For the Around the Mountain event all cyclists are required to be able to maintain an average speed of 25 km/hr in the main 8:00am start group. The cut-off point will be at Rahotu just before the 50km/hr mark. All cyclists that are not at this point by 10:00am will be redirected on to the 100km route.

Cyclists riding 20-25 km/hr need to start in the 7:00am Group B.

This assists us with traffic management on the State Highway and the 100km route provides an alternative for cyclists not confident cycling on the State Highway.

Two person relay teams are able to enter the Pukeiti 100 event. The first person starts from TSB Stadium and rides 50km along the coast to Rahotu. After the changeover at Rahotu the second team member heads inland up and over Pukeiti before finishing back at TSB Stadium.

The minimum age for a child with an accompanying adult (1:1) is 12 years old.  To ride the event alone the participant must be 15 or over.

If your child is between 12 -15 but you will be accompanying them for the full duration of their ride please email info@touroftaranaki.co.nz for entry information.

Yes, you can transfer your entry in the registration portal up until 11:59PM 24th January 2024. No person to person transfers accepted after this date.

**Under no circumstance are you permitted to give your bib to another person. The safety of our athletes is paramount, therefore we need to ensure we have correct details of all our athletes on course.

There are a number of food and drink stops around the mountain.

Water, electrolyte and food is available at TSB Stadium and at:

• Rahotu
  • 50km All Events
• Pukeiti
  • 25km Pukeiti 50
  • 75km Pukeiti 100
• Kaponga
  • 90km Around the Mountain
• Inglewood
  • 130km Around the Mountain

All aid stations require you to refill your own drink bottle as we are a zero-waste event.

If you wish to bring your own food and/or drink you need to place into the provided bags at registration on Friday for delivery to the aid stations at Rahotu and/or Pembroke.

Electric bikes are permitted as part of this event category and will be timed separately from the non assisted bikes. We will not be supplying charging stations around the course.  Please ensure you register in the ebike event category when you enter online.

Aerobars are allowed on bikes in the event; however, participants are banned from using the aero bars while in a group. To use aero bars safely in the race participants are required to be 7m behind competitors in front of them.

Yes, tandem bikes are able to enter. Please contact us at info@touroftaranaki.co.nz for entry details. The cost of entry for tandems is an additional 50% on top of the single bikes.

For the safety of all cyclists headphones are not permitted during the cycle event.

Spot prizes will be awarded during registration; fingers crossed your number comes up!

We hope you can stay around afterwards for a drink on us and this is included in your race pack plus food and drinks will be available for purchase after the race.

We'll also be awarding the first female and male a small gift as they finish.

But as for a formal prizegiving we've decided to move away from this format and to keep the after party flowing as the cyclists come through.

Yes, we will have a bag drop at TSB Stadium and Rahotu for the 50km cyclists to secure your belongings during the race.

Yes, you can purchase a ticket on the shuttle bus for you and your bike for $30 during registration. The bus departs TSB Stadium at 8:15am to take cyclists to Rahotu.