Event Information

Prices for entry : LONG $145 / SHORT $105 / PICCOLO $80 (for Glen Innes & Mogo)

Your Entry Includes:

goodness bag - sustainable rider plate, event mankie (bandana), draw string bag and ride nutrition
catered rest stop(s)* - PICCOLO riders get a free coffee on event morning and ride nutrition at the village
bag drop to rest stop*
support : mechanical / medical / sweep
live music
post ride sausage sizzle / vegan option and drink by a local Charity
finishers pin when riders arrive back to the Village post their ride
+ $25 for an event t-shirt - optional

*Not for PICCOLO riders

Riders will register by their Last Name, NOT by Rider Plate Number.

Last Names are sorted into A > M, N > Z.

Riders should know their Rider Numbers (for life). You received your Rider Number via email after you made your booking for this event. We will share Rider Numbers in the week before the event via a mail-out.

We will be hosting EARLY Rider Registration the day before our events.

Early Rider Registration

Gundy Recreation Grounds

Saturday 14 October 2023

6:00pm > 7:00pm

Address Camp Street Gundy NSW 2337 - LINK

Event Day Registration

Gundy Recreation Grounds

Sunday 15 October 2023

6:45am > 7:25am

Address Camp Street Gundy NSW 2337 - LINK

Event Village

What is available at Event Village : Gundy Recreation Grounds :

Start, registration and check-in

Live Music

Coffee

Mechanic : more details below

Bathrooms : wheelchair access at the existing Council Toilets

Rest Stop Bag Drop : use your goodnessgravel draw string bag

Rest Stop Bag Collect : Bags will be returned to Gundy after the Rest Stops are closed, estimated return time to Gundy 10:30am > 11:30am

After Ride Drop Bag : i.e. gear to be left at the start/finish for you to collect when you return

Finish and return check-in

Post Ride : Riders receive a complimentary sausage sling (vegan option available) and cold drink

Linga Longa : the pub's kitchen is open until 3:00pm and they will close at 5:00pm

The Event organisers and staff CANNOT be held responsible for any bag which is left or any losses. DO NOT put anything of value in your bag.

Rest Stops

Timing and what is available at the Rest Stop # 1 in Timor:

Music

Bathrooms : not wheelchair accessable at Timor

Collection station for riders to collect your goodnessgravel draw string bag

Bananas, Hydration Powder, Gels and Bars plus water

Suncream

The Event organisers and staff CANNOT be held responsible your goodnessgravel draw string bag. DO NOT put anything of value in your bag.

Timor Rural Fire Service RFS

Start : 8:30am

Close : 10:15am

Distance for 135 & 75km : 42km

Map Location : google maps

Street Location : Timor Rd Timor NSW 2338

NOTE : Event Volunteers will be at the Rest Stop for the above APPROXIMATE times, riders DO NOT need to check-in and riders do not need to stop at these OPTIONAL Rest Stops.

Timing and what is available at the Rest Stop # 2 in Ellerston:

Bathrooms : wheelchair access at Ellerstone RFS which is prior to Ellerston Public School

Bananas, Hydration Powder, Gels and Bars plus water

Suncream

Ellerston Public School

Start : 10:15am

Close : 12:30pm

Distance for 135km : 86km

Map Location : google maps

Street Location : 1 School Road, Ellerston NSW 2337

NOTE : Event Volunteers will be at the Rest Stop for the above APPROXIMATE times, riders DO NOT need to check-in and riders do not need to stop at these OPTIONAL Rest Stops.

Mechanic & Bike Store

Thank you to Trail Mechanic and Bicycle Centre Armidale for their support during the event.

There will be mechanical support in Gundy at the event village and roaming on course.

They will have track pumps, mechanic stand and basic spares including tubes.

They have Credit Card facilities for anything which riders need to purchase.

This basic mechanical assistance is free to the goodnessgravel riders.

We have a sweep vehicle after the last rider.

