RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride day one – Mount Gambier to Nelson

Posted on 23 November, 2013 by rideonmag

They’re a resilient lot, these RACV Great Vic Bike Ride participants. Under a dispiriting grey sky, alternating between a constant light curtain of drizzle and heavier falls, more than 5,000 riders arrived, set up and bedded down for the night. Despite the trying conditions, there was hardly a grumble of complaint to be heard; spirits
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One day until the adventure begins …

Posted on 22 November, 2013 by rideonmag

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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