would welcome some more applications, especially from overseas countries. As you can read in the minutes, the WRE service fees have been changed, resulting in lower fees for most MTBO WREs than before. Details can be found in the IOF WRE instructions. Please apply in IOF Eventor no later than end of October. If you have any questions, Thomas Wieser is happy to answer them.
5 Oktober 2017
The results of the survey regarding the minimum limit of participants per 5-year age class at the WMMTBOC are now available.
26 September 2017
Some new information regarding the event application process has been added to the page Information and Documents for Organisers and Event Advisers.
14 September 2017
There is a new survey regarding the minimum limit of participants per 5-year age class at the WMMTBOC. If you were born in 1977 or earlier, please take part in this survey!
19 August 2017
Bulletin 4 of the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2017 in Vilnius, starting tomorrow, has been published. It's in the Event Calendar.
7 August 2017
Bulletin 2 of the WMTBOC 2018 in Austria is now available in the Event Calendar.
The feedback on the first World Cup round, given via the online questionnaire, can be found on the page Event Evaluation. Thanks to the 25 respondents!
All participants of the European Champs and the World Masters in France last week have now the opportunity to comment on these events. The links to these questionnaires are on the same page.
1 August 2017
Bulletin 1 of the final World Cup round in Portugal in 2018 has been published. Furthermore, all World Cup rounds in 2019 and the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2020 have been added to the Event Calendar. Please note that some dates may be preliminary.
31 July 2017
The link to access the online questionnaire to give feedback on the European Championships has been activated. For the WMMTBOC there is a special form. Both links can be found on the Event Evaluation page.
Information for Master competitors: Please note that it's not possible to comment on age classes in this feedback form. It is part of the rules whether age classes of the same decade are merged or not. An organiser cannot influence that.
28 July 2017
Bulletin 4 of the EMTBOC/EJMTBOC/EYMTBOC and WMMTBOC 2017 has been published and is available in the Event Calendar.
17 July 2017
The MTBO Commission is launching another survey for Masters over 55 ONLY. Please take part in it!
15 July 2017
Sandor Talas will definitely give the planned presentation on the Competition Rules on the rest day of the EMTBOC/WMMTBOC 2017 in France.
30 June 2017
Sandor Talas, IOF Senior Event Adviser, is thinking about offering a 2 hour presentation on the Competition Rules during the European Champs EMTBOC and World Masters WMMTBOC in Orléans, France. Please find more information on the page with the Rules.
26 June 2017
Bulletin 3 of the World MTBO Championships 2017 in Lithuania has been published.
22 June 2017
Six races of the World Masters Series (WMS) have been held so far and the intermediate ranking has been updated. The coming weekend races 7 and 8 of the WMS are taking place in Poland.
8 June 2017
The maps of the first World Cup round are now available on the organiser's website and have also been uploaded to the site Maps World Cup.
1 June 2017
- Bulletin 3 of the second World Cup round (Masters and European Champs for the elite, juniors and youth) has been published.
- Sandor Talas, former chairman of the MTBO Commission, has started a blog called IOF Reflections. The objective of this blog is to share his thoughts and ideas about the International Orienteering Federation, the governing body of international orienteering. Sandor would also like to offer it as a discussion platform for other views and ideas about the IOF.
31 May 2017
The coming weekend, the MTBO World Cup season 2017 will be launched with the first round, taking place in Austria from 2-5 June. To all participants of this event: Please give your feedback by completing the questionnaire whose link you can find in the section Event Evaluation. Thank you!
30 April 2017
The MTBO Commission plans to publish a development guide to help organize a first MTBO event. Everybody is welcome to contribute in any way to this project: How to organize your first MTBO event (HOFME).
The preliminary programme of the World Masters Series 2018 has been published.
21 April 2017
The World Masters Series continues with races 5 and 6 in Denmark next weekend. Here are the Series standings so far after four races in New Zealand and Portugal. Thanks as always to Tamás Janko for his help in calculating them. Denmark promises its usual excellent races and some interesting battles already emerging! Game on! (text by Keith Dawson)
27 February 2017
On 26 February the very first Skype conference on MTBO competition rules took place. The first public version of this presentation can be found on the site with the rules. Thanks, Sandor!