This is for safety and that is its primary purpose. It should NOT be relied on for spares.

If you are waiting for this vehicle for support &/or to fix your bike, you may be waiting for a long time and it will be a slow transfer to either the Rest Stop or back to Start/Finish area.

Please also note that there is ONLY so much space and it may not be able to sweep you.

The vehicle may take you to the Rest Stop or bring you back to Gundy but it is there to bring up the end of the field. It will not deviate away from this focus.

Come to Gundy for a Social Pedal on the Saturday afternoon and explore more of the glorious Gundy Area

These are open rides where you can depart from Gundy Recreation Grounds and follow the GPX links any time that suits you

A few GPX files will be shared with riders on the Friday befoehand via another mail-out

Head out on the Saturday any time in the afternoon at your own lesiure

From 4:00pm - the good people from Bicycle Central on March (BCM) will be around from at Gundy Recreation Grounds to help with any mechanical needs

Then come back to Gundy where we will have some cold Heaps Normal and you can complete your registration : from 6:00pm > 7:00pm

LINGA LONGA will be open on Saturday evening if you want to grab dinner!

October 2023 the sun will set at 7:08pm

No cost associated - just come along and enjoy

6:30am : Coffee on offer from Linga Longa Inn - credit card accepted

6:45am > 7:25am : Registration Open at Gundy Recreation Grounds

Early Registration is available on Saturday, more details Under Registration Tab

Address : Camp St Gundy NSW 2337

Map Link : google maps

GPS Co-Ords : 32°00'46.0"S 150°59'43.6"E

7:30am : 135km riders Depart

Gap of ~90 seconds between the 135km and 75km riders

8:45am : Rest Stop Timor Open : More details in Event Information

10:05am : Rest Stop Timor Close : More details in Event Information

10:15am : Rest Stop Ellerston Open : More details in Event Information

12:30pm : Rest Stop Ellerston Close : More details in Event Information

10:00am : First 75km Riders arrive back at Gundy : More details in Event Information

11:40am : First 135km Riders arrive back at Gundy : More details in Event Information

Post Ride : Riders receive a complimentary sausage sling (vegan and gluten free option available) and cold drink - at Gundy Recreation Grounds

Bring a picnic blanket and reminisce about the ride while listening to some live music around the Event Village

Estimated Timing for First (F) and Last (L) Riders :

135km

Depart Gundy (F) 7:30am / (L) 7:37am
Rest Stop 1 (F) 8:54am / (L) 10:00am
Rest Stop 2 (F) 10:22am / (L) 12:23pm
Arrive Gundy (F) 12:00pm / (L) 3:16pm

75km

Depart Gundy (F) 7:38am / (L) 7:41am
Rest Stop 1 (F) 9:00am / (L) 10:00am
Arrive Gundy (F) 10:00am / (L) 11:47am

The above is based on the slowest riding times of 18kph with time allotted for Rest Stop(s).

Note : riding this course at 18kph will take you 7:30 - that is without stopping - this distance is NOT for the faint hearted.

Our strong recommendation is that you keep on pedalling throughout the day. Work on ensuring you return to Gundy in the shortest possible time. Therefore stopping at the Rest Stop(s) should be limited and your training program, particularly for the 135km riders, is set no less than 18kph.

Tired on the course? If you are doing the 135km and get to the Rest Stop in Timor at ~42km there is always the option of turning around doing the 75km course.

For those doing the 135km ride - so that you can keep to the 18kph cut off schedule - you should have departed from Rest Stop ONE [RS 1] in Timor (~42km) by:

10:00am

If NOT - follow the 75km course back to Gundy as there is a MASSIVE hill after RS 1 for the 135km riders.

Riders doing the 75km course, have MORE time because they are riding on the same return course.

The sweep vehicle for the 135km course is travelling at a pace to arrive back to Gundy at ~3:16pm when the event has finished. If riders are passed by the sweep, you have the option to continue riding the remainder of the course but will be outside of the event services.

