This is a 70km or 40km road ride which has been running since July 1999, with rider numbers increasing each year to around 800 cyclists. Starting and finishing at the quaint Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel, this is a FUN RIDE – and you’re guaranteed to enjoy the quiet country roads and the scenery. http://www.funcycling.net/

Cycling Timaru's Twizel to Timaru 150km Handicap road race starts at the foot of the Southern Alps in Twizel and passes through New Zealand's iconic McKenzie Country. The route takes in the townships of Lake Tekapo, Fairlie, Pleasant Point and onto the finish on the outskirts of Timaru. This race caters for all levels of licensed riders and offers a challenging and rewarding ride. www.cyclingtimaru.com

Caters for A-D Grade plus junior age groups. Great build up for Southland - 150k for A Grade using the Elite Nationals 2000 Course. Details on club website http://www.tasportscycling.co.nz

The K2 is the toughest one day cycle challenge in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also one of the most scenic and varied with the route traveling through sub-tropical forest, Pacific coastlines, rural farmland and the Pohutukawa coastline of the Hauraki Gulf. K2 – 2,300 metres of screaming descent! http://www.arcevents.co.nz/

The 56th edition of the Tour of Southland will commence with the Prologue stage on Sunday afternoon with eight following stages, covering 900kms of the Southland region, and finishing back in Invercargill on the following Saturday. http://www.tourofsouthland.com/

Be a part of this awesome event now in its ninth year. The Hotel ibis Bike the Lake Rotorua is a scenic, yet challenging cycle ride around the undulating terrain that is the perimeter of Lake Rotorua. The individual based event will comprise one lap (42km) of the lake for novice and recreational riders or two laps (84km) for more advanced riders. http://www.bikethelake.com/

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. Entries open July 1. http://www.cyclechallenge.com/