100mile ride to Gayndah weekend: 10/11 April
Departure: River Cruz Cafe: Sat 6am, 10 April
Cost : TBA - includes lunch, accommodation, breakfast - Sunday morning
Those camping – total cost is TBA per person
If just riding, cost is TBA, includes lunch.
Bookings & Payment see Karen Allan (asphodel@westnet.com.au)
Full Info here: Gayndah_2010.pdf
Back up vehicles for both groups & plenty of moral support
Stops along the way will be at Childers, Biggenden (lunch), Ban Ban Springs and then Gayndah.
For insurance purposes all riders are required to be an affiliated member of Cycling Qld.
Costs: There are four packages available. Choose one that suits your requirements. Deposit is non-refundable, due to booking and payment requirements of accommodation, breakfast and return bus trip to bundaberg.
Package 1: Deluxe
All inclusive, just bring good legs!
Book and pay deposit by 28th February, balance by 21st March. Deposit $40, balance $80 (total $120). Cost includes:
1. Saturday ride: includes follow vehicle, petrol, driver, snacks, lunch and drinks;
2. Accommodation;
3. Hot nourishing Sunday Breakfast;
4. Transport to Bundy on Sunday morning. |
Package 2: Saver
Find own accommodation
Return Sunday transport optional Book and pay deposit by 7th March, balance by 21st March.
· With Sunday transport back to Bundaberg
Deposit $ 40, balance $30 (total $70)
· Without Sunday transport back to Bundaberg
Deposit $40, balance $10 (total $50)
Cost includes:
1. Saturday ride: includes follow vehicle, petrol, driver, snacks, lunch and drinks
2. Hot nourishing Sunday Breakfast
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Package 3: basic,
Organise own accommodation, breakfast and return transport to bundaberg
Book and pay before 2nd April
Cost $40, which includes:
1. Saturday ride: includes follow vehicle, petrol, driver, snacks, lunch and drinks. |
Package 4: basic, no frills
Organise own Saturday Lunch, accommodation, breakfast and return transport to bundaberg
Book and pay before 10th April
Cost $30, which includes:
Saturday ride: includes follow vehicle, petrol, driver, snacks and drinks
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Don’t forget to bring:
· A current licence affiliated with Cycling Queensland
· Two water bottles for ride (refills available on ride)
Click on Map below to see route:
The Century (100 mile) Ride to Gayndah commenced in April 2003 to mark CIC’s first ‘social ride’. It is usually held the last weekend of March or the first weekend of April depending on other events such as the City Coast Community Bike ride from Bundaberg to Burnett Heads, the Mooloolaba triathlon and the Pier to Pub swim at Hervey Bay. It is approximately 160 km through the back roads to Childers from Bundaberg, through undulating serene and scenic bushland to Biggenden, then over the challenging range to Ban Ban Springs and onto Gayndah.
The first leg of the challenging ride is 60km and follows Goodwood Road from Bundaberg to Foleys Road. The cyclists then ride through the back roads over hills and through canefields to the infamous back breaker hill of Childers. Systems are refuelled at this welcome stop. After an exciting and fast descent down the range at Childers, the cyclists follow an undulating and winding second leg of 40km through serene bushland to Dallarnil and then Biggenden. A scrumptious lunch awaits the many tired cyclists, who delight in the well earned rest until the next leg. Many tired legs clip back into the pedals for the challenging 20km ride over the range to Ban Ban Springs. Even in April the rays of the early afternoon sun radiate intense and sometimes scorching heat from the open road, heightening the exhaustion of the cyclists who departed full of enthusiasm 7 hours earlier in the cool of the morning. At Ban Ban Springs, the determined cyclists just want to ‘make the distance’ and ‘get there’, thus the rest is short. For some the final 20km seems to take ‘forever’. Legs muscles seize up and pressure pains like broken bones start to penetrate feet not used to being retrained in clip shoes and pedals for half the day. For others the final 20km is a race on for young and old. The pace intensifies as endurance cyclists negotiate the incline over the range and the final flying decent into Gayndah. Only the fittest and smartest cyclist will claim the well deserved yet imaginary podium in the picturesque citrus township on upper Burnett River.
Cyclists from any club who are affiliated with Cycling Queensland are welcome to participate. It is a social ride, not a race. Cyclists wishing to ride should commence a comprehensive weekly training programme at least 8 weeks prior to the event. Qualified level 1 coach, Bernie Kemps, is able to assist with training programmes to prepare cyclists for the Gayndah 100 mile
