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Events ArchiveThe following is a list of our past Events: Click the Item below for the full description
NSW Big Ride
Tickets for the NSW Big Ride are already being snapped up. If you’d like to try cycle touring, this is the way to do it! Go to www.bigride.com.au for more information.
17-25 March 2007 Seniors Week 2007The annual NSW Seniors Week event - 'Live Life' - organised by the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) will be held this year from 11 to 18 March withover 500 events across NSW. The event encourages seniors to lead lives that are full, active andas healthy as possible.
As part of the event, Bicycle NSW have teamed up to promote Seniors Weeks Rides. Local Bicycle User Groups (BUGs) have organisedover 45 rides taking place at various venues across NSW, between Sunday 11 and Sunday 18 March 2007.
The rides have been designed especially for seniors, using safe routes, incorporating parks and off-road cycleways. They will take place at different times, include plenty of rest stops andsome even provide a small snack provided suitable to the time of day. Bike Hire at your own cost is available on some rides. Rides are organised and conducted by experienced ride leaders, however seniors ride at their own risk.
The NSW Seniors Week 'Live Life' cycling programaimsto:
- provide safe and interesting bicycle routes which promote a physically and mentally active, healthy lifestyle
- offer a form of moderate physical exercise with valuable opportunities for social and recreational contacts for seniors
- promote a healthy, safe and convenient mode of transport
So if you or someone you know is a senior and would like to get active while seeing some sights, have some fun and meet new people! ...then have a look at the bike rides on offer. A full program will be available here shortly. 11 to 18 March 2007 - Live Life! 2007 Ride of SilenceSaturday, 19 May, starting at 10 am from Hyde Park. Sydney cyclists will join a worldwide bicycle rally to raise awareness that cyclists, pedestrians and motorists all share the road. Reason: * To honour those who have been injured or killed on our lethal roads * To raise awareness that we all share the limited transport infrastructure of this city * To ask that we all share the road in a considerate and safe manner * To highlight the urgent need for suitable, safe infrastructure of cyclists Cycling and walking are safe activities. Riding a bike or walking to work, school, the shops or just for fun also has a health benefit that driving doesn't. Sadly many cyclists and pedestrians are injured or killed by careless drivers. Although cyclists have a legal right to ride on the road, drivers often aren't aware of this and are sometimes not even aware of the cyclists themselves. Poorly designed roads also cause many cycling accidents by forcing cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles into dangerous conflict. Roads that are safer for walking and cycling are safer for driving, too. Rides of Silence will roll across over 250 cities in North America, Europe, Asia and other northern hemisphere countries on the evening of 16 May. Since this is an autumn evening in the southern hemisphere, Rides of Silence in Australia's major cities will be held on Saturday morning to increase the safety of participants. Cyclists will ride in a sedate, silent procession to honour cyclists killed or injured while cycling on public roads. For more information on the International Ride of Silence check the website: http://www.bicyclensw.org.au/scripts/www.rideofsilence.org More information on Australian rides, flyers and posters can be found The Sydney Ride of Silence information is at: http://rideofsilence.wkins.org/ or contact Michael McGrath at: accent@swiftdsl.com.au 02 9949 6683 (home) We look forward to welcoming you and all your cycling friends on Saturday, May 19th. Please download flyers and posters from http://www.woj.com.au/ and distribute widely. Saturday 19 May World Environment Day Cycle BreakfastsThe City of Sydney put on 2 breakfasts, one at Union Square, Pyrmont and also Hyde Park South to celebrate World Environment Day and thank cyclists for keeping another car off our roads. The breakfasts started at 7:30am running till 9am and judging by the turn out of cyclists were extremely popular. Below are a selection of photos.
Line up Another happy customer
Michelle and Alastair from City of Sydney
with Councillor John McInerey 2008 Great Escapade
The 2008 Great Escapade will take in the sights and sounds of the Blue Mountains, the Tablelands Way and the Hunter Valley! Bicycle NSW and Bicycle Victoria are working together to make the 2008 Great Escapade a fantastic experience, full of fun and adventures, memorable riding, amazing places and wonderful people. There will be three distances, three dates and three names - so choose your own adventure: The Great Escapade - Blue Mountains and the Katoomba to The Great Escapade - The Katoomba to The Grape Escapade - Taste the Scone to To find out more and register to receive the monthly email update, E-scapade, visit www.greatescapade.com.au Gear up Girl
Ahhh… the aromas of freshly brewed coffee and tea, delicious omelettes and frittatas, fresh muffins and crumpets, the sounds of excited women chatting, and the sight of bikes galore near the lakeside on a fresh August morning. I can’t think of a more fantastic way to spend a Saturday morning learning about cycling!
