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.
52 Bike events
Snow Farm Otago
The Big Easy is a 44km Mountain Bike course starting at the Snow Farm, including a loop around the very rideable Snow Farm cross-country ski trails. The course then traverses to the top of Mt Pisa, then a full 20km of down hill before finishing in Luggate.
Manawatu Manawatu-Whanganui
The Manawatu Slicks and Stones is a 140km road race for juniors, masters, and “weekend warrior” riders to ride the undulating roads and gravel sectors that the elite riders will race on in the Gravel and Tar UCI events.
Waikato
The Team Championship series is a competitive racing series where teams compete in grades according to ability. Elite riders, juniors, weekend warriors and veterans can form a team and compete.
Arapuke Mountain Bike Park Manawatu-Whanganui
The Arapuke Classic is organised by the Manawatu Mountain Bike Club and takes riders over their choice of 3 courses, from 13 to 35 km of singletrack, in the foothills of the stunning Tararua Range on the doorstep of Palmerston North.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Lyttleton Harbour Canterbury
The Famous Grouse Bays Cycle Challenge will see the peloton leave the Famous Grouse Hotel at 9:00am on the 31st of January 2021.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
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.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Cambridge Waikato
The New Zealand Gran Fondo is a must do on any cyclists race calendar. This year the course follows the exact route that NZ’s elite riders will follow in their road race the following day.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Rakaia River Bridge Canterbury
This amazing event is different than any other bike race because you can't do what you can in this event any other day of the week.
Queenstown Park Station, Queenstown Otago
The Queenstown Park Station Fun Ride is a free community event and an amazing opportunity to mountain bike through the stunning Queenstown Park Station on Sunday 21st of February 2021. Choose from the 18km Station Ride or the 13. 5km Station to Chard Farm Ride.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Tokoroa Waikato
The Team Championship series is a competitive racing series where teams compete in grades according to ability. Elite riders, juniors, weekend warriors and veterans can form a team and compete.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Akatarawa Ranges, Upper Hutt Wellington
Based in Wellington's rugged Akatarawa Ranges, 10k north of Upper Hutt City, the Karapoti Classic is New Zealand’s premier mountain bike event. Established in 1986, it is renowned worldwide as the Southern Hemisphere’s longest running mountain bike event.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Tairua, Coromandel Waikato
The Mito Q K2 is an extremely challenging road bike challenge held annually in the Coromandel. The event has three distances on offer.
Northland
The BDO Tour of Northland 2021 will take place from 18 - 21 of March 2021. The BDO Tour of Northland is a cycling challenge covering 359km over 4 days in beautiful Northland. Day 1 of the Tour begins with 104km from Whangarei to Russell.
Craters MTB Park, Taupo Waikato
The Taupo Mountain Club runs a 10 week Summer Series throughout January, February and March. The annual Summer Series caters for all levels of riders from beginners through to the experienced racer. Riders can come to any of the races and simply register on the night.
Hanmer Springs Canterbury
The Hanmer 4 & 8 Mountain Bike Race has been postponed to the 20th of March 2021. The Hanmer 4 & 8 Mountain Bike Race takes competitors on a unique journey through Hanmer Forest through some of the regions most amazing mountain scenery.
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, a shorter 53km ride as well as a mountain bike challenge.
Craters Mountain Bike Park, Taupo Waikato
The Crank it @ Craters 2021 will take place on the 28th of March 2021.
Crank it @ Craters offers 100km, 50km & 25km mountain bike races. The events consist of riding two or more laps of a 12. 5km single track course.
Wairarapa Wellington
The Australasian Masters Cycling Championship due to take place on the 10-12 July 2020 has been postponed to Easter 2021. The event will now take place from the 2nd to the 5th of April 2021.
Church Road Winery, Taradale Hawkes Bay
The Big Easy and Little Easy annual cycling event takes place in stunning Hawkes Bay every Easter. The Big Easy course will start and finish at Church Road Winery offering a 37km scenic loop.
Glenorchy (start location) Otago
The 6th Tour of New Zealand is an 8 stage 518km event that takes riders on a Tour de France style event with the difference you choose to race the course or simply ride the course. All riders are timed.
Wanaka Otago
The Contact Epic Lake Hawea MTB Ride will take place on the 17th of April 2021. The Contact Epic is NZ's longest and most scenic mountain bike race in NZ. However, this is more of an adventure than a race.
Rotorua Bay of Plenty
The Pioneer six day Mountain Bike Stage Race due to take place on the 18-23rd of April 2021 has been cancelled.
The Pioneer is a six day Mountain Bike Stage Race taking place in the central North Island at Rotorua.
