The cyclists saw action on the Western Front, but were controlled at corps level and generally did not fight with the New Zealand Division.

In particular, the cyclists were regularly tasked with laying telephone cables in deep trenches to avoid cutting of the wire by artillery fire.

Over the course of the war, the battalion laid a total of 5600 miles of telephone cables in trenches dug to 6–8 feet deep.

[8] Later in July the battalion was restructured with 4 platoons per company, but with only a small increase in nominal strength to 338 (15 officers and 323 other ranks).

The battalions commanding officer, Charles Evans, was subsequently awarded the French Legion of Honour for this action.

[14] Although the New Zealand Cyclist Corps had been disbanded, in July 1919 representatives of the unit were invited to Épernay for the anniversary of the Second Battle of the Marne.