The mountains and lakes of the West Coast and Otago will welcome us all with trees bursting into autumn colours. Laughter in the air at the nightly peloton parties will dominate our evenings and riders will again choose if they want to race the Tour or ride it.

 The Tranz Alpine express leaves Christchurch with 200 plus cyclists heading for Arthurs Pass and the start of Tour 2023. The Skyline Gondola restaurant (hundreds of Metres above Queenstown) will host the final prize giving and Tour 2023 will be celebrated after with the finest dining available in New Zealand.