Around 250 cyclists departed Masterton yesterday for Palmerston North for the second stage of the BDO Wellington to Auckland Cycle Challenge.
Masterton Mayor Lyn Paterson was on hand to open the stage, in which riders left from the netball courts in Colombo Rd to head to Palmerston North.
Race spokesman Bryan Teng said the first stage, Wellington to Masterton, on Sunday had involved fog over the Rimutaka Hill.
"I was in the support car and I was going down and kept telling myself, poor cyclists," he said.
The cyclists were to head first to Pahiatua and then ride over the Pahiatua Track.
