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The very best from Bicycle SA
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Welcome to
South Australia Bicycle SA invites you to explore our unique state the way you like best ... by bike.
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or 28 years Bicycle SA has been the first port of call for riders from around the globe, with more than 30,000 people riding with us each year. We have more than 20 remarkable rides in our annual programme, and these pages reveal some of the very best. We’ve decided 2010 is the year to discover the majestic Flinders Ranges, both on road and off road. This slice of ancient country has recently been named one of Australia’s nine National Landscapes, joining other gems such as the Great Ocean Road, The Australian Alps and Kakadu. Those of you who have already experienced the Flinders Ranges will understand what makes it special. For everyone else, the wait is now over! Plus there’s plenty more we’re serving up elsewhere in South Australia in 2010, from the Fleurieu Peninsula to the mighty River Murray. We do things differently here. Bicycle SA is renowned for its boutique rides with limited numbers and a unique flavour all their own. So all you have to do is ride, make great friends, indulge in some of the best food and wine and immerse yourself in our amazing landscape. The perfect riding holiday. Make the journey to South Australia and let Bicycle SA show you the good stuff! Bicycle SA Inc
find out more www.bikesa.asn.au or email rides@bikesa.asn.au or call +61 8 8168 9999
Life is better on a bike.
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Annual
Tour Flinders Ranges road tour. 11 – 19 September. Nine days. 450km.
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Numbers limited to 200, so get in early before it sells out. Small is beautiful.
DAY BY DAY Saturday 11
Transport Adelaide to Port Augusta Then ride 40km to Quorn
40km
Sunday 12
Quorn to Hawker
67km
Monday 13
Hawker to Parachilna
89km
Tuesday 14
Lake Torrens excursion, then 32km off-road ride OR coach to Blinman via Parachilna Gorge
32km
Wednesday 15 Blinman to Wilpena Pound
60km
Thursday 16
Wilpena Pound Rest Day
Friday 17
Wilpena Pound to Hawker
52km
Saturday 18
Hawker to Quorn
67km
Sunday 19 Quorn to Port Augusta via Horrocks Pass
75km (or 40km option)
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ome with us on a spectacular journey around the Flinders Ranges. With 600 million years of secrets waiting to be revealed, it is home to one of the greatest adventures of your life. What’s it like on Tour? Exert yourself for half the day, then relax with a coldie and share stories as the sun sets over the mountain peaks. Tomorrow is just another beautiful day and another great ride with your mates. The Annual Tour is a roady ride, but there are a couple of days when you can get off the bitumen and ride the rough stuff, if you’re that way inclined.
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OUTBACK Mountain bike tour from Blinman to Melrose in the Flinders Ranges along the Mawson Trail. 8 – 12 June. Five days. 350km.
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he Outback Epic showcases the best riding the Mawson Trail has to offer. Over five days, test your knobblies from the top end of the Finders Ranges to the foot of Mount Remarkable. Every day is a smorgasbord of single track and dirt roads, traversing the dramatic landscape that is the Flinders Ranges. Some days are gnarly, but the campsite is your home away from home – hot showers, a massage and plenty of good food, red wine and cold beer. And each evening the sun dips, the stars come out and we share stories around the campfire. Pure magic. For that extra edge you also get to rub shoulders with the adrenalin-fuelled teamsters competing in the inaugural KONA MAWSON MTB MARATHON (see page 8). As a bonus everyone finishes in Melrose for the FAT TYRE FESTIVAL, a long weekend in MTB heaven with hundreds of fellow fat tyre friends. Numbers limited, so get in early before it sells out. Small is beautiful.
DAY BY DAY Optional transport Adelaide to Blinman
Wednesday 9 Blinman to Rawnsley Park 93km Thursday 10
Rawnsley Park to Hawker 91km
Friday 11
Hawker to Quorn
112km
Saturday 12
Quorn to Melrose
71km
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kona MAWSON MTB
MARATHON
Mountain Bike Endurance Challenge. Blinman To Melrose Along The Mawson Trail, Flinders Ranges. 8 – 12 June. 350km. ARE YOU GOING TO RIDE THE kona MAWSON MTB MARATHON NON-STOP ... OR IN STAGES?
Ride NON-STOP
or ride in stages
The flag falls on Thursday 10 June and you ride non-stop to the chequered flag in Melrose. Sure, there’s the essential support along the way – food, water, shelter, first aid and maintenance. But with big prizes up for grabs at the front bar of the Melrose hotel, there’s a lot riding on you and your team.
