Welcome to the Kiwi Rim Ride. A bikepacking ultra endurance brevet which circumavigates New Zealand counterclockwise on the outermost roads. The North Island paved route is about 3,600 km, and the South Island paved route about 2,550 km. The combination at 6,150 km is the longest brevet route in New Zealand.

This is a brevet and not a race. It is a personal challenge against the clock and distance, not against other riders. The primary goal is simply to complete the prescribed route within a set maximum cut-off time.  To be included in the results you will need to average 150 km/day which results in a cut off of 24 days for the North Island, 16 days for the South Island, and 40 days for both. The South Island is timed to start 14 days after the North Island. This gives riders who average just over 250 km/day the ability to do both islands back to back if the stars align and the ferries run.

The routes can be run as individual time trials (ITT) starting at any location and at any time, but we don't recommend from Christmas to mid-January due to the higher traffic volumes.