Ruapehu Cycle Classic

Welcome to the Ruapehu Cycle Classic! Back for our sixth year, the 2012 event comes with a twist. Now part of BikeNZ’s Summer Series, the Ruapehu Cycle Classic has a new format that promises three awesome days of pedal power in the Central Plateau from 10 – 12 February!

There are three events to choose from or why not challenge yourself to the weekend tour and do them all?  A great way to start the weekend, and a real crowd pleaser, sprint for glory in the Friday night Criterium around the streets of Ohakune. Saturday’s traditional Ruapehu Cycle Challenge now brings you a choice of two distances: 80kms or 160kms of pure cycling pleasure. Finish your weekend on Sunday with the Race to the Sky, a grueling 17 kilometre road climb from the base of the Ohakune Mountain road to the car park of Turoa ski field taking in some of New Zealand’s most majestic scenery along the way.