Around 5.30am, the sky starts lightening, passing from black to purple to grey. The fabric of your tent takes on a luminescence as the day begins, and the first tenuous sound of zippers gradually swells to a chorus. Yawns and sleepy stretches – arms up and back, mouth wide, eyes squeezed shut – spread around
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After a restful night in Nelson, the participants of the RACV Great Vic woke to a mercifully drizzle-free morning. Although still overcast, news quickly spread that the worst of the weather looked to be over and we’d have sun and blue skies for the start of the Great Ocean Road proper in a couple of
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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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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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The team from Ride On is heading off on an adventure! We’re taking part in the 30th RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride. It starts this Saturday and will involve a 610 kilometre two-wheeled trek between Mount Gambier in South Australia and Geelong in Victoria. We’ll be blogging from the road for the next nine days,
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