Tri Nations Event - Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

 

 

The event organisers of the biggest mass participation rides in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have joined forces to create the Tri Nations Event.

To be a part of the Tri Nations experience, click on the links below to find out more about these exciting events. 

We encourage your participation and support at the events hosted by these fine countries. Riders completing all three events in a five year period will receive a treasured memento and will be specially recognised on our Tri Nations page.

 

 

Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 

Saturday 28 November 2009. Lake Taupo, New Zealand 

 

• The Around the Bay team were lucky enough to visit our kiwi neighbours and attended this event, in 2008 click here to read more.

The Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge began in 1977 and it is now one of New Zealand's most popular sporting events. It is a non-competitive bike ride around New Zealand's largest lake, Lake Taupo, a distance of 160 km. There are seven different Challenges;

• Solo riders' 160 km Challenge (which includes Tandem riders)
• 160 km Tarmac Relay (2, 3 or 4 riders)
• 174 km Dirt & Tarmac Relay (3, 4 or 5 riders) which include an MTB rider in the team
• 320 km twice round the lake Enduro
• 640 km Maxi Enduro
• 160 km Classic Race component for the elite rider.
• For the younger ones we have the 5 km Heart Ride.

The whole town is taken over by thousands of participants, creating an amazing carnival atmosphere at the finish.

 

 

Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Challenge

 14 March 2010. Cape Town, South Africa 

“Cycle Tour is about much more than just the top cyclists and winners.  This is the only event where a fun rider can rub shoulders with the likes of Tour de France great, Jan Ulrich, and where a top cyclist who finishes the course in two-and-a-half-hours receives as much support as the father and son on a tandem whose only aim is to finish within the allocated seven hours.”

• Participate in the largest timed cycle race in the world!
  
• Enjoy 109 km of the most spectacular scenery!
• Ride side-by-side with 35,000 other cycling enthusiasts!
• ENTER TODAY because entries into the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour will be closing soon!

 

 

Around the Bay in a Day

Sunday 17 October 2010. Melbourne, Australia

Starting in 1993, Around the Bay in a Day has grown into Australia's largest mass participation bike ride. Over 15,600 riders participated in 2009, and raised a record tally of over eight and half million dollars for the official charity partner, The Smith Family.

 

 

 

Tri Nation Honour Roll

No. 1

Congratulations to Melbourne’s Nicole Henschel and her riding partner Paul Atkinson, for becoming the inaugural equal-first riders to have completed the Tri Nations Challenge.

Nicole and Paul commenced their ambitious series of achievements by completing a very memorable Cape Argus Challenge in South Africa during March 2009.

Both participated in Around the Bay in a Day, October 2009. Making the achievement two out of the three events necessary, to achieve the all-elusive completion of the Tri-Nations Challenge.

The pair have recently returned from the last of the Tri Nations events at New Zealand’s beautiful Lake Taupo. They conquered the 160km Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge during the last weekend of November, 2009.

After cycling past the finish line, Nicole commented; “What a tough ride! I am so glad to have achieved my goal…the Tri Nations Challenge. Now it’s time for a soak in the tub and celebrations with my friends!”

Nicole is looking forward to setting her sights towards participating within a string of organised rides in 2010 and keeping fit whilst having fun in the saddle.