EMTBOC Mass Start: Gold again for Wellenreiter and Hnilica in exciting close-fought races
A clean sweep of individual gold medals for Hannes Hnilica AUT, and a second gold for Celine Wellenreiter SUI today; Hnilica finished 47 seconds clear, whilst for Wellenreiter a strong finish produced a 4-second win. Lon...
2026-05-27
EMTBOC Middle Distance: impressive second gold for Austrian rider Hnilica
Hannes Hnilica was fastest throughout, just as in the Sprint. Women’s gold went to Swiss rider Celine Wellenreiter, her best-ever result. She led only in the last minute after a crucial mistake by the Finn Ruska Saarela....
2026-05-26
World Cup intensifies with sprint races in Sweden
The world’s best orienteers are heading to Sweden this week for the second round of the Orienteering World Cup in the cities of Skara and Lidköping. Three sprint races await here – first, the Knock-Out Sprint...
2026-05-26
Podcast: Tino Polsini on his consecutive World Cup wins and loving map exchanges
Switzerland’s Tino Polsini started the new World Cup season as he ended the previous – with a win on home soil. This time the individual sprint in Locarno in the first World Cup Round of 2026. In this episode...
2026-05-26
EMTBOC: Sprint golds for Finland and Austria in tricky fortified town
Ruska Saarela FIN and Hannes Hnilica AUT took victory by 42 and 35 seconds respectively in technically demanding urban terrain in the fortified town Almeida, Portugal today, in the European MTBO Championships Sprint race...
2026-05-25
MTBO stars heading to Portugal for European Championships
Portugal is the host country for the European MTBO Championships and CX80 World Cup Round 2, which start on Monday 25th May. The event also includes the Junior European and European Youth MTBO Championships. The top six ...
2026-05-22
CX80 MTBO World Cup: Pecorari and Ludvik lead after Round 1
Iris Aurora Pecorari, Italy and Vojtech Ludvik, Czechia head the MTBO World Cup standings after 3 races in Hungary. For Ludvik this is familiar territory; Pecorari is the bright upcoming star. 22-year-old Pecorari first ...
2026-05-04
CX80 World Cup in MTBO – first round this weekend in Hungary
The MTBO World Cup season gets under way this week with three races (Sprint, Middle, Long) taking place in Hungary. The Sprint and Long races will be used to crown the 2026 U-23 World Champions for these distances. The s...
2026-04-30
10MILA 2026: Follow the legendary relays from Sweden
This weekend, the spotlight of the orienteering world turns to Sweden as the legendary 10MILA returns on 2–3 May in Tranås. A true celebration of endurance, teamwork, and night orienteering. Once again the relays at 10MI...
2026-04-29
Heikkilä and Aebersold hold narrow leads after first World Cup Round
The 2026 Orienteering World Cup opened in Locarno last weekend with three intense sprint races setting the tone for the season. After the first round, the overall standings in women’s, men’s and team competitions already...
2026-04-28
World Cup: Surprise win for Gydesen, while Fosser wins after tight finish
Sunday’s Orienteering World Cup Knock-Out Sprint in Locarno delivered high drama from start to finish, with intense head-to-head racing and tactical challenges. Hedvig Valbjørn Gydesen (DEN) delivered the best result of ...
2026-04-26
Norway dominates Sprint Relay ahead of Sweden and Switzerland
The European Champions from Norway delivered a commanding performance to win the Sprint Relay at the Orienteering World Cup round in Locarno on Saturday afternoon. The relay took place on a fast, flat course around Locar...
2026-04-25