May 8, 2012
MTB Orienteering Event Evaluation Form Published
The IOF MTB Orienteering Commission has published an online Event Evaluation Form to collect feedback on IOF MTB Orienteering World Cup and World Championships events.
Event Application Forms
Organisers' Guidelines
Report Templates
Evaluation of MTB Orienteering Events 2012
Feedback Form: MTBO World Cup - CZE - May 2012
Feedback Form: MTBO World Cup - POL - June 2012
Feedback Form: WMTBOC - HUN - Aug 2012
Feedback Form: MTBO World Cup - EST - Sep 2012
May 7, 2012
MTB Orienteering World Cup: Finland Wins Mixed Relay
Victory in the mixed relay - teams of three, at least one woman - went as anticipated to Finland's star team of Marika Hara, Samuli Saarela, and Samuel Pökälä. Second place went to the Czech Republic and third place to Switzerland.
May 6, 2012
MTB Orienteering World Cup: Double Schaffner Victory
Switzerland's Christine Schaffner, four times a MTBO World Champion, won today's Middle Distance race in the World Cup by 25 seconds over yesterday's winner Marika Hara, Finland. It was quite a day for the Schaffner family: husband Beat also took victory in the men's race, winning by 19 seconds.
May 5, 2012
MTB Orienteering World Cup: Triumph for Samuel Pökälä
Samuel Pökälä, Finland, had the race of his life today. In his third season in elite MTB orienteering, IOF World Ranked number 33 before today, he was the fastest throughout the first World Cup race of this year and won by 2 minutes 22.5 seconds over World Champion Samuli Saarela. Finland had a double triumph with Marika Hara winning the women's race.
May 2, 2012
2012 MTB Orienteering World Cup starts on Saturday
The world's elite mountain bike orienteers meet for IOF competition on May 5-7, 2012, when the first round of the World Cup will be held in the Prague region of the Czech Republic.
May 1, 2012
Mountain Bike Orienteer named IOF Athlete of the Month
Tobias Breitschädel, mountain bike orienteer from Austria, has been named IOF Athlete of the Month for May 2012.
April 23, 2012
Inside Orienteering
The April 2012 issue of Inside Orienteering features the article "It's fun and rewarding to be an organiser" by Erik Borg. In it, Hungarian orienteer Sándor Tálas gives some insight behind organizing MTBO events.
April 19, 2012
Joint Foot and MTB Orienteering Event Advisers' clinic to be organised in Portugal in May
Registration has begun for the IOF Foot and MTB Orienteering Event Advisers' clinic to be held May 19-20, 2012, in Marinha Grande, Portugal. National federations are asked to identify and enter suitable candidates by May 4, 2012. The purpose of the clinic is to educate and recruit new IOF-licensed Event Advisers.
Invitation / Entry Form
January 23, 2012
Poland Awarded World MTB Orienteering Championships 2014
At its recent meeting in Vantaa, Finland, the IOF Council appointed Poland organiser of the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships and Junior World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships 2014.
January 5, 2012
New Guidelines for Organizers of MTB Orienteering Events
The IOF Mountain Bike Orienteering Commission has prepared an updated version of the IOF MTBO Organizers Guidelines.
January 4, 2012
IOF Event Applications Received
The IOF has recently received applications to host the following events:
2013 World Masters MTB Orienteering Championships, Portugal
2014 World and Junior World MTB Orienteering Championships, Białystok, Poland
December 22, 2011
Joint Foot and MTB Orienteering Event Advisers' Clinic to be Organised in Graz, Austria, in March 2012
The IOF Foot and MTB Orienteering Commissions will be organising a joint Event Advisers' clinic in Graz, Austria, from March 2-4, 2012. The main objective of this IOF Event Advisers' and organisers clinic is to prepare participants to be licensed IOF Foot or MTB Orienteering Event Advisers and to familiarise experienced foot orienteering organisers with the specifics of MTB orienteering. National federations are asked to identify and enter suitable candidates by February 1, 2012. For further information on the clinic, please download the invitation.
Invitation / Entry Form
December 1, 2011
Mountain Bike Orienteer named IOF Athlete of the Month
Anna Füzy, mountain bike orienteer from Hungary, has been named IOF Athlete of the Month for December 2011.
November 30, 2011
New Competition Rules for MTB Orienteering
The IOF Council has approved new Competition Rules for IOF Mountain Bike Orienteering Events. These rules will be valid from January 1, 2012. The new rules can be downloaded through this link. A list of significant changes to the previous version can be found on the last page of the document.