26 February 2017
Information for Masters taking part in the Danish MTBO Camp: Competitors wishing to score in the WMS Series in the races on Thursday and Saturday who are W/M55 or younger should enter W/ML and those W/M60 or older please enter W/MS.
20 February 2017
Peter Simmonds has updated the list with GNSS devices. The latest version 9 can be found on the site Various. Many thanks to Peter for his great and valuable work!
8 February 2017
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission on 20-21 January 2017 are now available on the site Minutes of Meetings.
7 February 2017
Presentation and Q&A on rules of major IOF MTBO events (World Champs, World Cup, European Champs)
for athletes and coaches planning to participate in such events
date: 26 February 2016 - online (platform to be decided)
time: 4 pm UK / 5 pm CET / 6 pm EET / 7 pm MOS (planned for 2 hours)
For details please go to the site with the Rules.
30 January 2017
New on our website:
16 January 2017
There is a very interesting interview in the Portuguese Orienteering Blog that Joaquim Margarido had with Sandor Talas who resigned from the MTBO Commission in December 2016.
New on our website:
- invitation and entry form for the clinic for event advisers and organisers taking place in Austria from 4-5 March 2017
- new page for Young People with information on MTBO camps for young people
- new page for World Orienteering Day
16 January 2017
There is a very interesting interview in the Portuguese Orienteering Blog that Joaquim Margarido had with Sandor Talas who resigned from the MTBO Commission in December 2016.
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4 January 2017
The MTBO Commission wishes everybody a Happy New Year with good health, orienteering in interesting terrains, exciting controls and lots of sunshine! We are looking forward to meeting you at the MTBO events in 2017. Many thanks to all organisers and volunteers who work so hard for our great sport! Photo by Ursula Häusermann |
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28 December 2016
The updated Bulletin 2 of the WMTBOC 2017 in Lithuania was published in early December. Among others, it contains useful information on the training camp and the inexpensive accommodation.
27 December 2016
On December 21 Sandor Talas, Chairman of the MTBO Commission, submitted his resignation from the commission. All members of the commission deeply regret his decision. In his letter Sandor explains the reasons why he is resigning with immediate effect.
24 November 2016
The summary of the feedback on World Cup events - received from participants via the online questionnaire - can be viewed on the Event Evaluation page .
18 November 2016
The IOF Competition Rules valid from 1 January 2017 have been published. Significant changes to the previous version (January 2016) are summarised on the last page.
6 November 2016
NEW CLASSES IN WORLD MASTERS SERIES (WMS)
The two new classes M35 and W35 are added to the World Masters Series 2017. The reason for their inclusion is to maintain competitor enjoyment and retain participation numbers between Elite and the current Masters age classes. A number of athletes have felt that there is a void for them between the end of their career in Elite and the current WMS Masters classes starting at the age of 40. The proposal of the Masters Working Group to add M/W35 to the World Masters Series for a trial period has met with the approval of the MTBO Commission. For total clarity these classes apply only to WMS races and not to the World Masters MTBO Championships (WMMTBOC). Competitors in these classes should race on the M/W40 course and a separate 35 class will be constituted from the results.
As in 2017 only the World Championships in France combine Elite World Cup and WMS, and the WMS constitutes the best seven results from fifteen possible races, it is indeed entirely possible for qualifying athletes to compete in both World Cup and WMS competitions should they wish to do so. We hope the new classes will attract a good level of competitors during this trial.
28 October 2016
New Event Advisers have been appointed for upcoming major events in 2018 and 2019. The names can be found on the site Event Advising.
23 October 2016
Bulletin 2 of the WMTBOC and JWMTBOC 2017 in Lithuania has been published.
18 October 2016
The summary of the participants' feedback on the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2016 in Portugal is now available on the subsite Event Evaluation.
The online questionnaire to give feedback on World Cup Round 3 and the World Masters MTBO Championships 2016 in Lithuania will be open until the end of October. Elite and Master participants, please use this opportunity to say what you liked or didn't like about this event! In view of the WMTBOC 2017 in Lithuania, all feedback will be even more helpful than usual to the MTBO Commission and the Lithuanian organisers.
10 October 2016
The invitation to the MTBO Event Advisers’ and Organisers’ Clinic from 26-27 November 2016 in Fontainebleau, France, has been published.
