New Zealand
My Next Challenge helps you find your cycling event in New Zealand. Whether you are looking for your next road race or mountain bike ride, check out some of the amazing cycling events around our beautiful country.
16 Bike events
Hanmer Springs Canterbury
The James Pony Express returns in 2025 on the 18th of January. A part of The "James" MTB classic, the James Pony Express is a shorter 65km MTB XCM adventure option to the Epic XCM race.
Hanmer Springs Canterbury
New Zealand’s premier Cross Country Marathon event – a true XCM in NZ’s most iconic big mountain high country.
New Plymouth Taranaki
The legendary Tour of Taranaki Cycle Challenge returns in 2025 and takes riders on a striking road ride around Taranaki Maunga. The pillar event, the Spark Around the Mountain has 148km to tackle in one day. Looking for something different? Check out the Pukeiti 100. . .
Lake Brunner West Coast
Gold Trail is an amazing mountain bike race through the history of the West Coast and the Gold Trails that both our ancestors and many Chinese walked, in the search for their riches of the Gold of the West Coast. Competitors start in the historic Gold Town of Shantytown.
Queenstown Park Station, Queenstown Otago
The Queenstown Park Station Fun Ride, will take place on the 16th of February 2025. The Queenstown Park Station Fun Ride is a free community event and an amazing opportunity to mountain bike through the stunning Queenstown Park Station. Choose from the 18km Station Ride or the 13.
Karapoti Park, Upper Hutt Wellington
The 40th anniversary of the Southern Hemisphere's longest running mtn bike event! Based in Wellington's rugged Akatarawa Ranges, 10k north of Upper Hutt City, the Karapoti Classic is the race that kick-started mtn biking Downunder.
Queenstown Otago
This Mountain Bike event takes you on an iconic course through the magnificent Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe Stations.
Arapuke MTB Park Manawatu-Whanganui
The Brent Boddy Prestige Arapuke Classic is the Manawatū Mountain Bike Clubs longest running cross-country MTB race. Riders choose one of three courses (13km, 26km or 37km) in the foothills of the stunning Tararua Range on the doorstep of Palmerston North.
Cathedral Square, Christchurch Canterbury
Le Race is a 100km road bike race from Christchurch to Akaroa in beautiful Canterbury. The event offers a number of options to enter including solo, as a team of 4 all completing the 100km, tandem, relay as well as a mountain bike challenge.
Rotorua Bay of Plenty
The Shimano Volcanic Epic, presented by Tineli, is a unique five day mountain bike stage race held across New Zealand’s spectacular North Island geothermal region. If you’re looking for a truly special mountain bike event, the Shimano Volcanic Epic is your ticket to the experience of a lifetime.
Lake Tekapo Canterbury
The Mackenzie race takes you on a journey around one of New Zealand's most scenic lakes, Lake Tekapo. For this day only you will have access to private high country stations allowing you the opportunity of a lifetime to cycle your way around this incredible location.
Wairakei, Taupo Waikato
The Craters Classic MTB Race will take place on the 26th of April 2025. The Get Set Aratiatia Adventure is approximately 22km taking in mostly grade 2 tracks. The Spark King Country Wairakei Wizzer is approximately 30kms long and takes in the highlights of Craters Mountain Park.
Greymouth West Coast
Around Brunner Cycle Ride will take place on the 3rd of May 2025. The event offers a 130km circuit of Lake Brunner as well as a 260km Enduro. The ride starts and finishes outside Hotel Lake Brunner and showcases stunning views of mountains and lakes throughout the ride.
Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua Bay of Plenty
No matter what or how you ride, you’ll love the Highlander!
The team from the Whaka100 present the Highlander MTB Challenge! The event aims to pack as much fun and flow into one event as possible without to much hardcore.
Waimakariri Gorge Bridge Canterbury
Bridge to Bridge "North" is due to take place on the 15th of June 2025. Now 3 mountain bike rides on the Northern Bank of the Waimakariri River.
Waipa Mountain Bike Park Bay of Plenty
The toughest, most satisfying, one-day mtb marathon you’ll ever do.
By combining endless single-track with relentless climbs and descents – you won’t know whether to cry with happiness or pain. You’ll most probably do both.