The Crankworx World Tour returns to Rotorua this March with early bird tickets on sale today, timed to coincide with the announcement of the 2016 Crankworx World Tour new locations and dates.
Event director Tak Mutu said Crankworx offered a chance to see the best mountain bikers in the world right here in New Zealand.
He said he was pumped to be bringing the festival back to his hometown for its second year, allowing kiwis to ride, compete and party with the heroes of the cycling world.
"This is the greatest riding spectacle in the world and one of the few chances to meet the biggest names in mountain biking.
"It really is five days of pure entertainment with the flips, tricks, and some of the fastest people in the world on two wheels competing in the adventure Mecca that is Rotorua."
Based at Skyline Rotorua Gravity Park, Elevate Course Building has constructed a slopestyle course the riders describe as the epitome of what a freestyle course should be, and athletes from every discipline say they're looking forward to returning to Rotorua, the bike park and the world-renown Whakarewarewa Forest trail network.