The 19-year-old started the year with a win in the under-23 time trial at the elite nationals in Napier in January.
Shortly after that, she was named in the New Zealand team which contested the Santos Women's Tour in Adelaide.
Then her dream to ride professionally became a reality when she joined Team Illuminate in the United States for a four-month stint.
She returned to New Zealand in top shape and last month emerged as the overall winner of the Calder Stewart series.
While Harvey has enjoyed the year, her first season as a professional rider has also had some challenges.
Getting used to riding alongside 100 or so other riders all jostling for position during a sprint finish was a daunting prospect.
She faced that fear while competing in the Tour of California for Team Illuminate and it was, well, an illuminating experience.
''Positioning is so important when you are riding in that sized peloton,'' Harvey said.
''You've got over 100 riders and that is quite different from anything you do in New Zealand where you are racing against a maximum of 40 riders.
''It is quite scary.
''The first time it happened I was at the back and I was definitely quite scared. I was not able to hold my position.
''But as the season went on I was able to get myself up there a little bit more.''
While she is still getting used to those sprint finishes, her real strength appears to be her endurance and undoubted raw ability. Her wins are likely to come from wearing her opponents down rather than during sprint finishes or establishing a winning break on a climb.
''At the moment I would call myself an all-round rider,'' she said.
''I'm still so young and my training revolves around improving all aspects of road cycling.
''Obviously, time trialling is a huge strength of mine and I'm quite a powerful rider. I do all right on the climbs but I'm not a hill goat.''
Harvey comes from a family of keen triathletes but she switched her focus to the bike when she was 15.
She was getting too many injuries from running and chose to continue with cycling because it was her strongest leg and she was encouraged by her successes.
Harvey's next focus is on the elite nationals in January. The meeting is being staged in Napier again and she will look to defend her under-23 title and will also compete in the road race.
The time trial course's rolling terrain should suit Harvey and she will have the advantage of starting last.
''I'll be able to get times for the others from my coach so that will be useful.
''But while that can be an advantage if you are up, it can be a negative if you are lagging behind.
''Personally, I like to go into the time trial knowing what I'm doing and not get distracted by all the other riders. I know where my boundaries are and I will try to stick to what I can do.''
Another big event on Harvey's schedule this year was the Oceania Continental Championships in Australia in March. She was second in the under-23 time trial earlier this year at the event and was ninth in the women's elite road race.
Harvey is planning to return to the United States to ride for Team Illuminate in May to continue her professional career.
The Commonwealth Games and the Olympics are also in her long-term sights and she would love to ride for a World Tour team one day.
