A Hawke's Bay cycling club president says a finish-line crash that hospitalised four of its members was the worst in the club's history.
A Hawke's Bay District Health Board spokeswoman said three were still in hospital on Thursday morning, 36 hours after the crash.
A man in his 50s was in a serious but stable condition, a woman in her 40s was in a serious but stable condition, and a woman in her 30s was in a stable condition.
Cycling CHB president John Mudgway said the incident occurred just before 7pm, on Maharakeke Rd, Hatuma, near Waipukurau, on a regular club racing day.
"One of the groups was coming in and one rider clipped a wheel of another rider bringing down cyclists as they all sprinted to the finish line.