3 October 2016
27 & 28 September 2016
Version 2 of Bulletin 4 of the World Cup and WMMTBOC 2016 in Lithuania has been published. Please note that the mass start for Masters at the Long distance on Friday is from 9.30 (and not 10 o'clock). Consult the organiser's website for further information about the changes to the first version.
27 September 2016
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission can be found on the site Minutes of Commission Meetings.
4 September 2016
Bulletin 3 of the World Cup and WMMTBOC 2016 in Lithuania has been published.
11 August 2016
The next Event Adviser and Organiser Clinic is planned to take place in Fontainebleau, France, from 26-27 November 2016.
28 July 2016
On the photo site there are some pictures of the Middle distance race.
10 July 2016
Not even two months after the event you can find the summary of the feedback on the 1st World Cup Round in France on the page 'Event Evaluation'. Thanks to all those who responded by filling in the questionnaire!
28 June 2016
The WRE application process for the next season is started. Please find more information on the page 'Info for Organisers and EAs'.The deadline for applications is 30 September.
7 June 2016
The summary of the feedback on the World Cup 2015 is now available on the page 'Event Evaluation'. It is based on the responses from the participants (elite, juniors, masters, coaches, media) given via the online forms.
The updated Bulletin 2 of the WMTBOC 2017 in Lithuania was published in early December. Among others, it contains useful information on the training camp and the inexpensive accommodation.
27 December 2016
On December 21 Sandor Talas, Chairman of the MTBO Commission, submitted his resignation from the commission. All members of the commission deeply regret his decision. In his letter Sandor explains the reasons why he is resigning with immediate effect.
24 November 2016
The summary of the feedback on World Cup events - received from participants via the online questionnaire - can be viewed on the Event Evaluation page .
18 November 2016
The IOF Competition Rules valid from 1 January 2017 have been published. Significant changes to the previous version (January 2016) are summarised on the last page.
6 November 2016
NEW CLASSES IN WORLD MASTERS SERIES (WMS)
The two new classes M35 and W35 are added to the World Masters Series 2017. The reason for their inclusion is to maintain competitor enjoyment and retain participation numbers between Elite and the current Masters age classes. A number of athletes have felt that there is a void for them between the end of their career in Elite and the current WMS Masters classes starting at the age of 40. The proposal of the Masters Working Group to add M/W35 to the World Masters Series for a trial period has met with the approval of the MTBO Commission. For total clarity these classes apply only to WMS races and not to the World Masters MTBO Championships (WMMTBOC). Competitors in these classes should race on the M/W40 course and a separate 35 class will be constituted from the results.
As in 2017 only the World Championships in France combine Elite World Cup and WMS, and the WMS constitutes the best seven results from fifteen possible races, it is indeed entirely possible for qualifying athletes to compete in both World Cup and WMS competitions should they wish to do so. We hope the new classes will attract a good level of competitors during this trial.
28 October 2016
New Event Advisers have been appointed for upcoming major events in 2018 and 2019. The names can be found on the site Event Advising.
23 October 2016
Bulletin 2 of the WMTBOC and JWMTBOC 2017 in Lithuania has been published.
18 October 2016
The summary of the participants' feedback on the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2016 in Portugal is now available on the subsite Event Evaluation.
The online questionnaire to give feedback on World Cup Round 3 and the World Masters MTBO Championships 2016 in Lithuania will be open until the end of October. Elite and Master participants, please use this opportunity to say what you liked or didn't like about this event! In view of the WMTBOC 2017 in Lithuania, all feedback will be even more helpful than usual to the MTBO Commission and the Lithuanian organisers.
10 October 2016
The invitation to the MTBO Event Advisers’ and Organisers’ Clinic from 26-27 November 2016 in Fontainebleau, France, has been published.
3 October 2016
- To all participants (Elite and Masters) of the World Cup and World Masters MTBO Championships 2016 in Lithuania: Please give feedback on the event by filling in the online questionnaire. Thank you!
- Link to the split times of the 3rd World Cup Round and the World Masters MTBO Championships 2016 in Lithuania
- Some photos of the World Cup have been uploaded. More will follow.
