12 - 16 APRIL 2027

Ride as an individual or pull-together your own team.

5 days, 5 stages

Total Tour Distance: 400 kms

Race for the thrill of the podium, or ride for the fun of the adventure.

Entries Open April 12th 2026

From the Tour organisers, to you.

Welcome to the 9th Tour of New Zealand.

The 5 hand-picked stages for the 2027 Tour are again thoughtfully designed and planned for you. They are achievable but challenging. Mostly quiet roads, stunning scenery, great peloton party venues, and all in mountain country that totally captivates and inspires. Our Tour Ambassador, Julian Dean, having ridden the Tour de France 7-times and the Tour of New Zealand has an intimate knowledge and experience of riding multi-day Tours. He as our Ambassador, will not only chat to you at each stage start but also will ride at different levels each day to encourage riders.

The Plan

The first two nights you will be in Queenstown and the next 3 in Te Anau!

Jump on your bike on Monday morning after having a Tour family get-together dinner and briefing Sunday night. It’s a perfect way to meet your Tour week riding companions and get their measure! You will also meet the Tour crew that will be looking after you all week and we will introduce you to the Tour Charities briefly so you can meet their ambassadors. You’ll meet Julian Dean and feel inspiration right from the start line as he tells you his nervousness when readying for day 1 in the 24 stage Tour de France!

We are opening entries exactly 12-months prior to day 1 Tour of New Zealand 2027.

Tour of all Tours: Julian is calling day-3 “The Queen Stage” (the ride out of Milford Sound): 117 kms of scenic wonderland where hundreds of thousands of overseas tourists visit every year.
With a ride through the Homer tunnel, and cascading waterfalls from hidden snow fed lakes carving out of their watercourse through rugged stone faces - you can’t help but get excited!

More relevant and important information to come.

For sponsorship opportunities, media relations or other questions please complete this form and we will reply as soon as possible.

Tour Information

Arrive Queenstown (Sunday 11th) - Arrive in Queenstown for race week briefing over dinner and meet your fellow riders.
Stage 1 (Monday 12th): 80km - Queenstown to the Rees bridge turnaround - Glenorchy finish.
Stage 2 (Tuesday 13th): 30 km - Arrowtown to Coronet Peak Ski Base Restaurant.
Stage 3 (Wednesday 14th): 100 km - Milford Sound to Te Anau (Cascading waterfalls, mountain tops and the famous Homer tunnel).

Stage 4 (Thursday 15th): 110 km - Te Anau - Manapouri Loop (A invitation to the lakes of the Southern Alps)
Stage 5 (Friday 16th): 75 km - Mossburn’s rolling hills to the lakeside village of Kingston -

Prize Giving (Friday 16th): 14:00 - 15:30 At Queenstown events centre.
As part of your entry, the following support services are provided:
- Traffic Management
- Timing
- Bike Mechanic
- First Aid
- Massage (TBC) - on previous tours, a private massage therapist has been available for bookings. All appointments are paid for by riders.
- Tour Photography
- Dinner in Queenstown (Sunday 11th)
What’s not included:
Meals for riders are not provided.

Riders will book their own accomodation, however the Tour will be happy to provide recommendations.

Tour entry fee to cover the above costs is $800.
Additional Options
Daily transfers between stages - $190
Flight from Queenstown to join the tour (Day 3) in Milford Sound - TBA
You can enter as an Individual rider or as part of a 3, 4 or 5 person team.
RIDER CATEGORIES
General
Categories for both teams and individuals apply to males and females.
Age is taken as at 1 April 2027.
Teams require a minimum of 3 entrants to qualify as a defined category.
Categories
- School
- Junior (age 23 and under)
- Open (age 39 and under)
- Veteran (age 49 and under)
- Vintage (age 64 and under)
- Seasoned (over age 65)
TEAM DEFINITIONS
Aged Category Teams: All team members must be the relevant age for a single age category.
Mixed team: Your team must have one member of each sex in the team everyday.
Family Team: No age restriction.
Corporate Team: All team members must be employees or clients of the same business or organisation. No age restriction.
School teams: All team members must be still at High school /college, though more than one school can form a single team under the name of the predominant school. Each team must have a chaperone/coach, preferably riding with the team each day.
PRIZEGIVING
Major spot prizes are drawn, and podium winners are acknowledged in all categories.
As a condition of entry, you agree to raise a minimum of $300 for your selected charity by encouraging friends and family to sponsor your Tour charity. Every sponsor of your ride will be issued a tax-deductible receipt for their gift.
When you complete the entry form, you are required to indicate your chosen charity. The charity receives the rider's name and contact details, and they will communicate directly with you.
If you would like to learn more about how the Tour supports charity partners, please click this link.
Every participant must ride in obedience to the New Zealand road rules governing cyclists on public roads. Whilst roads don’t generally have high traffic flows, the Tour organisers do their best to keep groups reasonably small and riding single-file. This is achieved by starting riders in groups of 15 at 1-minute intervals. This helps other road users pass you easily and safely.
The complete Race Rules will be provided in your race pack.
Please refer to our Terms and Conditions.

The event is conditional on traffic management approval.