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Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

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Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge

The Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge, New Zealand’s largest cycling event, is a 160-kilometre circumnavigation of Lake Taupō, held annually in November. In 2006 the competition drew almost 11,000 riders.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – The North Island’s playground, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16942/lake-taupo-cycle-challenge (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.