27 & 28 September 2016
Version 2 of Bulletin 4 of the World Cup and WMMTBOC 2016 in Lithuania has been published. Please note that the mass start for Masters at the Long distance on Friday is from 9.30 (and not 10 o'clock). Consult the organiser's website for further information about the changes to the first version.
27 September 2016
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission can be found on the site Minutes of Commission Meetings.
4 September 2016
Bulletin 3 of the World Cup and WMMTBOC 2016 in Lithuania has been published.
11 August 2016
The next Event Adviser and Organiser Clinic is planned to take place in Fontainebleau, France, from 26-27 November 2016.
28 July 2016
On the photo site there are some pictures of the Middle distance race.
10 July 2016
Not even two months after the event you can find the summary of the feedback on the 1st World Cup Round in France on the page 'Event Evaluation'. Thanks to all those who responded by filling in the questionnaire!
28 June 2016
The WRE application process for the next season is started. Please find more information on the page 'Info for Organisers and EAs'.The deadline for applications is 30 September.
7 June 2016
The summary of the feedback on the World Cup 2015 is now available on the page 'Event Evaluation'. It is based on the responses from the participants (elite, juniors, masters, coaches, media) given via the online forms.
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19 May 2016
The online form to give feedback on the World Cup Round in France has been published. By filling it in, you help the MTBO Commission to assess the quality of major MTBO events and you also have a chance to win 1 kg of Swiss chocolate! The form is available on the page 'Event Evaluation'. It only takes a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. Thank you! Hana and Yoann Garde from France are the winners of the chocolate in 2015. photo on the right: Yoann getting the chocolate at the World Cup in the Alsace |
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20 March 2016
The latest version 5 dating from February 2016 of the GPS list has been uploaded. Thanks to Peter Simmonds for the update!
The latest version 5 dating from February 2016 of the GPS list has been uploaded. Thanks to Peter Simmonds for the update!
12 March 2016
On the site of the Map Working Group there is a proposal with recommended changes to the ISMTBOM. Plase have a look at it, test the recommended changes and give feedback! In a couple of weeks a feedback form will be available.
On the site of the Map Working Group there is a proposal with recommended changes to the ISMTBOM. Plase have a look at it, test the recommended changes and give feedback! In a couple of weeks a feedback form will be available.
9 February 2016
From 22-23 January the MTBO Commission met in Malmö, Sweden, for a meeting. The minutes of this meeting are now available.
From 22-23 January the MTBO Commission met in Malmö, Sweden, for a meeting. The minutes of this meeting are now available.
12 December 2015
The Competition Rules for IOF MTBO events, valid from 1 January 2016, have been published.
The Competition Rules for IOF MTBO events, valid from 1 January 2016, have been published.
9 November 2015
For athletes participating in Senior World Championships and World Cup competitions it is necessary to have an IOF Athletes Licence from now on.
For athletes participating in Senior World Championships and World Cup competitions it is necessary to have an IOF Athletes Licence from now on.
22 October 2015
All the races of the next World Masters Series have been linked to IOF Eventor or to the organisers' websites.
All the races of the next World Masters Series have been linked to IOF Eventor or to the organisers' websites.
18 September 2015
The invitation to the event advisers' and organisers' clinic in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 21-22 November 2015 is now online.
The invitation to the event advisers' and organisers' clinic in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 21-22 November 2015 is now online.
14 September 2015
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission in August in Liberec have been published.
The minutes of the last meeting of the MTBO Commission in August in Liberec have been published.
17 August 2015
Bulletin 4 of the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC has been published on this website, and there is also information on the MTBO Open Forum on Thursday, 20 August, at 5 pm in Liberec.
Bulletin 4 of the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC has been published on this website, and there is also information on the MTBO Open Forum on Thursday, 20 August, at 5 pm in Liberec.
20 June 2015
The MTBO Commission is conducting a survey regarding a minimum limit of participants per 5-year age class at the WMMTBOC. All Masters are kindly invited to take part in this survey. Please give your response by the end of July 2015. Thank you!
The MTBO Commission is conducting a survey regarding a minimum limit of participants per 5-year age class at the WMMTBOC. All Masters are kindly invited to take part in this survey. Please give your response by the end of July 2015. Thank you!
5 June 2015
The intermediate ranking (after 6 races) of the World Masters Series has been published.
