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Dear Pioneers, the last few months have been a continuous uphill climb for the events industry and, unfortunately, we are still nowhere near reaching the top.

Hi Pioneers, after much consideration, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule The Pioneer, fuelled by Nutri-Grain, originally scheduled to take place from 8 - 13 November 2020 to 18 - 23 April 2021.

To our global community, We know that both our athletes and our communities want to be racing; we do too.

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It was multiple back to back success stories at The Pioneer, fuelled by Nutri-Grain, with Michal Vink and Tim Rush (Onya Bike North Otago), Kate McIlroy and Amy Hollamby (Stonewood Homes) and Josie Wilcox and Joe Skerman (JoJo) taking out the open men’s, open women’s and mixed categories for 2019, as the race wound up...

The Pioneer, fuelled by Nutri-Grain, is officially headed to the Central North Island in 2020, starting and finishing in the Mountain Bike Mecca of Rotorua, with The IRONMAN Group Oceania announcing details of the new location on the final day of the 2019 race in Central Otago.

Race organisers were kept on their toes as two course changes were made this morning as riders headed out on stage four of The Pioneer, fuelled by Nutri-Grain, with snow, high wind and yesterday’s rain all impacting on the Bannockburn loop course.

Good morning Pioneers and supporters, A contingency course is in play today for Stage 4 on Thursday 5th December. Due to overnight snow on the Carrick range (which is still falling), riders will not be riding the Carrick climb or Mt Difficulty climb.

Riders overcame the worst the weather could throw at them on stage three of The Pioneer, fuelled by Nutri-Grain, as constant rain and cool temperatures were the order of the day on the ride from Alexandra to Bannockburn in the stunning Central Otago basin.