Girls on Dirt 2024

Gravity Canterbury is proud to host the 2024 iteration of the iconic female-only race series. Girls on Dirt weekend is always a fun event! Known for its supportive vibes, new friendships and fun times, these races ensure everyone is welcome - all ages and all stages.

So whether you enter one, or both races, volunteer to be a marshal, or just want to watch the racing and cheer the ladies on, get involved and feel the joy! You do NOT want to miss out. After all, girls love dirt too!

The Social - Friday 3 May 5.30pm

Join us at Mons Royale Cashel Street and the Girls on Dirt Team will be ready to greet you with a drink from our event partners Renaissance Brewing and b.effect Brewing Co. Wānaka. There will be mountain bike films, speakers, some sweet deals, nibbles and a chance to mingle. This event is FREE.

The Down Hill - Saturday 4 May

Race Down Hill on Saturday 9th March at the fabulous Christchurch Adventure Park on some of its iconic trails. There will be an Intermediate and an Advanced trail that you can choose from. (Don’t worry you can change on the day if you need to). The entry price includes all uplifts on the longest chair lift in New Zealand. Full face helmets and knee pads are compulsory.

The Enduro - Sunday 5 May

This mutli-stage race with cruisy uphills and thrilling descents is at the Crocodile MTB Park, Halswell Quarry. Four stages for the Intermediate course with an additional stage for those doing the Advanced course. Full face helmets and knee pads strongly recommended.

The Combo

If you are all-in, then The Combo is for you, both races, an entire weekend of fun for a reduced price.

The Membership

You must be a member of an MTBZ affiliated mountain bike club to enter (e.g. Gravity Canterbury, CMBC or other). However if this is your first time mountain bike racing you can purchase a weekend membership for $15.

The T-Shirt

This must be our coolest T-shirt yet! Designed with our event partner Mons Royale, Cashel Street. This ultra-lite Merino Air-Con fabric shirt uses nature's climate control - it keeps you cool when you're hot, warm when it's not. Pack less. Do more. You do not have to be a member of Gravity Canterbury or have entered the race to purchase one of these gorgeous Ts.

Categories

Intermediate and Advanced for the following:

• Under 15
• Under 19
• 19-29
• 30-39
• 40-49
• 50+
• E-bike (all ages for enduro)

Other categories may be added on demand

Event partners

Many businesses think Girls on Dirt is worth supporting and the list is growing! We are so proud to have their support. All prizes are awarded as spot prizes or for simply being you-outstanding! Everyone is in with a chance of a win but you do have to be entered for one of the races!

• Mons Royale
• Worrals
• Christchurch Adventure Park
• Crocodile MTB Park
• b.effect Brewing Co. Wānaka
• Cardrona Alpine resort
• Coronet Bike Park
• Barrington Osteopathic Clinic
• Be-spoke MTB Skills and Fitness
• Bike Glendhu
• CamelBak
• Crafty Weka Bar
• Cushcore
• Earshots
• FrictiveMTB
• Giro
• Goat Cycles
• The Gorge NZ
• Ground Effect
• Middle Hill
• Moon Under Water
• Porters Alpine Resort
• Queenstown Skyline MTB
• Renaissance Brewing
• Sign of the Kiwi
• Southern Approach
• Southern MTB Coaching
• Velo Passion Project
• Julbo
• Carter Consultants
• Cycleways
• Push Bikes

Keep up to Date and Pre Rides

You can discover lots more about Girls on Dirt events including the free pre-ride sessions through our Facebook page GC Girls on Dirt.

Food

Food and Drink will be available for Christchurch Adventure Park Cafe and Coffee Vice. Look out for details of some special race deals!

Volunteers

We need you! No, we really do! If you can volunteer, please sign up on Eventbrite! All volunteers for either Saturday or Sunday will receive a lunch and earn rewards in the Mons Royale Volunteer Scheme.

Event cancel/postponement

If for any reason we have to postpone the event, fire/wind/water, then we will try to fix a postponement date as soon as possible. If we have to cancel, we will refund as much of the entry as we can at that point.