SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2010

ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

The Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge

The event is a mass participation ride from Brisbane to the Gold Coast for thousands of cyclists. The event starts at South Bank and utilises the South East Busway to travel to Eight Mile Plains and then travels through Eagleby, Logan, Beenleigh, Coomera and Helensvale to the Gold Coast with a finish at Southport.

  • 100km ride starts at South Brisbane progressively from 5.15 am to 6.45am
  • 60km ride starts at Maurice Park, Eagleby (Logan City Council) at 8am
  • Ride finishes at Mitchell Park, Southport

In addition to Bicycle Queensland’s aim of increasing the awareness of cycling the event also raises funds for health related charity/research organisations for which cycling forms part of the solution to their challenge. The beneficiaries for 2010 are the Heart Foundation and Diabetes Australia - Queensland.

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Wilson HTM riders waiting and crossing the start line

 

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Rest Stop 1 - Eagleby South State School

 

Introducing Our Ambassador

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Sara Carrigan is not only an Australian professional cyclist and Olympic Gold Medalist, amongst many other accolades, we’re also proud to have Sara as the 2010 Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge Ambassador.

Sara will be riding amid this year’s entrants so to be a part of the action be sure to ENTER.

You can also check out Sara’s Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge Training Program on the ride PREPARATION page.