Mountain Bike worlds worth $33.5 million to the economy

Defending men's XC champion Julien Absalon

Defending men's XC champion Julien Absalon (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

The UCI mountain bike and trials world championships, held in Rotorua in August, had an economic impact of NZ$33.5 million. Studies undertaken by Market Economics and Waiariki Institute of Technology show that the championships generated NZ$12.2 million in direct new money spent in Rotorua that would not have occurred otherwise. At a national level, an additional NZ$17.7 million was attributed to the UCI MTB World Champs. Once the flow on effects are assessed, the contribution to GDP rises to NZ$21.1 million nationally.

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