Marlborough Nelson Marlborough Tasman
The Whitehaven Graperide is due to take place on the 24th of April 2021
Described as “a ride through Mother Nature's photo album”, Marlborough’s iconic GrapeRide cycling event continues to be a bucket list item for riders of all abilities.
Burwood, Christchurch Canterbury
The Red Zone 6 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge due to take place on the 26th of April 2020 has been postponed to the 26th of April 2021.
Red Zone 6 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge is staged in the Burwood Red Zone.
Greymouth West Coast
Around Brunner Cycle Ride due to take place on the 2nd of May 2020 has been postponed to the 1st of May 2021.
Wairakei, Taupo Waikato
The Craters Classic MTB Race will take place on the 15th of May 2021. Choose from the Short and Sweet 17km course. In the Middle is 32kms. The Long & Hard Course is 47km, and the E bike multip lap race goes for 2 hours. .
Invercargill Canterbury
EVENTS
Each round to offer Endurance and Sprint options. Riders can choose to enter one of these options. Endurance option will include (but not limited to)
• Points, Scratch, Tempo, Elimination, Madison, Omnium
Sprint option will include (but not limited to)
• Derby, Keirin, Sprints, Team Sprint
Waimakariri Gorge Bridge Canterbury
Bridge to Bridge "North" is now 3 mountain bike rides on the Northern Bank of the Waimakariri River.
Christchurch Canterbury
The South Island School Road Championships will be held in Christchurch from the 10 July 2021 - 11 July 2021.
Cambridge Waikato
The North Island School Road Championships will be held in Cambridge on 10 - 11 July and will include the following events:
Individual Races:
U20, U17, U16, U15, U14, U13 boys and girls
Teams Race:
Senior (U20), Junior (U16) and Year 7 & 8
Cambridge Waikato
Round 2 of the Cycling New Zealand National Track Series will take place from the 16 - 18 July 2021. EVENTS
Each round to offer Endurance and Sprint options. Riders can choose to enter one of these options.
Raglan Waikato
The Karioi Classic is an annual cycling event held in Raglan. The event will be held on the 25th of July 2021. The event offers two challenging routes along coastal gravel roads with amazing views of Mt Taranaki and The Tasman.
Bottle Lake Canterbury
Canterbury Mountain Bike Series – is a 3 Race Series staged at Bottle Lake in Christchurch. This event is staged every 2 weeks in August and September and competitors will receive points toward the Series in every race.
Bottle Lake Canterbury
Canterbury Mountain Bike Series – is a 3 Race Series staged at Bottle Lake in Christchurch. This event is staged every 2 weeks in August and September and competitors will receive points toward the Series in every race.
Bottle Lake Canterbury
Canterbury Mountain Bike Series – is a 3 Race Series staged at Bottle Lake in Christchurch. This event is staged every 2 weeks in August and September and competitors will receive points toward the Series in every race.
Cambridge Waikato
EVENTS
Each round to offer Endurance and Sprint options. Riders can choose to enter one of these options. Endurance option will include (but not limited to)
• Points, Scratch, Tempo, Elimination, Madison, Omnium
Sprint option will include (but not limited to)
• Derby, Keirin, Sprints, Team Sprint
Karapiro Waikato
The Ride Holidays Karapiro 100k Flyer will take place on the 25th of September 2021. Formerly known as the Rotorua to Taupo 100k, the event will be held for the third year in its new home, Karapiro.
Clevedon Auckland
SRAM Tour de Ranges returns on the 2nd of October 2021.
Timaru Canterbury
The National School Road Championships will take place from the 2nd of October 2021 - 4th of October 2021. Individual Races:
U20, U17, U16, U15, U14, U13 boys and girls
Teams Race:
Senior (U20), Junior (U16) and Year 7 & 8
Refer to website for more information.
Blenheim Nelson Marlborough Tasman
The National School MTB 2021 Championships will be held in Blenheim, Marlborough from the 11 - 14 October and will include Cross Country (XC), Cross Country Relay (XCR), Downhill and Enduro options.
Rotorua Bay of Plenty
The 15th edition of Emerson's Whaka100 proudly holds the reputation of one of the toughest mountain bike marathons in the Southern Hemisphere. Challenge yourself on either the 160, 100, 50, 25 or 10km course in the world famous trails of Rotorua.
Waikato River Trails Waikato
The Taniwha is a Mountain Bike and Trail Run / Walk event which takes place on the Waikato River Trails. The event offers a marathon run as well as a half marathon, 16km and 7km which can be run or walked.
Greymouth West Coast
Ride the Wilderness is a Mountain Bike Ride on the West Coast Wilderness Trail on Saturday 13th November 2021. This event gives riders the opportunity to see the West Coast beauty racing the fantastic West Coast Wilderness Trail.