NOTE : our food and entertainment are scheduled to finish up at Gundy at 3:15pm.

Gundy

If you are ON on Telstra, there is reception in Gundy and limited mobile reception out on course
For all other providers there is NO mobile reception in Gundy or out on course

Mogo

There is reception in Mogo for all carriers
There is limited mobile reception out on course for all carriers

Glen Innes

There is reception in Glen Innes for all carriers
There is limited mobile reception out on course for all carriers

There will be First Aid available at the start line and also roaming on course

They are NOT support vehicles and will NOT be able to assist with mechanical issues

There is a Medical Emergency Phone Number - riders should save this number on their phone

+61 456 391 460

It is ONLY to be used for medical emergencies

This is NOT a phone number to call if you have had a mechanical!!

The above number is also on your Ride Plate

Your rider plate is hand-made with love and fully sustainable in cotton and dipped in beeswax.

After the event, you can actually use your rider plate to cover food instead of using glad wrap!

When registering, you will receive your plate and you put that on your handlebars.

Book EARLY to make sure you get your personalised plate!

Your rider number : the early bird catches the worm. We are assigning rider numbers for LIFE.

This means that for ALL future goodnessgravel events you will retain this Unique Number.
Riders will receive their number in the order which they are received.

So the FIRST rider to ever sign up got the #1 plate for LIFE.

We have been lucky enough to have been associated with bike events for years and this is something that we longed for over the years.

Who is #001?

Please note : if you book 3 weeks prior to the event, as our Rider Plates are Hand Made and Printed we cannot guarantee that riders will receive their Unique Number

Book ASAP to avoid disappointment, if you book less than 3 weeks before, you will be assigned a random number

Plastic v’s Twine

We really want to try and reduce the amount of plastic we have around the course

We cannot totally eliminate it but there are some things we can do to less our impact

Zip ties are brilliant things but we always find them all over the place once an event is over … so we are giving riders TWINE to lace up their Rider Plate Numbers - it may take you another second but in the long run it’s better for the environment and we thank you

If you want to BYO ties, please feel free to do so

Please do NOT litter - you are riding through some beautilful countryside, let's keep it that way

There will be rubbish bins at the Rest Stops and around the event village

We want these events to be open for all abilities.

If you require specific access, please send us an email - info@goodnessgravel.com

When you BOOK you will Tick a Box which states

'I have read the Event Information and accept the Waiver'.

18 YO : any riders who are UNDER 18 Years Old on the day of the event, they MUST ride with an adult.

Mogo : $10 from each entry will be donated to the Batemans Bay MTB Club and RFS
Gundy : $10 from each entry will be donated to Gundy Community, Ellerstone Public School and the RFS
Glen Innes : $10 from each entry will be donated directly to Westpac Rescue Helicopter and RFS

Each entry will be put in to a hat and lucky rider prizes will be announced on the day

Prizes from:

Bombtrack ($500 voucher from SCV to be used on any Bombtrack frame)
Panaracer
Bont Cycling
SMOOVE
Heaps Normal

Thank you to our great sponsors for Mogo / Gundy / Glen Innes

For ALL Events

Bookings for Personalised Rider Number and T-Shirts Close THREE weeks before the event

After this, you will be assigned a random number

Bookings will stay open until the event day : unless SOLD OUT prior

The Transfer Deadline is 12:00pm on the Monday before the event

*We highly recommend that you organise your own Third Party Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance

More details on 'Ride or Race / Insurance' tab below

There are a lot of costs associated with events

We have many volunteers who are assisting with the event, we will be using local charities to fill our volunteer quota and we make a donation to local charities for their assistance

These events could not go ahead if we did not have the help from these great people so please say g’day and greet them with a smile.

Payment is taken at the time of your booking via Stripe. You can pay via Apple Pay, Amex, Visa or MasterCard.

We understand that you may want to transfer your INDIVIDUAL entry from the longer course to the shorter course.

