Lake Taupo. Photo: Getty ImagesA cyclist competing in the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge has died today. "Early information suggests a medical event involving a single rider. Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge management and trustees have engaged with, and are co-operating fully with NZ Police and other authorities." A cyclist was also involved in a collision with a car in Taupō, though police could not confirm if the cyclist was also part of the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge event being run today.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 24, 2018 07:41 UTC