This year's edition of the Nedbank Cross Country Olympic Namibian National Championships race took place over the Easter weekend at Swakopmund.

The hosting of the national mountain bike race at the town was aimed at widening the footprint of cycling in Namibia. 

The two-day national mountain bike race saw cyclists compete in different race categories, which included u/14/18 Boys and Girls, Short Course Men and Women Open, u/12 Sprog Boys, u/14 Sub-Junior Girls, u/10 Nipper Boys and Girls, u/12 Sprog Girls, u/16 Youth Boys and Girls, u/14 Sub-Junior Boys, Sub Vet Men and Women, Veteran Men and Women, Master and Grandmaster Men and Women, Elite Men and Women, u/23 Men and Women, and Junior Men and Women.

Namibian cyclists who took part in the Elite, u/23, and Junior races battled it out for Union Cycliste Internationale points, which is an internationally recognised points system for boosting each cyclist's world ranking that determines placement in international events like the Olympics. 

In this race, only Namibians can compete for UCI points.

With close to 100 entries, the race also saw the introduction of the new E-Bike race category and an XCC-Short Track category for elite cyclists which is a race similar to XCO racing, but with laps typically under one kilometre and in less technical terrain.

The track in Swakopmund was technically different from the track in Windhoek, with cyclists having an exciting time on it. 

The track was suitable for different calibres of riders and for all age groups, as all the obstacles on the course had safe alternative routes around them.

The main winners were as follows: National UCI e-bike women's champion was Elvira Dickerson, while Andre Steinfurth took the UCI e-bike men's title. 

The National UCI XCC short-course men winner was Alex Miller, with Monique du Plessis taking the women's title.

The XCO sub-junior u14 girls event was won by Nicole Suren, while the XCO u16 youth boys title went to Roger Suren.

The Elite Men's title went to Alex Miller, while the U23 Men's race was won by JG van der Westhuizen.

The Elite Women's race was won by Monique Du Plessis, with the XCO junior men's title going to Kevin Lowe, while Eden Spangenberg took the XCO junior women's title.

The Namibian Cycling Federation together with Cycles4U Swakopmund, were the organising partners of the Nedbank 2023 XCO series.