Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

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Relay bikes being prepared for transport (2007).
Relay riders waiting for their teammates (2007).
The bagpiper on Hatepe Hill (2007).
Aftermath crowds on the Taupo Domain (2007).

The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand's largest mass participation cycling event.[1] First held in 1977, it takes place on the last Saturday of each November and circumnavigates Lake Taupō, a volcanic crater lake in the centre of the North Island. The ride starts and finishes in Taupō with one full circuit being approximately 160 km. Around 7,000 riders take part each year.[2]

Categories

The event aims to cater for all riders, from the elite racers to those just wishing to make it around. This is reflected in the range of finishing times - from under 4 to over 10 hours. Riders are asked to nominate finishing times and staggered starts are used to group riders by ability.

Subcategories of the event are (2022 data):[3]

  • Round The Lake: A one lap circuit of Lake Taupō, starting and finishing in Taupō and following Poihipi Road and State Highways 32, 41 and 1. Approximately 160 km.
  • Length Of The Lake: One half of the full circuit, starting at Turangi and finishing in Taupō. Approximately 80 km.
  • Lakesider: A 16 km leisure ride for recreational cyclists, mostly off-road.
  • Enduro: An option for individuals who ride multiple laps of the lake circuit (normally either two, four or eight, - this is certified as a qualifying brevet for Paris–Brest–Paris and RAAM).
  • Huka Mountain Bike: Mountain bike challenges of 35 km, 60 km or 85 km, and an 85 km elite licensed rider race.
  • Men's Classic Road Race: An official BikeNZ sanctioned race. Participants set off before the rest of the riders, competing in a full-on race, with a current racing license required, and entry limited to 100 riders. Riders must have a previous best time in the main event of under 4:30.
  • Women's Classic Road Race: A women's only 100 km race for licensed riders from Taupō to Turangi and return.

Records

Source:[4]

  • Fastest Round the Lake (male): Sam Gaze 3:37 (2017 Men's Classic winner)
  • Fastest Round the Lake (female): Susy Pryde 3:57 (1999) [5]

Past winners

Source:[6]

Year Men's winner Women's winner
1998[7] New Zealand Darren Murray New Zealand Susy Pryde
1999[8] New Zealand Lee Vertongen New Zealand Susy Pryde
2000[9] New Zealand Jason Kelly, Patrick Kelly & John Barry (Tridem) New Zealand Susy Pryde
2001[10] New Zealand Marcel Hollenstein New Zealand Michelle Hyland
2002[11] Netherlands Paul de Rijk New Zealand Melissa Pilla
2003[12] New Zealand Matthew Yates New Zealand Roz Reekie-May
2004[13] New Zealand Jeremy Yates New Zealand Nadene Boyle
2005[14] New Zealand Peter Latham New Zealand Meshy Holt
2006[15] New Zealand Hamish Bond New Zealand Brei Gudsell
2007[16] New Zealand Gordon McCauley New Zealand Kerri-Anne Torckler
2008[17] New Zealand Peter Latham New Zealand Kaytee Boyd
2009[18] New Zealand Jeremy Yates New Zealand Melissa Holt
2010[19] New Zealand Roman Van Uden New Zealand Karen Fulton
2011[20] New Zealand Michael Torckler New Zealand Kaytee Boyd
2012[21]
Mike Northey
 New Zealand Rushlee Buchanan
2013[22] New Zealand Michael Torckler New Zealand Reta Trotman
2014[23] New Zealand Patrick Bevin New Zealand Ruby Livingstone
2015[24] New Zealand Dion Smith New Zealand Racquel Sheath
2016[25] New Zealand Aaron Gate New Zealand Racquel Sheath
2017[26] New Zealand Sam Gaze Australia Matilda Raynolds
2018[27] New Zealand Hamish Bond New Zealand Ione Johnson
2019[28] New Zealand Kees Duyvesteyn New Zealand Sharlotte Lucas
2020 No race due COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
2021[29]
2022[30][31] New Zealand Michael Torckler New Zealand Claudia Weidekam

References

  1. ^ "Injuries dog Taupo cycle race". Herald on Sunday. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ Griffin, Peter (11 October 2007). "All in the timing for radio tag team". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Great lake bike ride". The New Zealand Herald. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Records". Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge - Cycle records" Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Results Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge". cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ "1998-Results" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ "99-Results" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  9. ^ "2000-Results" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Results booook 2001" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Results 2002" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Results 2003" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Results 2004" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Results book 2005 V1" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Results 2006" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Results 2007" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Results 2008" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  18. ^ "LTC Results 2009" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Results 2010" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Cycle Challenge 2011" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  21. ^ "all results 2012" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Results 2013" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Results 2014" (PDF). cyclechallenge. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  24. ^ "The Timing Team". thetimingteam. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  25. ^ "The Timing Team". thetimingteam. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge". myraceresult. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  27. ^ "BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge". myraceresult. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  28. ^ "BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge". myraceresult. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  29. ^ "Cancellation Of BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge February 2022 Event | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  30. ^ "BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, 26/11/2022 : : my.race|result". my.raceresult.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  31. ^ "BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2022". my2.raceresult.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

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