This is not a problem and so that we have this information in our system, can you please email us info@goodnessgravel.com with an update.

If you want to transfer from the shorter course to the longer course, you will need to email us info@goodnessgravel.com.

The outstanding amount needs to be paid to cover your transfer. This amount will be communicated once we hear from you.

There is no refund when transferring from the long to the short course.

We understand that things come up and you may want to transfer your entry.

There are no refunds, we are happy for YOU to organise a transfer of your entry to another rider. You can do this via our facebook page or through your own network :

facebook : goodnessgravel

We are able to transfer entries - the deadline to do so is 12:00pm on the Monday before each event

Riders can transfer their entries LIKE for LIKE, i.e. a LONG course to another LONG course rider or SHORT course rider to another SHORT course rider, including any t-shirt ordered. It is not possible to transfer a SHORT course entry to a LONG course rider. Please understand this is the case due to our booking system.

Please note that there are some details which need to be received if riders are wanting to cancel/transfer their entry.

We must receive an email from you to info@goodnessgravel.com which states :

I ____________ (insert NAME), ____________ (insert EMAIL), ____________ (insert PHONE)

Am transferring my entry to ____________ (insert NAME), ____________ (insert EMAIL), ____________ (insert PHONE).

ALL Events : Any t-shirt orders can be transferred to the new rider IF the same size.

Once we have received your email we will be in touch with the new rider and go from there.

It is up to you to organise the transfer and how you exchange the funds. This is your responsibility.

Please do NOT contact us until you have found someone to take your entry.

Groups or Clubs with 5 or more riders attract a 10% discount

Contact us via email info@goodnessgravel.com and within 24 hours we will create a dedicated code for you and your 'GROUP/CLUB' which you can then use as your 'Event / Group / Club Discount Code'

NOTE : all discounts are turned off 3 weeks before each event as we have to purchase Rider Plates, Mankies etc

When registering, which is also riders check-in for the event, you will receive:

Ride plate : made from sustainable products

Draw string bag : goodnessgravel and made from cotton which will include

Twine : a natural string product to attach your ride plate to your handlebars

Bandana : goodnessgravel course map : made in Australia

Other goodies : from our other lovely sponsors

When you finish, which is also riders return check-in after completing the course, riders will receive:

Finishers pin : a thank you for participating in the event and something which is limited and the design will change each year

Event shirt : OPTIONAL : to organise your t-shirt, you will need to select the box when you book. We produce limited edition shirts for each event.

Deadline for ordering t-shirts is roughly THREE weeks before the event

If you register the day before the event, you can collect your t-shirt then

For SIZING :

WOMEN : AS Colour
MEN : AS Colour

To find the Size Guide, look for the hyper link on the RIGHT hand side of the page. You will find it next to (or under) the heading SIZE, near the text blocks ie SML / MED etc. Click the hyper link to bring up the measurements.

Once you have checked the measurements on the links, you can then measure your size by:

Placing a garment that you are comfortable with wearing flat on a table
Measure, in centimetres, from seam to seam, just under the arm.

This will give you the Body Width (cm) measurement.

Please note there is a cut off, around three weeks before the event, when event t-shirts must be ordered

When registering riders receive a goodness bag. This is your rider bag which can be taken to a Rest Stop, so long as you put it in the correct place
Your rider bag WILL BE marked your with your LAST NAME & RIDER NUMBER
We will NOT transport ANY OTHER bags OR ANY loose food/hydration/clothing WHICH IS NOT in a goodnessgravel rider bag
On the event day, after registration, place your bag in the designated area, which will be sign posted. We will transport your rider bag to a Rest Stop where you can collect your bag
When at the Rest Stop collect your bags & put things in (clothing etc) or take things out (nutrition / clothing etc)
Bags will be returned to the event village once the Rest Stop is closed
Mogo RS @ Nelligen : Estimated return time to Mogo ~1:30pm
1. Gundy RS @ Timor RFS : Estimated return time to Linga Longa ~10:30am > 11:30am
2. Glen Innes RS @ Red Range : Estimated return time to GI ~12:30pm
To confirm, water will be available for riders at the Rest Stop(s)
As this is not a race, there should be no panic when at the Rest Stop(s) and riders should SANITISE before touching anything at the Rest Stop(s)

