Perth to Mandurah
The ride is coming together with a lot of interested people! Most of the details are in the Registration Form – on the website. The ride will be around 63k and promises to be a great one with lunch! Hope to see you there.
Make sure you bring water (preferably 2 bottles), have a spare tube and slap on some sunscreen!
Registrations due in at the end of this week…
Perth to Mandurah
Bike for Bibles ride from Perth to Mandurah on Saturday, 7 November 09. The ride will be around 70-80k. Just $10 registration. Get your other half or a friend to come down and have lunch with us (venue and cost to be advised) and bring you home! Or you could catch the train. For more details please keep an eye on this site or contact David at pascoedj@gmail.com or Geff at geff_gomez@yahoo.com.au.
[Update]: Please see the Enticer-Mandurah-Ride-Rego-Form-2009 for more information on how to register for this ride.
Cooma Monaro Express features Nick Corr
Cooma cyclist rides 4,100km for charity
24/09/2009 5:58:00 PM
On Sunday, 18-year-old Cooma cyclist Nick Corr completed a gruelling 4,100km team bike ride across Australia when he reached Elouera Beach Cronulla.
Nick is the youngest person to ever take part in the ‘Bike for Bibles’ event which has celebrated its 25 year anniversary this year. The eldest was event co-ordinator Jim Blaxland, who is 66
The event saw a team of cyclists leave Perth on August 17 and ride to Sydney stopping in South Australia on the way over then up through Yass and Goulburn on their way to Sydney.
Each cyclist had a fundraising target, raising money for Australian projects including the provision of chaplains for the Australian Defence Force, emergency services, prisons and hospitals.
The riders helped to raise more than $100,000 for various charities. The ride took in amazing areas including Ceduna, Streaky Bay, Port Augusta, Burra, Mildura, Young, Yass and Goulburn.
The riders stayed with locals along the way, while local churches, organised barbecues and events as the riders came through their town
Perth to Sydney: almost there
The guys are are inside the last week of their big ride, just a few days away from Sydney. They are due to arrive in Sydney this Saturday.
Catch up on their journey via the links below:
Richard B
Blog: Road Support Blog
- LEETON TO TEMORA – DAY 29
- HAY TO LEETON– DAY 28
- REST DAY IN HAY – DAY 27
- BALRANALD TO HAY – DAY 26
- MILDURA TO BALRANALD – DAY 25
- PARINGA (RENMARK) TO MILDURA – DAY 24
- WAIKERIE TO PARINGA (RENMARK) – DAY 23
- BURRA TO WAIKERIE – DAY 22
- REST DAY – DAY 21
- PORT PIRIE TO BURRA – DAY 20
- PORT AUGUSTA TO PORT PIRIE – DAY 19
- KIMBA TO PORT AUGUSTA – DAY 18
- WUDINNA TO KIMBA – DAY 17
- STREAKY BAY TO WUDINNA – DAY 16
Trevor Lawrence
blog: Trevor J Lawrence
- Day 29 Leeton to Temora
- Day 28 Hay to Leeton
- Day 27 Rest day in Hay
- Day 26 Balranald to Hay
- Day 25 Mildura to Balranald
- Day 24 – Paringa to Mildura
- Day 23 Waikerie to Paringa
- Day 22 Burra to Waikerie
- Day 21 Rest day at Burra
- Day 20 Port Pirie to Burra
- Day 19 Port Augusta to Port Pirie
- Day 18 Kimba to Port Augusta
- Day 17 Wudinna to Kimba
Gary
gatzby’s Great Bike Adventure:
- Day 16 – Streaky Bay to Wudinna
- Day 17 – Wudinna to Kimba
- Day 18 – Kimba to Port Augusta
- Day 19 – Port Augusta to Port Pirie
- Day 20 – Port Pirie to Burra
- Day 21 – Rest day at Burra
- Day 22 – Burra to Waikerie
- Day 23 – Waikerie to Paringa
- Day 24 – Paringa to Mildura
- Day 25 – Mildura to Balranald
- Day 26 – Balranald to Hay
- Day 27 – Rest day in Hay
- Day 28 – Hay to Leeton
Perth to Sydney: rest day in Streaky Bay
Now that the team have had a rest day in Streaky Bay they have been able to update their blogs, here are some excerpts and links for more info.
Richard B
REST DAY AT STREAKY BAY – DAY 15
CEDUNA TO STREAKY BAY – DAY 14
Trevor L.
Fellow Travellers
When we arrived in Balladonia we came across someone else on a major cycling excursion. This makes ours appear nothing. A German woman Dorothee Fleck is essentially travelling around the world with all her possessions on her bike. It was a hybrid bike with custom frames added to support the required paniers. Looked real heavy to us. She had started the Australian leg in Darwin and gone anticlockwise from there. Including the European and Asian legs she has done about 40,000km so far!!! This appears to be the second such trip she’s done and when I asked if she was going to South America she said "Another time".
Back on Air
We’ve been out of wireless broadband coverage since leaving Norseman across the Nullarbor. Now that we are back into civilisation in Ceduna, coverage should be right from now on. After travelling down to Streaky Bay tomorow, we have a rest day, so I should be able to cattch up on some of what’s been missed.
One good thing about being away from civilisation is that, since there are no church halls, school halls, recreation centres etc for us to stay in, we have had to stay in motel units and therefore had a proper bed to sleep in. Now its back to the air mattresses etc.
Gary
Day 11 – Border Village to Nullarbor Roadhouse
Day 12 – Nullarbor Roadhouse to Nundroo Roadhouse
Day 13 – Nundroo Roadhouse to Ceduna
Day 14 – Ceduna to Streaky Bay
REST DAY !!
Day 15 – Rest day at Streaky Bay. Rhymes doesn’t !
Perth to Sydney: swine flu and long days
Richard has gotten his Next G modem to find a data connection at Nullarbor Road House and has posted several updates:
- NORSEMAN TO BALLADONIA – DAY 7
- BALLADONIA TO CAIGUNA – DAY 8
- CAIGUNA TO MADURA – DAY 9
- MADURA TO BORDER VILLAGE – DAY 10
- BORDER VILLAGE TO NULLARBOR -DAY 11
Perth to Sydney – where are they ?
So just where are those intrepid cross country cyclists ?
Out there in lands untouched by the internet !!
If you would like to know where they are every day go to this post -> Perth to Sydney 2009 Ride Route
Perth to Sydney Day 4, Part II
Read Gary’s blog post: Day 4 – Southern Cross to Coolgardie
What a difference a tail wind makes! We did the 186 kms at an average of over 28 kms/hour, which is good taking into consideration the mixed ability of the riders in the team. We left Southern Cross at 7.15 am and arrived in Coolgardie at about 4 pm. This included a stop for morning tea and lunch, plus a ‘pit stop’ about every 25 kms.
Perth to Sydney Day 4
Richard’s post: SOUTHERN CROSS TO COOLGARDIE – DAY 4
Blog post from Trevor: Day 4
Perth to Sydney Day 3
Blog post from Richard: MERREDIN TO SOUTHERN CROSS – DAY 3
Blog post from Trevor: Day 3
Blog post from Gary: Day 3 – Merredin to Southern Cross
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