Queenstown Bike Fest co-organiser Emmerson Wilken, left, with Leroy Leslie and Jadon Wilson, both of Australia, looks forward to the start of this year’s festival tomorrow. PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHYThe Queenstown Bike Festival returns tomorrow after the brakes went on the event last year. Co-organiser Emmerson Wilken said they decided in 2024 to hold the 10-day fest every two years, so last year they held only the three-day McGazza Fest, still a full-on event. "Only because McGazza Fest is so popular, and it’s a memorial thing for every year, it still works," Mr Wilken said. "That’s a full top-to-bottom of Coronet, down to the valley floor, like, 1200 metres of vert," Mr Wilken said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2026 15:55 UTC