Schedule

	www.gwaloop.co.nz Sunday 25th of October, 2008 Gwaloop The Gisborne district is renowned all over the world as of the first place to receive the morning sun.  We invite you to come and experience the beauty of our region and participate in `Gwaloop' ...possibly New  Zealand's Longest `One Day' Cycle Challenge from Gisborne to Wairoa via Nuhaka & returning to Gisborne via Tiniroto... a distance of over 200km.
	http://triathlon.org.nz Date: Sunday 23rd of November 2008 Location: Blue Lake, Rotorua. Race 1 of the Contact National Series
	http://www.cyclechallenge.com/event_info.asp The 2008 event will take place on 29 November 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; the Solo riders' 160 km Challenge (which includes Tandem riders), the 160 km Tarmac Relay (2, 3 or 4 riders), the 174 km Dirt & Tarmac Relay (3, 4 or 5 riders) which include an MTB rider in the team, a 320 km twice round the lake Enduro and a 640 km Maxi Enduro. There is also a 160 km Classic Race component for the elite rider. For the younger ones we have the 5 km Heart Ride. There is a carnival atmosphere at the finish.
	http://www.triathlon.org.nz Date: Sunday 4th of January 2009 Location: Whangamata Race 2 of the Contact National Series
	http://www.halfironman.co.nz Port of Tauranga Half Ironman triathlon to be held at Mt Maunganui on Saturday 10th of January 2009