September 23, 2011
MTBO European Championships & World Cup: Long Distance Titles go to World Cup Winners
Marika Hara, Finland, and Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, Denmark, underlined their credentials as clear winners in the World Cup standings with victories in the mass-start, long distance race today.
September 21, 2011
MTBO European Championships & World Cup: Czech Republic Wins Both Relays
The Czech Republic had outstanding success in the relays today, winning both women's and men's races and gaining overall victory in the 2011 World Cup.
September 21, 2011
MTB Orienteering Event Advisers' and Organisers' Clinic to be Organised in Birkerød, Denmark, in November
The IOF MTB Orienteering Commission is organising an IOF MTB Orienteering Event Advisers' and Organisers' Clinic during 26-27 November 2011 in Birkerød, Denmark. The clinic is organized for the education and recruitment of new IOF MTB Orienteering Event Advisers. Active foot orienteering organisers are also welcomed to the clinic to learn the specifics of MTB orienteering events. National federations are kindly asked to identify and enter suitable candidates by 1 November 2011.
Invitation / Entry Form
September 20, 2011
MTBO European Championships & World Cup: Four Middle Distance Medals for Finland
Finland's women took all three medals in the middle distance race in the Leningrad region of Russia today, Ingrid Stengard taking the gold with a 12 second lead. Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, Denmark, appears unbeatable at present as he took his second gold medal of the week with victory by almost half a minute.
September 19, 2011
MTBO European Championships & World Cup: Knudsen and Hara win Sprint
Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, Denmark, the current leader in the men's World Cup standings by a large margin, extended his lead and was crowned European Sprint Champion today with victory by 9 seconds. Marika Hara, Finland, previously joint leader in the women's standings, is European Champion with a win also by 9 seconds.
September 18, 2011
Keen Contests in Prospect in MTBO World Cup Finals
There are some keen contests in prospect in the final round of the 2011 MTBO World Cup, which takes place this week in the Leningrad region of Russia. Michaela Gigon, Austria, and Marika Hara, Finland, are tied in first place going in to the final three individual races, and the lead in the relay competition is shared by Finland and Switzerland.
September 1, 2011
Mountain Bike Orienteer named IOF Athlete of the Month
Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, mountain bike orienteer from Denmark, has been named IOF Athlete of the Month for September 2011.
August 27, 2011
World MTBO Championships: Sprint Golds to France and Russia
The final gold medals of the Championships were won today in the sprint races by Gaëlle Barlet (France) and Anton Foliforov (Russia).
August 26, 2011
World MTBO Championships: Switzerland and Denmark Take Relay Titles
Switzerland was the clear winner by 3:05 in the women's relay today, and Denmark won the men's relay with the comfortable margin of 2:08.
August 25, 2011
World MTBO Championships: Second Gold for Saarela
Samuli Saarela (Finland) won his second gold medal of the Championships in the middle distance race today.
August 23, 2011
World MTBO Championships: First Golds to Denmark and Finland
Rikke Kornvig (Denmark) and Samuli Saarela (Finland) were the winners of the long distance final in the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships today at Marostica-Bassano, Italy.
August 22, 2011
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Start Today
The World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships (WMTBOC) and the Junior WMTBOC are taking place this week at Vicenza, Italy.
June 21, 2011
Finland Wins Season's First MTBO World Cup Mixed Relay
The last event of Sweden's first MTB Orienteering World Cup round was a mixed relay where all teams included two male riders and one female rider.
June 19, 2011
MTBO World Cup: Challenging Route Choices
The long distance mass start race of the MTB Orienteering World Cup in Sweden became a challenge for both organisers and competitors. Just minutes before the start of the race, the organisers noticed a problem with the maps. They decided to postpone the men's start in order to guarantee a fair competition for everyone.
June 19, 2011
Big success for Finland in Sweden's First MTBO World Cup
In Sweden's first MTBO World Cup race, a middle-distance event, Marika Hara of Finland placed first in the W21 class; Jussi Laurila, also from Finland, placed first in the M21 class.
June 17, 2011
Interesting MTB Orienteering Weekend Ahead
The Dalarna region of Sweden welcomes the world to the MTB Orienteering World Cup and the World Masters MTB Orienteering Championships held for the first time ever on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
May 11, 2011
MTB Orienteering World Cup 2012
The programme and the Special Rules for World Cup in Mountain Bike Orienteering 2012 have been published.
