The Olympic silver medallist has placed second behind Belgian Jelle Geens with a time of three hours, 33 minutes and 22 seconds.

Wilde admits he was a little naive.

Fellow New Zealander Kyle Smith has placed fourth.

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15 Dec: A cyclist is seriously injured, following a collision with a car on State Highway 6, south of Queenstown

14 Dec: American Taylor Knibb is pedalling to an impressive lead midway through the bike section of the Ironman 70.3 women's world champs in Taupo

11 Dec: Police say an officer did the right thing to try to stop a speeding motorcyclist - before a fatal crash in Whakatane

10 Dec: Australian Olympic cyclist, Rohan Dennis, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge over the death of his wife, Olympian Melissa Hoskins

08 Dec: High speed crash in UCI Track Champions League sends British Olympian Katy Marchant to hospital

30 Nov: A boost for the Taupo economy - as the largest cycling event in the country takes place

19 Nov: Kiwi Olympic champion Eric Murray's spoken about a tipping point for Olivia Podmore - in the weeks before her death

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