The Central South Island Charity Bike Ride began in 2005 with the aim of raising funds for local charities. We have held a ride annually since then, raising a whopping total of $678,000.00 for local South Canterbury Charities.

The Ride's Key Objectives are:

To raise money for small local charities/groups
To motivate participation & increase personal health & fitness
Raise awareness of the existence of local support & service groups
Develop attitudinal changes in relation to people with disabilities

The inaugural charity bike ride saw 56 riders raise $27,000 for Epilepsy South Canterbury. The ride went from strength to strength with 95 riders raising...

The Charity Bike Ride is a three day event and is being held over the 23th, 24th
and 25th of February 2012 and is the only one of its kind in New Zealand.

Cyclists from all over New Zealand and as far afield as Australia participate in the Ride and along the way will enjoy three days of fun and friendship as well as some of New Zealand's most spectacular scenery. (Click here for a Google Map)

Day 1: The Cyclists travel from Timaru to Kurow via Waimate, Waihaorunga and Ikawai where they stay overnight at various locations around Kurow.

Day 2: At the crack of dawn, the cyclists tackle the Otematata Saddle to Omarama and on to Twizel for lunch. The next leg of the journey provides some spectacular scenery as the cyclists ride from Twizel, past Lake Pukaki and the Tekapo B Power Station and onto to the Army Barracks at Tekapo for the night.

Day 3: The final leg of the journey has cyclists riding from Tekapo through Fairlie and on to Cave for lunch. With the excitement evident, it is the last leg of the journey through Pleasant Point and into Timaru finishing at the SBS Events Centre in Morgans Road. The 369km journey is complete and cyclists will unwind at the Charity Dinner held at the Phar Lap Raceway at 6pm

Of course the main aim of the ride is to raise funds for local South Canterbury charities. Our target this year is $100,000.00
The bulk of this money comes from riders obtaining sponsors for their efforts. A huge variety of fundraising activities such as barbeques, cycleathons, firewood etc. are carried out by the riders leading up to the start of the ride. If you see any of these activities going on round the district please give what you can, it all goes to very good causes. You can view the charities we are sponsoring on the 2012 ride here

If you can't ride, but would still like to make a donation or are a business who would like to get involved and sponsor a rider, please contact Sharyn by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Your generosity will be greatly appreciated by all those supported by the chosen charities.