After months of training and preparation, getting bikes tuned up and dialed in and checking long range weather forecasts with fingers crossed, more than 12,000 riders were up with the birds this morning for the 22nd Bupa Around the Bay – Ride for a Child in Need. Riders rolled out on all manner of bikes,
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More than 1,800 cyclists have signed up to take on Australia’s toughest bike ride this Sunday. Melissa Heagney gives you a preview. The descent at Falls Creek It’s early morning, still dark when you line up at the start in Falls Creek. Riders bustle around you, doing their last minute preparation – checking their bikes
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It rained, but no amount of inclement weather could dampen the spirits of the Newcastle Challenge riders today. Guest blogger Anthea Hargreaves explains. Elated riders cross the finish line at Nobby’s Beach Reserve in Newcastle The skies may have been grey, but the weather was as warm as the greetings from the riders as
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Thousands of bags and bikes. That’s what greeted many of the passer-bys at Melbourne’s Southern Cross station this morning. They belonged to the riders heading off on the adventure of a lifetime – the RACV Great Vic Bike Ride. Some riders were suffering under the weight of their bags, tents and bike paraphernalia – others
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Coffs Coast has caught the cycling craze, Sue Webber reports. The beautiful Coffs Coast region of northern NSW has just gotten better—it’s becoming a great place to ride bikes. The Coffs Coast Cycle Club maintains an area of the Pine Creek Mountain Bike Park and the Coffs City Rotary group has launched an annual ride
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Victoria’s High Country has offerings to please every palate, discovers Jon Miller. If you’re one of those people who packs your bike away over winter, perhaps you should think again. Maybe the warming qualities of one of Rutherglen’s legendary tawnys or muscats will tempt you to get out and ride this winter. If this doesn’t do it, perhaps the thought of
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From the tropical beaches of far north Queensland to the arid Nullarbor Plain, we searched the nation to discover the best bike experiences Australia has to offer. Australia is a vast and diverse nation offering myriad opportunities for riders of all disciplines and abilities, and we have endeavoured to include something in our list for everyone: challenging alpine road rides, laid-back
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The must-do bike rides in six Australian cities, by Matthew Hurst. Whether you’re in town on holiday, for business or to visit family, there are bike rides you can do in any of Australia’s capital cities to discover the side of the city that only local riders know. Even cities that may not necessarily be considered
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Showered with unprecedented federal funding, Victoria’s brand new Great Victorian Rail Trail is worth every cent, finds Jon Miller. Tallarook, a small Victorian town about 100km north of Melbourne, near Seymour, is best-known for featuring in the Dad and Dave song Things is Crook in Tallarook. But this has changed with the opening of the
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