May 7, 2011
MTBO 2012: World Masters Combined with the World Championships
The IOF Council appointed Hungary organiser of the World Masters Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships 2012. This means that the World Masters Championships will be organised together with the World MTB Orienteering Championships and Junior World MTB Orienteering Championships.
April 18, 2011
MTBO World Cup: Hara and Knudsen Head Standings
Marika Hara, Finland, and Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, Denmark, are the two leaders in the World Cup standings after the first three races held in Hungary at the weekend.
April 18, 2011
MTBO World Cup: Danish Double Win in Long Distance
Rikke Kornvig and Erik Skovgaard Knudsen made it a special day for Danish mountain bike orienteering, both winning comfortably in the mass start long distance race, the final race of the first round in Hungary.
April 16, 2011
MTBO World Cup: Clear Wins for Stengård and Foliforov at Middle Distance
Ingrid Stengård, Finland, and Anton Foliforov, Russia, enjoyed convincing victories in the middle distance race, the second race in the Hungary round of the World Cup.
April 16, 2011
MTBO World Cup: Strong Start for Knudsen
Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, World Cup series winner in 2010, started his 2011 campaign in the best possible way with a victory in the first race this year, a sprint in the town of Tapolca in Hungary. Marika Hara, Finland, third in the World Cup last year, won the women's race.
April 13, 2011
MTB Orienteering World Cup: Hungary Hosts First Round
Riding and navigation skills will be tested to the full when the world's mountain bike orienteering elite gather this weekend for the first round of the World Cup. Tapolca, a town 12 km north of Lake Balaton in western Hungary, is the venue for 3 races: a sprint, a middle distance, and a mass start long distance.
April 1, 2011
IOF Photo Gallery Opens
The International Orienteering Federation has launched a photo gallery on their website. All photos in the gallery can be used free of charge provided that the photographer and the source are credited.
IOF Mountain Bike Orienteering Photo Gallery
April 1, 2011
Mountain Bike Orienteer Named IOF Athlete of the Month
Emily Benham, mountain bike orienteer from Great Britain, has been named IOF Athlete of the Month for April 2011.
December 29, 2010
MTB Orienteering World Ranking Events (WREs) for 2011
Mountain Bike Orienteering World Ranking Events for season 2011 have been added to the WRE calendar. To view the events, please go to the IOF World Rankings web pages.
November 3, 2010
Event Organisers Appointed
At its recent meeting in Helsinki, the IOF Council appointed Great Britain organiser of the World Trail Orienteering Championships 2012. The Council also confirmed that Estonia will organise the Junior World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships 2013, in conjunction with the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships.
The World Trail Orienteering Championships will be staged in Scotland in early summer 2012, and the Junior World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in West Viru in late summer 2013. The exact dates will be published later on the IOF website.
November 2, 2010
Giaime Origgi New Member of the MTBO Athletes' Commission
The Mountain Bike Orienteering Athletes' Commission has recruited a new member to strengthen the team. Giaime Origgi (ITA), who finished 10th on this year's World Championships middle distance, will be joining the Commission this autumn.
The IOF Athlete Commissions are comprised of world elite athletes, and they work in close contact with the relevant discipline commission and the IOF Sports Director. The role of the Athletes' Commission is advisory. The MTB Orienteering Athletes' Commission is coordinated by the six-time World Champion Michaela Gigon (AUT). The other Commission members are Anke Dannowski (GER) and Adrian Jackson (AUS).
July 9, 2010
International Specification for Mountain Bike Orienteering Maps
Orienteering is a world-wide sport. A common approach to the interpretation and drawing of orienteering maps is essential for fair competition and for the future growth of the sport. The IOF has now published a new version of the International Specification for MTB Orienteering Maps 2010.pdf (1.15 MB).
It is the aim of the International Specification for Orienteering Maps to provide a map specification which can accommodate the many different types of terrain around the world and the many ways of doing orienteering. Map specifications for mountain bike orienteering are based on the specifications for foot orienteering maps. However, in order to meet the specific requirements put on the map by the nature of mountain bike orienteering, a complete and separate set of specifications is described in this set of rules.
IOF MTB Orienteering Competition Rules (280.9 kB)
IOF MTB Orienteering Organisers Guidelines (649.2 kB)
Jury Guidelines (24.0 kB)
Special Rules for MTBO World Cup 2012 (19.6 kB)
Special Rules for WMMTBOC 2012 (12.5 kB)
Special Rules for MTBO World Cup 2013 (21.7 kB)
Special Rules for WMMTBOC 2013 (13.9 kB)
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