FNQROC Projects - May 2013
Whistler, British Colombia Canada
- Attracts more than 100,000 mountain biking visitors per season
- Summer expenditure in 2006 totalled $16.2 million
- Summer visitation now exceeds winter visitation with mountain biking the main summer activity
Rotorua, New Zealand
- Population of 67,000, with annual visitors of 2.5 million
- 2006 Mountain Bike World Trials generated NZ $12.2 million
- 2009 Whakarewarewa Forest Trails generated NZ $40 million
7Stanes, Scotland
- Seven mountain biking centres spanning the south of Scotland
- Over 400km purpose built mountain bike trails
- Attract over 400,000 mountain bikers per annum generating $A20 million
Wales
- 400 000 annual visiting mountain bikers generate £22 million
- Coed Y Brenin trails managed by the Forestry Commission makes £135 000 net annual profit
- Of the 158 000 annual visitors to Coed Y Brenin, 80% are mountain bikers
ACT Mt Stromlo
- 2008 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup estimated 4000 visitors contributed $867,560 to local economy
South Australia
- 2012 Tour Down Under added $42.2 million to the state's economy and attracted 760,000 spectators
- Riesling Trail contributes $1.08 million directly to the Clare Region from 12 000 annual visitors
FNQROC's role has been to host the Regional Mountain Bike Task Force, a group made up of representatives of all the stakeholders, with the aim of bringing together the ideas and effort into a single regional focus.
Please contact Darlene Irvine, FNQROC Executive Officer, on 4044 3038, 0403 808 680, or , if you would like any more information