Riders must be self sufficient, carrying tubes, pump, air canister, multi-tool, chain link, chain breaker, tire plugs and boot (if your tire is slashed). If you do not know how to use the items which are suggested, spend some time on youtube to up-skill. There will be times when you are riding by yourself and it is far better to know how to fix an issue than to wait for support.

Please make sure you have your TWO water bottles already filled at the start - we will have water at the rest stops for re-fills

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list : use this list as a guide : LINK

Those items in BOLD are HIGHLY recommended to be carried on you / on your bike

Those items in Italics can be in your rider drop bag to go to the Rest Stop

The Event organisers and staff CANNOT be held responsible for any bag which are left or any losses. DO NOT put anything of value in your bag

Riders should come prepared with bike specific clothing and be prepared for all weather conditions

We Highly Recommended that Riders wear WOOL SOCKS due to water crossings!

Use our bag drop service if you want to pick up OR drop off gear at the Rest Stop

Keep your eye on the weather and dress accordingly, it may be cold.

Please feel free to bring extra clothing which you can leave at the start line along the crowd control barriers.

A little like what they do in the City to Surf. We will collect all the gear and you can pick it back up after the event OR what is not collected will be taken to the local St Vincent de Paul.

Please note, the Event organisers and staff CANNOT be held responsible for any clothing which is left or any losses. DO NOT leave anything of sentimental value at the start line.

Glen Innes

Weather in April : Min 9C > Max 21C : averaging 4 days of rain.

Saturday TBC April 2024 : Sunrise 6:12am / Sunset 5:33pm

Mogo

Weather in June : Min 5C > Max 17C : averaging 5 days of rain.

Saturday 17 June 2023 : Sunrise 7:07am / Sunset 4:52pm.

Gundy

Weather in October : Min 11C > Max 25C : averaging 5 days of rain.

Sunday 15 October 2023 : Sunrise 6:18am / Sunset 7:08pm.

Bad Weather - if the BOM site lists Emergency Warnings of Fire, Heat, Wind, Extreme Cold &/Or Flooding, the event will be either cancelled or the route altered.

If for any reason we have to CANCEL the event due to Bad Weather, all money paid will be used as a CREDIT for the next edition of the event.

All riders who have registered for the event will have priority registration for that next event. We will give all riders who have registered for that particular event a 7 day window to confirm their spot before we open for bookings to the general public for the next edition of that goodnessgravel event.

If we do have to CANCEL, we understand that things change. We will allow for all riders to transfer their entries to another rider without penalty. See Transfer Entry TAB on Event Information for more information on transferring entries.

We are a small business and these events take a lot of work to get up and running. We appreciate your understanding and for you support.

Event photos are part of your entry

Your official photographers for the event are from Outer Image

After the event riders will be emailed a link so you can find images of yourselves from the day - these will be classified under your Rider Plate Number

Once you have found your shot, simply select an image to view and click on the download button above the image

Please help share the love by posting them to your social media and use #goodnessgravel and @goodnessgravel

Past Events

GUNDY 2023 - LINK
MOGO 2023 - LINK
GLEN INNES 2023 - LINK
GUNDY 2022 - LINK
MOGO 2022 - LINK
GLEN INNES 2022 - LINK
GUNDY 2021 - LINK

Bikes : Bring your gravel or e-Gravel ... or ... if you do not have a gravel bike, do the ride on your MTB or e-MTB

See the Surface Tab for more details.

DO NOT bring a road or road-e bike, all courses are NOT suitable any style of road bike, even if they have ‘wide’ tires. Leave them at home!

