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If you are wanting a hitout pre Taupo Cycle Challenge that simulates the course and tests your ‘readiness and metal’ to take on this challenge then the Avantiplus Tour of Wairarapa Funride is the event for you.  New this year a small course change and refresh and a 90KM event.  The course passes through scenic rural areas surrounding Masterton.

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Tour de Manawatu Charity Cycle Challenge attracts around 1000 riders, both local and from further afield. The rides are ideal for a fun, family event as both young and old can enter as a personal challenge.  While enjoying the ride, you will also be cycling through the streets of Palmerston North and the scenic Manawatu District countryside.  Why not join in?

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The New Zealand Cycling Festival is the premier weekend program celebrating all aspects of cycling competition and culture, held during Taranaki Anniversary weekend with events in all cycling disciplines spread over a single 4-day weekend, based in New Plymouth, Taranaki.

The Surf Highway 100km Ride (2018) Starting at the TSB Hub Hawera, this is a ride north along the Surf Highway 45 to New Plymouth.

The Feilding Festival of Cycling is a cycling challenge for all abilities, with 3 rides to choose from: Three recreational rides 20km, 50km and 90 km with great spot prizes, a Classic Cycle NZ race for licensed riders with cash prizes, and a Mountain Bike Eliminator Race.  Why not form a team and have fun on your ride together!

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The Motu Challenge is one of the country’s premier multisport races, with over NZ$30,000 worth of prizes.  Calling all Cyclists!  The Motu 160 runs alongside the Motu Challenge and includes a 65km mountain bike ride and a 95km road bike ride, enter as either an individual or a team.

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After 19 years the Rotorua to Taupo 100K Flyer has a new home! Yes, Karapiro will host the 20^th 100K Flyer starting and finishing at the Mighty River Domain in Karapiro, yes a circuit.

Join over 1500 cyclists in this 100km circuit were you will ride through quiet rolling country roads and at the completion of your race you will receive a stunning finisher’s medal. No logistical point to point issues in 2019. Make sure you join us for one of the most loved events in the country on 13^th April 2019.

What a fantastic achievement to cycle 100 K on this course through some of the most scenic countryside in NZ. A great way to spend a weekend, with thousands of other riders! 

The Gentle Annie doesn’t believe in fastest times. It gives out personal bests.  Fastest times come, and go, a tail wind, a favorable group, a downhill ride, but they are fleeting, and ultimately unrewarding. Personal bests are earned, worn like a badge of honour and they don’t differentiate between ability. They tell of a struggle, a reward, a time when you’ve tested yourself 100%, or tried to go way beyond what you’ve ever been able to do before. The Gentle Annie won’t give you a fastest time, but whether you’re fast, slow, large or small, somewhere between Taihape and Napier, you’ll find a personal best.

The Taranaki Cycle Challenge has become one of New Zealand’s premier road cycle events with over 1100, competitive and recreational cyclists enjoying the day. This event is always held on the Auckland/Bay of Plenty Anniversary weekend and is Taranaki’s longest running Around The Mountain recreational cycling ride.