NZ drivers are aggressive behind the wheel, drivers seem to have the belief that it's their right to be first regardless...... I am a Kiwi too.

I can only imagine the backlash against cyclists though What the answer is I have no idea.....

Pip - may you have tail winds all the way round the lake Strange not to be there this year... however I was most impressed to see the challenge advertised in the local bike shops here in Honolulu