Saturday 24th November 2012

Congratulations to all those who participated in the 2011 event on Saturday 26 November 2011.  The gale force winds caused us a few problems this year! Thanks to all the Huka riders who took the shortening of the event with such good grace. We hope you all had a decent ride despite the forced cancellation due to safety concerns.

The Contact Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand’s largest cycling event and the world’s largest cycling relay. One of the reasons the iconic Cycle Challenge is so popular is the wide range of events available to participants of varying abilities and fitness levels including the Solo 160km around Lake Taupo, road and mountain bike relays, mountain bike challenges, separate Men’s and Women’s races, corporate challenges, Enduro events (2, 4 and 8 laps of the lake) and the @Heart ride for kids.

The Cycle Challenge regularly attracts in excess of 10,000 riders and, in 2006, was admitted to the prestigious UCI Golden Bike Series, gaining recognition as being one of the world’s top six rides. It also makes up one of the events in BikeNZ’s brand new Summer Series.

View the 2011 Results Magazine here