Dream Ticket Delivers: Natural Selection Bike 2026 Roster Is Set

A high-energy NST Dream Ticket qualifier went down this weekend in the hills above Queenstown, with five riders earning the final Dream Ticket invitations into the 27-rider roster for Natural Selection Bike 2026. In total, five riders—four international competitors and one New Zealand local—punched their tickets in front of a packed crowd, closing the door on last-chance qualification and setting the final puzzle pieces for competition on Mt. Dewar.

Perched on the Fernhill hillside overlooking Queenstown...