"Part of the reason for bringing events like this to Hawke's Bay is that we really want to encourage community participation.
"Hawke's Bay has some not-very-good statistics around healthy eating and obesity in children so these types of events are a good opportunity to get the athletes out in our community to see what people can do."
The event, which runs between January 5 and 10, hosts the Elite National Championships as well as fun events for the community.
Mr Dalton said the event would bring a huge influx of people to the region.
"It's an amazing event for Napier and for Hawke's Bay. It brings an enormous amount of people into Hawke's Bay and we're seeing some of the cream [of the crop] of New Zealand cycling."
As entertainment peaked during the event, so would the economy, he said.
"It has a huge flow-on effect. It's estimated it's worth about $1.5 million to the local economy."
Mr Dalton said while he would be taking part as a spectator and as mayor in the prizegiving ceremonies, the community could be "rest assured" he would not be on a bicycle himself.
"This event doesn't just appeal to people who take cycling seriously, I can assure you. I bought a pushbike three years ago and it's still sitting in the shed but I love [this event], I love being part of the event and being out there watching the cyclists.
"You only have to see people on the streets of Napier as the cycling event goes around to know that it's not just the cyclists that take it seriously. It's a world-class event and a world-class event always appeals to the broader public."
Mr Jack said the spectacle would draw large crowds, both serious and fun, out to the streets and wanted to pay particular mention of the New Zealand Police for their work in facilitating the event.
"A lot of people really enjoy watching the police cars and motorbikes going through at the front of the peloton, because these guys are going down some of the streets on the hill at 80 to 90km/h. It's quite spectacular."
Race manager Ivan Aplin said the event had gone from "strength to strength", with record numbers this year.
"What this is telling us is that we are going to have a very strong field and that's certainly going to make it a lot more interesting for the elites and it's great and to have such a great field."
"It certainly makes it exciting and having the crowds that are coming up and supporting it again shows that the Napier and Hawke's Bay public like the event."
Mr Aplin is hoping for "good Hawke's Bay sunshine" and said they were looking forward to an "awesome event".
"The planning never really stops from last year so you are constantly working on things in the background so the plans are all in place, that happened before Christmas."
More details about the Summer Cycling Carnival can be found at summercyclingcarnival.nz