The intermediate ranking (after 6 races) of the World Masters Series has been published.
1 June 2015
7 May 2015
Are you an organiser or event adviser looking for some information on IOF Eventor? For easier reference you can now find the information that was sent to the organisers earlier this year on our website in the section Information for Organisers and EAs.
5 May 2015
Based on requests at the Open MTBO Forum during the World Cup in Hungary, the questionnaire to give feedback on the World Cup Rounds has been modified. Now it allows even very busy people to give a quick feedback by only filling in part 1. This first part consists of just seven questions that require eight clicks - and you're done!
Part 2 is the same detailed questionnaire as before. The MTBO commission would be happy to get feedback from more participants by this two-part questionnaire. Of course we are grateful to all those who take the time to complete the whole questionnaire. The link to the modified form is on the site Event Evaluation.
30 April 2015
The form (questionnaire) to give feedback on the first World Cup Round in Hungary is now online. The link can be found on the site Event Evaluation.
28 April 2015
Bulletin 4 of the World Cup Round 1 in Hungary has been published.
20 April 2015
There is now a manual available that informs on how to import complete MTBO maps into OCAD course setting projects. This new function in OCAD 11 makes it possible to respect the colour hierarchy (lower and upper purple/magenta). The document is on the site Information and Documents for Organisers and Event Advisers, paragraph 'Mapping'.
28 March 2015
The invitation and entry form for the Event Advisers' and Organisers' Clinic, which takes place in Termas de Monfortinho (Portugal) on 11 June 2015, are now available.
If you are interested in IOF Event Adviser work or getting more knowledge about organising MTB orienteering events on the international level, please get in touch with your national orienteering federation in order to enter. The deadline for entries is 15 May 2015.
- A new version of the Competition Rules for IOF MTB Orienteering Events, valid from 1 June 2015, has been released.
- Bulletin 4 of the second World Cup Round in Portugal has been published.
7 May 2015
Are you an organiser or event adviser looking for some information on IOF Eventor? For easier reference you can now find the information that was sent to the organisers earlier this year on our website in the section Information for Organisers and EAs.
5 May 2015
Based on requests at the Open MTBO Forum during the World Cup in Hungary, the questionnaire to give feedback on the World Cup Rounds has been modified. Now it allows even very busy people to give a quick feedback by only filling in part 1. This first part consists of just seven questions that require eight clicks - and you're done!
Part 2 is the same detailed questionnaire as before. The MTBO commission would be happy to get feedback from more participants by this two-part questionnaire. Of course we are grateful to all those who take the time to complete the whole questionnaire. The link to the modified form is on the site Event Evaluation.
30 April 2015
The form (questionnaire) to give feedback on the first World Cup Round in Hungary is now online. The link can be found on the site Event Evaluation.
28 April 2015
Bulletin 4 of the World Cup Round 1 in Hungary has been published.
20 April 2015
There is now a manual available that informs on how to import complete MTBO maps into OCAD course setting projects. This new function in OCAD 11 makes it possible to respect the colour hierarchy (lower and upper purple/magenta). The document is on the site Information and Documents for Organisers and Event Advisers, paragraph 'Mapping'.
28 March 2015
The invitation and entry form for the Event Advisers' and Organisers' Clinic, which takes place in Termas de Monfortinho (Portugal) on 11 June 2015, are now available.
If you are interested in IOF Event Adviser work or getting more knowledge about organising MTB orienteering events on the international level, please get in touch with your national orienteering federation in order to enter. The deadline for entries is 15 May 2015.
24 March 2015
The IOF Council has approved the Special Rules for MTB Orienteering World Cup 2016 including the dates for each World Cup Round.
Furthermore, the event advisers for the two World Cup rounds in 2016 and for the MTBO World Championships in 2017 for the elite and the juniors have been appointed.
15 March 2015
The deadline to enter for the first round of the MTBO World Cup in Hungary has been extended to 31 March.
8 March 2015
Bulletin 3 of World Cup Round 2 in Portugal is out!
2 March 2015
Today all MTBO event advisers got newsletter no 4 by email. Please contact the MTBO Commission if you are an event adviser and did not receive this email. The newsletters to the event advisers are also published on this website on the page Event Advising.
1 March 2015
The MTBO Commission is pleased to announce the birth of this website!
