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Name Tuhoto Ariki

Age 21 Years

Nationality NEW ZEALAND

Discipline DOWNHILL

Awards

  • 3rd UCI MTB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZ - DHI, 2019, CA - Mont-Sainte-Anne.
  • 1st Oceania Mountain Bike Continental Championship - DHI, 2019, AU – Bright.
  • 1st MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP - DHI, 2019, IT - Val di Sole.
  • 3rd MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP - DHI, 2019, CH – Lenzerheide.

TUHOTO-ARIKI PENE JOINS MS MONDRAKER

MS MONDRAKER IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF YOUNG, MĀORI RACER, TUHOTO-ARIKI PENE, WHO JOINS THE TEAM FOR 2022 AND BEYOND.

Joining new signing, David Trummer, the former Junior bronze medallist is one of the freshest talents on the downhill circuit and considered to be one of the hottest rising stars of the sport. At only 20 years old, the New Zealand based rider has already achieved strong results at junior and elite level on the World Cup and international race scene.  

With an impressive riding style forged by a strong BMX racing background, Tuhoto is no stranger to the podium, having previously won medals at junior level, including a bronze at the 2019 UCI World Championships and a round of the World Cup in the same year, backing-up his junior New Zealand national championship title and U19 gold medal at the 2019 Oceania Mountain Bike Championships, where Tuhoto also claimed the fastest time of the day. Since then, he has moved up to the elite category where he continues to impress with his results and performances including elite wins at the IXS European Cup and a 14th place finish at the 2021 UCI World Championships in Val di Sole.      

'Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takitini kē'

“But I wouldn’t be here without the people that surround me, ‘Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takitini kē’, which means “My success isn’t just because of me, but the many that surround me” and I believe Mondraker will be a solid rock where I can start my new goals and begin a journey with an amazing team.”

With an off season spent at home training in the New Zealand summer under his belt, Tuhoto is looking forward to hitting the season hard. Already showing early promise with a strong showing at the 2021 Rotorua Crankworx, he took wins in both the Dual Slalom and Pump-Track along with an elite podium finish in the Air DH.

Mondraker and MS welcomes Tuhoto to the team and to the next stage of his growing mountain bike racing career. He now joins the ranks of an elite team on the World Cup as well as becomes part of the Mondraker family and will line-up next to fellow New Zealand racer Brook Macdonald, Austrian David Trummer and Italian Eleonora Farina for 2022. 

The team and all sponsors look forward to watching Tuhoto achieve great success and victories over the coming seasons. 


Dates

Race Calendar 2023

Date Race Location
09.06.2023 WC Lenzerheide
15.06.2023 WC Leogang
30.06.2023 WC Val di Sole
04.08.2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Fort William
23.08.2023 WC Vallnord
28.09.2023 WC Snowshoe
06.10.2023 WC Mont-Sainte-Anne