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Bicycle Queensland events

• Bike Week, including the BDO Brisbane Coot-tha Challenge, and the Great Brisbane Bike Ride. Held in March each year.
• Cycle Queensland. pedal away from the everyday, with 9 days, 560km of cycling, 1000 friends. September 2010, Yeppoon to Bundaberg.
• 11 October 2010. The Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge. Queenland's biggest bike ride, with almost 10,000 participants in 2009.

Other Queensland events

These events are not run by Bicycle Queensland.

Bike Rides

• Ipswich 100 bike ride - Sunday 28th March 2010. 2010 is the 10th anniversary of this event across the beautiful, rolling SEQ countryside south of Ipswich. To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the City of Ipswich there's a challenging new ride - the Ipswich 100 Imperial - a 100 mile (169km) route, generally following the Ipswich100 route with a loop circling South, closer to the Great Dividing Range. This route has some good hills and riders will have to average no less than 25kph to finish in the allotted time. The previous 100km, 50km and the family 10km routes will be available as per the previous years. All rides start & finish at the University of Queensland Ipswich Campus and are fully supported. For further details, go to www.ipswich100.com.au
• 6-10 April 2010. LIONS CCIA Fun Ride, Dalveen to Warwick. Autumn is the best time to ride the scenic back roads of the Darling Downs. Full vehicular support. Everything included. Enjoy the fun and camaraderie of a small ride. Raising funds for Children's Cancer Institute Australia. Contact Maria 07 3205 2030 or desmond.fuller@bigpond.com.
• Brisbane 2 Ipswich Challenge - Sunday 18 April. Bernie Ripoll MP's ride is back and bigger than ever for 2010. Pencil into your diaries Sunday 18 April & keep an eye on www.brisbane2ipswich.com for more news coming soon!
• 1-2 May, 2010, 4th Cardno River2River. Fraser Coast BUG runs this event which travels Burrum River to River Heads, 100km over 2 days. More info: www.fcbug.org.au.
• Banish the Black Dog Bike Ride 15-16 May 2010. The ride will be leaving Townsville on Saturday 15th May for a group bike ride of 125km south west to Claire where we'll enjoy great company and campfire fun then camp overnight at the Australian Agricultural College Burdekin Campus. We'll resume our ride early on Sunday morning, returning to Townsville by early afternoon. Fundraising proceeds with go to the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund for Mental Health Research. Registration forms and information email banishblackdog@optusnet.com.au. Banish the Black Dog Bike Ride is a Community Service Project of the Rotary Club of Townsville Central Inc.
• 16 May 2010. Suzy Connor Challenge. A 100km fund-raising ride for breast cancer research. Starts at Milton, finishes at Indooroopilly. $150 entry fee includes jersey and post-ride breakfast. See www.suzyconnorchallenge.com.
• War Child Australia Cambodia Challenge, 11-22 May 2010. 25 people have the opportunity to join an incredible tour of Cambodia in support of War Child Australia - an adventure of a lifetime! Places are limited and based on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants will cycle through stunning Cambodian countryside, visit the magnificent Angkor Wat and spend three days helping children at two orphanages with cooking classes, art classes, playing Khmer games and teaching English. You will be required to raise a minimum of $6,900 to participate in the challenge. This money is donated to War Child Australia once expenses are deducted (approximately half of monies raised goes to War Child Australia). War Child works in countries affected by conflict to protect the most marginalised children: street children, child soldiers and children in prison. War Child Australia is staffed entirely by volunteers and commits to sending 100% of monies raised from Cambodia Challenge 2010 to field projects. For details on the trip go to www.inspiredadventures.com.au/warchild2010