Tri-bars are not allowed as you will be riding on sections of gravel and it is not safe.

Please make sure that you have had your bike recently serviced and all the components are in good order. You have checked your tires and lubed your chain before you head out on course.

Tyre Width : the fatter the tyre the more comfortable but slower you will be.

News from SCV Imports who distribute Panaracer tyres :

The Panaracer Gravel King SK (Small-Knobs) 'Plus' Tubeless 43 is SCV best-selling 650 tyre size whereas the 38 is their ‘go-to’ for 700c wheels.

A 35x650 will leave you with a small rolling diameter and will be less capable on rougher terrains and has less load carrying ability. A 38 will probably feel ‘faster’ while a 43 will feel plush and comfortable.

Jimmy : goodnessgravel Rider #69 who is a tyre-aficionado and used to work for SCV - ran a 650x48 at goodnessgravel Gundy and Mogo. He felt it was very comfortable but if 'racing' it would be a little too slow/wide while riding with the faster groups.

So in summary from SCV – if your wheels are 650b, SCV would select 650x43 and for 700c they would choose 700x38.

The Panaracer Gravel King SK (Small-Knobs) 'Plus' tubeless are “the gravel tyre". They are Panaracer's flagship model and the ones which put Panaracer to the forefront in the Gravel scene. The ‘Plus’ adds a little weight but it offers greater security and worth the weight in their opinion.

The other alternative is the Panaracer Gravel King SS (Semi-Slick): Almost like a wet weather road tyre, designed as more of a “faster race tyre” for hard pack gravel. They are definitely not as stable corning on looser gravel and provide very little grip in the wet.

How Difficult : These rides ARE NOT for beginner cyclists.

All riders are expected to have experience in riding long distances in remote areas. You are also required to have knowledge in following a GPS course on their Garmin (or similar) and also how to hydrate and stay on top of your nutrition during long rides.

Steepness : on the 125km course there are sections of +14% and for the 75km course there are sections of +10% - come prepared and do some training before the ride.

Climbs 125km : there is one very long climb on the course where riders go over 958m above sea-level on the course.

The 125km ride has over 2,500m of climbing and there is over 55% of gravel roads on the course.

Climbs 75km : there are three climbs where riders go over 520m above sea-level.

The 75km ride has over 1,500m of climbing and there is around 67% of gravel roads on the course.

Gundy : Camping is available at the Gundy Recreational Ground, bringing your own tent or caravan.

Did you know Gundy is an Aboriginal word meaning camp.

To confirm and pay for your site, riders must contact the Gundy Crown Reserves Committee on

02 6545 8017
02 6545 8124

Or email gundycrownreserves@gmail.com.

The cost is $12.50 per person per night in a BYO tent / caravan situation.

There is power available, riders will need to BYO extension lead and share the outlets with other campers.

MAP and More Details

There is also a kitchen available with fridge, rain water and bbq's (BYO gas bottle) plus toilets and showers.

Another option is to hire a tent from the good people at :

The Orchard Lodge : they will set up a tent for you at the Gundy Common so all you have to do is show up.

There are 18 tents available. Bookings are on a first come, first serve basis.

Arrive Saturday

Depart Sunday

1 night stay

$55.00

Includes

Large 3000 x 2400 tent : for two people
Mattress : for two people
Gundy camping fee : for two people
Ready to move in when you arrive
All you need is sleeping bag, towels and pillows

Any extra nights are $20.00 per tent plus the $12.50 per person per night Gundy Reserve Fee.

To book your tent contact Steven Tilse via email admin@theorchardlodge.com.au

There is another to Wild Camp : more information via on their locations Hipcamp

There is lots of parking available in the Gundy area.

Please do NOT park or block any driveways!

Surface : the conditions of the roads are generally good hard packed gravel roads. There is always the chance that there will be sections of potholes and corrugations. There are some steep ascents and descents on gravel so care must be taken and riders should ride to their own abilities.