If riding non-stop is not your thing, you can tackle the Kona Mawson MTB Marathon in four set stages, from 8 to 12 June:
Wednesday 9 Arrive Blinman Thursday 10
Start riding!
Saturday 12
Melrose presentations
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re you going to race like the hare or the tortoise? You might well be riding in the grooves of some of the best endurance mountain bikers from Australia and overseas, but you’ll also be sharing the track – and the pain and the glory – with plenty of regular riders simply up for the challenge.
There will be plenty of spot prizes along the way, so no-one should go home empty handed.
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Arrive Blinman
Wednesday 9 Stage 1: Blinman to Rawnsley Park
93km
Thursday 10
Stage 2: Rawnsley Park to Hawker
Friday 11
Stage 3: Hawker to Quorn
112km
Saturday 12
Stage 4: Quorn to Melrose
71km
Triple Peak Challenge
91km
If the thought of more than 350km on your fat tyres isn’t enough, on the way you can also take the TRIPLE PEAK CHALLENGE – riding to the base of St Mary Peak, Mt Brown and Mt Remarkable, then on foot to the summits for unparalleled views ... Oh, and even more prizes! As a bonus everyone finishes in Melrose for the FAT TYRE FESTIVAL, a long weekend in MTB heaven with hundreds of fellow fat tyre friends.
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ODYSSEY mountain bike odyssey through the Australian outback. Adelaide to Blinman, Flinders Ranges. 30 April – 14 May 2011. fifteen days. 900km. (shorter options available)
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ach day of the Outback Odyssey is an adventure. We ride. We eat. We have a laugh. Then we saddle up in the morning and do it all over again! You don’t have to be a full-bore mountain-biker to make the grade. If your heart beats and there’s a smile on your face, you’re in good company.
FULL MAWSON 30 April – 14 May (15 days)
shorter options Mini Mawson One 30 April – 4 May (5 days) Mini Mawson Two 4 – 9 May (6 days)
Numbers limited to 200, so get in early before it sells out (the Outback Odyssey rolls around again in 2013). Small is beautiful.
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Mini Mawson Three 9 – 14 May (6 days)
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COAST savings & loans
TO COAST Recreational road ride. 120 / 95 / 70 / 10km. Glenelg, Adelaide to Victor Harbor, Fleurieu Peninsula. Sunday 14 March Share the road with thousands of fellow riders
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f you’re looking for a new challenge and spectacular scenery, then the Savings & Loans Coast to Coast is for you. Make a long weekend of it, before joining thousands of riders on a journey from the Adelaide coast, through the Fleurieu Peninsula’s undulating forests to the Southern Ocean port of Victor Harbor.
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RIDE AMY’S
Recreational road ride. 100 / 60 / 30 / 25km. Adelaide to McLaren Vale wine region. Sunday 7 November Meet the challenge
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oin more than 3000 riders as they take over the Southern Expressway, closed exclusively for this event. Follow the coastline, past white, sandy beaches, through vineyards and along the top of the range with sweeping views of Gulf St Vincent. Your reward is a finish in the heart of the internationally renowned wine region of McLaren Vale. Why not stay a few days either side and make it the perfect holiday. Bicycle SA welcomes you!
■ Cycle the southern expressway ■ support agf and safer roads
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Where to Ride: Sydney
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Where to Ride guides are an ideal resource, perfect for Mum, Dad and the kids and recreational cyclists—anyone looking for more places to ride their bike.
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Each book features: • Fun and interesting rides • GPS generated mapping • Clear, concise directions, • Tips for beginners. • Stunning photography • Rides graded for easy selection • Quiet roads, cycle paths, easy off road rides
• Where to Ride: London • Where to Ride: MTB Sydney
Where to Ride guides are available at all good bike shops, selected book stores, or online at www.bagear.com.au
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Kona Dirty
Weekend 24/ 12 / 6hr cross country endurance challenge. Cudlee Creek Forest, Adelaide hills. 2pm Saturday 8 to 2pm Sunday 9 May Qualifying e event for th 2010 world TB solo 24hr Mhips champions
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eaturing some of the best tracks in Australia, the Kona Dirty Weekend is ripe for knobbly nuts and fun-loving folk who want to get down and dirty.
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SOUTH Australia
WHERE SMALL
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IS BEAUTIFUL
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