They were critically injured on Calliope Road, just after 10am on Friday - and have since died in hospital.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

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25 Dec: Transporting New Zealand's asking road users to allow extra time when travelling over the Christmas break

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18 Dec: High Performance Sport New Zealand is putting faith in cycling in the next Olympic cycle - boosting funding for the sport by 770 thousand dollars, with canoe racing and athletics also seeing sizeable jumps in support

17 Dec: A cyclist has been seriously injured after a collision with a truck on Auckland's Franklin Road - at the intersection with Scotland Street, in Freeman's Bay

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

15 Dec: A podium finish for Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde in his first Ironman World Championship event in Taupo

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

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