There are also some fantastic tarmac sections along both courses. For the 135km course the final 'leg' home is along a beautiful undulating quiet paved country road.

DO NOT bring a road or road-e bike, both courses are NOT suitable any style of road bike, even if they have ‘wide’ tires. Leave them at home!

We will be driving the course the week of the event and any major issues will be communicated to our riders via email in the WEEK BEFORE. This is also when riders will receive the Strava and Ride With GPS links for GPX files.

Water crossing : all riders will cross the ISIS River at ~33km on course, in 'normal' conditions the weir is roughly 25m in length and 15cm 'deep'.

There are a few other causeway and creek crossings on each course. Under 'normal' conditions there are TEN on the 135km and FIVE on the 75km. It all depends on the weather leading up to the event.

If water crossings are extremely high, we can re-route the course. We will update riders as mentioned above.

We Highly Recommended that Riders wear WOOL SOCKS due to water crossings!

Registered riders will be emailed the Strava and Ride With GPS links the week of the event

This is where you can download the GPX file onto your GPS Device - more info below

Gundy : Join the goodnessgravel Strava Club and see who else is riding the 135km or 75km rides.
Glen Innes : Join the goodnessgravel Strava Club and see who else is riding the 125km or 75km or 35km rides.
Mogo : Join the goodnessgravel Strava Club and see who else is riding the 130km or 75km or 44km rides.

All courses will be logged as complete segments on Strava.

Note that riding any of our courses flat out is not possible for most ‘ordinary’ riders.

Come ride with your mates or find some new ones to enjoy the scenery and get through what is undoubtedly a tough day on the bike.

We are all here for a common reason, that is to ride bikes in an amazing location and support local businesses and charities.

These are Open Rides i.e. the roads are NOT closed and riders MUST abide by NSW road rules.

Insurance

You are responsible to cover yourself for this event.

We highly recommend that you organise your own Third Party Public Liability and Personal Accident Insurance.

If you have a membership with Bicycling NSW, AusCycling or similar, this will cover you.

We suggest you join one of the above and if you select AUSCycling they offer a policy for as little as $7 for their Lifestyle Cover - valid for ONE month only. Alternatively, you can get Individual membership for one year with BicycleNSW - $125.

For more information : AUSCycling OR BicycleNSW

It is also highly recommended that riders have their own Private Health Insurance which also has Ambulance cover.

GPX

To confirm, registered riders will be emailed the Strava and Ride With GPS link including GPX file the week of the event

We are waiting this close to the event because of road, gravel and weather conditions.

It is expected that riders have the route on a GPS device with mapping capabilities such as a Garmin (or similar). Riders will be in remote areas where there will be NO mobile phone coverage.

If you do not have a Garmin (or similar), you must download the App Ride With GPS to your smart phone. Riders can download the Map so they can use the course when Offline, i.e. when out of mobile phone reception. For more information see the Ride With GPS help page - LINK.

In addition we will mark the course in different ways.

There will be arrows at major intersections / There will be arrows sprayed on the ground / At points, there will be tape marking trees at major intersections

We need to make sure that you have the GPS downloaded on to your device incase the arrows have been removed or altered.

Riders MUST use their GPS to assist in guiding through the course. It is also helpful to keep an eye on total distance and the time which you have been on the bike.

There are two options to use to follow the course on your smart phone

Option 1 : Ride With GPS

You must have the Ride With GPS App on your phone. The logo for this App is predominately black with an orange rider.

Once you have this App on your phone you can click the Course link - or sms it to yourself - and then the course will open it in that application.

Then tap the ‘bulls-eye’ on the bottom right of the screen to show ‘your location’.

Then follow the blue dot as you go around the course, following the red line.

You do NOT need to be a premium member to follow the route.

Option 2 : Strava

You must have the Strava App on your phone. The logo for this App is predominately orange with two white triangles/mountains.