“Gear Up Girl”, is Bicycle NSW’s answer to the growing number of women interested in cycling. The event is a women’s breakfast and cycling clinic – aimed to gather women together in a fun and relaxed environment, and conquer their bike riding fears through motivational speakers, and practical activities such as basic bike maintenance and cycling skills.
It has been found that obstacles women note that stop them participating in cycling are a lack of mechanical knowledge and lack of cycling skills in a group or in traffic. Donna Little, Event Director 2007 City of Sydney Spring Cycle believes “If these fears of cycling are replaced with a confidence about being on a bike, I have no doubt we will see more women take up cycling as a form of fitness, recreation, sport or commuting.”
Due to popular demand from last year, Bicycle NSW is thrilled to be able to take this opportunity to provide the ‘Gear Up Girl’ morning again to encourage women to set goals, and enter the City of Sydney Spring Cycle, on October 21. With route options ranging from 15km to 50km - the event has something for everybody! “Gear Up Girl” is being held on Saturday 18 August from 8:00am-12:00pm - SOLD OUT. Please register your interest for November Breakfast at dlittle@bicyclensw.org.au . $15 deposit.
Click here to download the Workshop outline With special thanks to our sponsors for the event
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Saturday August 18th
Live Green - 10am-4pm, Saturday 25th AugustLive Green - An event for your future… 10am – 4pm, Saturday 25 August Green city living made easy... Global Trends Green Cooking: Kylie Kwong, Jared Ingersoll, Joanna Savill, John Newton, Alex Herbert Green Music: Leanne Paris, Double Yum Funk Club, Johnny G & the E Types, Rastawookie, Kate Monroe, Lady Tre, DJ MrChad, Justine Clarke Green Shopping: Produce to Cosmetics, Gadgets to Power, Homewares to Holidays Green Bar: Organic Beer & Wine Green Fun: Children's activities Live Green 10am – 4pm Victoria Park, Camperdown Produced by City of Sydney. City of Sydney Spring CycleSydney's premier cycling event again forms part of the fantastic Festival of Cycling at Sydney Olympic Park. Options of 5km-50km mean there's something for everyone. This year's Festival includes the Bicycling Australia Show, Cycle Tourism Conference and new to the program will be an International Criterium race organised by Peleton Sports to be held on the Sunday in Sydney Olympic Park. You could get all your cycling fixes in one weekend! Click here to go to the City of Sydney Spring Cycle website.
Sunday October 21 Celebrate the Tour Down Under's UCI ProTourCelebrate the Tour Down Under's UCI ProTour: Calling all members of Bicycle NSW to join the Bicycle NSW team in the 2008 Mutual Community Challenge Tour presented by The Advertiser. TEAM ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2007 All teams and team members must be registered by COB Friday 30 November. Register at http://www.bizgate.sa.gov.au/shop/tdu/site/page.cfm?content=shop_front Our Team Name is - Bicycle NSW Our Team Captain is - Alex Unwin All team members will receive
2007 City of Sydney Spring Cycle VideoBeat the Heat Cycle January 2008Beat the Heat Cycle January 2008 Saturday 12th January to Wednesday 16th January 2008
Adult $320.00 per person , Child 10 to 16 years $230.00 per child MOUNTAIN BIKES and ROAD BIKES VEHICLE SUPPORT VARIETY OF DISTANCES & GRADES WONDERFUL VIEWS GUARANTEED EXPERIENCED ORGANISERS AND SUPPORT CREWS ALL MEALS PROVIDED, plus tea & coffee facilities. GROUP ACCOMMODATION includes private bedrooms, shared bathrooms, shared living areas, communal dining room. Why not get a group of 8 or more people and share a lodge? BRING YOUR OWN SLEEPING BAG OR SHEETS AND
BLANKETS, PILLOW, TOWEL AND PERSONAL ITEMS OR HIRE ALL LINEN $12 per bed BYO DRINKS REGISTRATION FORMS available by email, mail or fax MAXIMUM 50 participants.
LaurelHill ForestLodge Contact: Owen and Cathy Fitzgerald 1670 Batlow Road, Tumbarumba NSW 2653 www.laurelhillforestlodge.com.au EASTER FEAST OF CYCLINGEASTER FEAST OF CYCLING Fantastic Bike Rides for Road and Mountain Bikes in the beautiful Riverina Highlands for Bicycle New South Wales members. For details see http://www.laurelhillforestlodge.com.au/" Friday 21st to Monday 24th March 2008 $250 per person For more information and
registration forms go to http://www.laurelhillforestlodge.com.au/ Brisbane Coot-tha Challenge |
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