Police were called to the accident on Woodcocks Road just after 12.30...they say the rider died at the scene.

Diversions are in place and the Serious Crash Unit has been advised.

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Other Cycling News

05 Feb: Road cyclists Ella Wyllie and Finn Fisher-Black have claimed the national time trial crowns in Cambridge

05 Feb: A chance to test his pedaling prowess against some of New Zealand's best riders has been seized Hayden Wilde

02 Feb: A motorcyclist has died following a serious crash in South Auckland's Otara last week

31 Jan: A motorcyclist has been critically injured in a crash on State Highway 3 at Ratana, near Whanganui

25 Jan: Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall

24 Jan: Southland rider Josh Burnett has banked his third career win in cycling's Tour of Southland, finishing safely in the peloton to take the overall title by 10 seconds from Cambridge's Matthew Wilson

24 Jan: Heavy rain and probably the strongest winds seen this week on the Tour of Southland are making the final stage even more gruelling

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