The next Challenge will be held on 29 November 2008. Entries now open, click "Register Here" to enter

The Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand’s premier cycling event. Set in the picturesque Central North Island, the event offers riders the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of individual and team challenges based around a 160 km circumnavigation of Lake Taupo. Riders can choose solo, endurance or relay challenges and the event has recently added a range of mountain bike challenges to complement the road events. While the event is largely non competitive and caters for every level of rider it does offer three race options for elite cyclists.

The event regularly attracts in excess of ten thousand riders and in 2006 was admitted to the prestigious UCI Golden Bike Series, thus gaining recognition as being one of the world’s top nine rides.

The Wattyl Cycle Challenge is organised by the Taupo Moana Rotary Club and any proceeds from the event are returned to the local community.