York Weekend Ride
Leaving Perth on Saturday, 17 April to explore a little of country W.A. This ride will take us to historic York. We will sleep overnight at a hostel in York.
The next morning we will go to either Northam or Toodyay before riding back to Perth on Sunday, 18 April.
This will be a challenging two days riding where we will do around 100km each day – but with breaks for morning tea and lunch!
Cost for the weekend ride is $125 which includes overnight accommodation and food. The ride is fully supported. $50 deposit secures your place. Spaces are limited.
Please use the registraiton form -> Hillarys and/or York Ride Rego Form 2010 to let us know that you are interested.
Hillarys Boat Harbour one day ride – 27 Mar 10
This will be a morning ride which will take us along the coast to Hillarys Boat Harbour. Starting from Mt Henry Bridge at 7:00am (be there no later than 6:50am). Make sure you have plenty of water and a spare tube.
We will stop at Hillarys so that you can get a tea, coffee, cake or whatever refreshment you need. We will then head back down the freeway bike path. Should be around a 70km ride.
Registration form is here -> Hillarys and/or York Ride Rego Form 2010. This form is used for the Hillarys ride and the York weekend ride on 17-18 April. Use the form if you want to do either or both rides.
Central Coast – Hunter Valley Bike Ride
10th to 16th April 2010, 7days, 532 kms.
This ride goes through some great country with a daily average distance of only 76k @ day. It will be a very fun, social and a bit easier than most other Bike For Bibles rides, but still very enjoyable.
The ride is during the April school holidays, so why not come with a group of your friends, you will have a great time !
For more details please contact Jim Blaxland, jblaxland@biblesocietynsw.com.au
Attached is the ride information Central Coast Hunter Valley Bike Ride.
Round the Bay training ride this Saturday
Please join us for the second training ride this Saturday for Round the Bay in 2 Days.
We’ll start at Albert Park, head up Clarendon Rd, and take a left just before the Casino to do a lap of the Port Melbourne docks before riding down the very scenic Beach Road to Mordialloc for pastries, coffee and a break. We’ll then return the same route making 70k’s all up.
This is probably the last opportunity to ride without having done some earlier preparation – so please feel free to turn up if you would just like a social ride and are not sure that you will enter RTBi2D. It would be great to have you along.
The pace will be gentle – so all can keep up.
We’ll start and finish will be at Coote Picnic Area in the north of Albert Park (near Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre) We will be back after lunch. Naturally those so inclined can make use of the MSAC pools and spas after the ride!
Meeting Place:
7:50 AM – Car Park near Coote Picnic Area – where Aughtie Drive passes through the Carpark.
Hope to see you there. Please phone 03 9877 9277 or email me if you are joining us so we can look out for you.
Your contact on the day is Steve Cranney
B4B Rides for WA 2010
Happy Australia Day! Christmas and New Year are a distant memory. Now is the time for some not so serious bike riding…
Planned rides (put them on your calendar):
- Another one day ride on Sat 27 March – around 60-70k
- Weekend ride to York/Northam/Toodyay 17/18 April – staying overnight in York.
- Ladies weekend ride 1/2 May – lots of coffee and cake I’m sure.
- One week Wildflower Ride 500-600k, finishing in Moora for the Annual Show. Leaving on Monday, 13 Sep.
Will need to get registrations for the weekend ride soon as accommodation is limited. Stay posted.
BFB Victoria Training Rides
Ever wanted to join a Bike for Bibles Victoria ride but felt that you could never do it ?
The training rides are not too scary and are achievable. We always ride at an easy pace for ALL the cyclists. We normally do rides over increasing distances on four alternate Saturdays. The main aim is to get our bodies to adapt to more efficiently convert the food we have eaten and the energy stored in our fat cells into km on the bike. We also improve our muscle endurance.
Preliminary training dates are:
- 30th Jan
- 13th Feb
- 27th Feb
- 13th Mar
NEXT STEPS: Do some cycling in the next 6 weeks. Try riding 20 – 40 km. A good ride is from St
Kilda to Black Rock return, or do some rides on some of the many Bike Trails in Melbourne.
Send me an email to let me know you are interested swilson@biblevic.com.au.
Do something for
the Lord’s work and
have a great time
yourself as well.
Lhasa to Kathmandu 2010
A Bike for Bibles ride is being planned from Lhasa to Kathmandu from 20/08/10 to 14/09/10. Hopefully as we face the coming year, some of our plans can become firmer. For this ride to happen, we need a minimum of 10 people to commit to doing it – with an upper limit of 25. At this stage we are planning for Glenn to be the designated Australian leader, liaising with the local Nepali and Tibetan leaders who will accompany us. This reduced the cost per person to $5550 for 10 – 19 riders, or $5390 for 20 – 25 riders.
Glen and I are hoping that we can get enough people to commit to this ride so we can actually plan for it to go ahead.The cutoff date to get the threshold of 10 is MID-MARCH.
If you would like to book in the ride with a deposit, please contact Dave who is the contact at RAW Travel, who have been organising this ride for years – dave.rawtravel@gmail.com – he will keep us informed as each one books in.
If you would like to talk it over more before committing to it, please contact either Glenn (Ph 0243852240, email rev@isage.net.au) or myself by return email (more reliable than phone) or Ph 0243843669 (sometimes home at sociable hours for phone calls, but messages always taken).
I have attached some photos that Dave has sent me to illustrate the terrain and surface. Most of the road is sealed, except the last section to Everest, which is quite rocky, needing mountain bike. The rest could be done on road bike or hybrid, leaving the Everest leg to be done in the bus, or hiring a mountain bike for that section (still expensive), or sharing a MTB with someone else in relay stints. There are no really steep sections, as the road was built for underpowered chinese trucks.
I am also still exploring options to connect up with local Christians in Kathmandu and even Tibet if possible, which would add to the special nature of the trip.
Hope to ride with you all,
Barry
Round the Bay in 2 days 2010
Enjoy a fantastic ride around Port Phillip Bay over 2 days whilst raising funds for the Bible Society’s work with Literacy Programs in Kenya. Make new friends, build up your riding confidence and experience, everyone welcome.
If you do not wish to ride but would still like to be involved we are always looking for extra helpers ‘ roadies’ to assist with catering and rider support vehicles. Contact the event co-ordinator to find out more
Saturday 27th March to Sunday 28th March 2010
Departing from Port Melbourne
Download your application form here
Download your information pack here
See the video below for highlights of 2009 Round the Bay in 2 Days ride
Sarah Wilson
Fundraising Co-ordinator
Bible Society Victoria
Ph: 03 9877 9277
mobile: 0412 850 566
2010 Ride Previews
- Snowy Mountains Brilliant Summer Bike Ride – 9th to 15th January 2010
- Weekend Challenge Ride – Lithgow to Bathurst and return – 13th and 14th March 2010
- Central Coast – Hunter Valley Ride – Fantastic – 10th to 16th April 2010
- Mulga Bill Bicycle Festival Weekend Ride – Great Fun – 24th & 25th July 2010
- The Fabulous Top End Ride – Townsville : Darwin : Broome – 6th July to 12th August 2010. Please note we currently have a waiting list for this ride.
- The Annual Blue Lizard Cycling Premier Ride – September/October school holidays 2010.
For more information contact:
Jim Blaxland, Bike For Bibles Ride Organiser NSW
Phone : 02 9525 8158
Mobile : 0429 663 966
Email : J.BX@bigpond.com, jblaxland@biblesocietynsw.com.au
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