Tag: mtbo
Why blurring the line between sports is good for business
The more an organizations like Orienteering USA works to bring in different kinds of people, the better that organization will become.
A Strategy for Saving American MTBO
How to make Orienteering USA competitive in mountain bike orienteering with a strategy for saving American MTBO.
MTBO in America is Dead – Long Live American MTBO
Not sending a US MTBO team to this year's World MTBO Championships would acknowledge that Orienteering USA's MTBO experiment has failed -- and that's not a bad thing!
Introduction to MTBO Event Development
The sport of mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) is a mountain bike race where riders use a map and compass to navigate the course by finding orange/white flags (controls or checkpoints) in the correct order. The goal of any MTBO racer is to be the fastest rider to find all of the controls (in the correct...
How the Jackson Method can improve American MTBO athletes
Analysis of the World Cup MTBO statistics over the past few years reveals that there is a good chance of the same athletes will place almost identical to their World Cup standings during the World MTBO Championships. The past and present performance of recent MTBO athletes provides an excellent leading indicator when predicting who will...
MTBO Course Design Tips
The basic concepts behind Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) course design, for the most part, is focused on providing multiple route choices, hosting events at venues with challenging and diverse terrain, and building in navigational complexity.