Day-by-day program for Bike Week 2008
- Epic Cycles Women's Ride and Workshop
- Introduction to Your Bicycle
- Epic Cycles Mountain Biking - Come and Try
- 10-speed dating
- Cycle Queensland info night
- City News Ride To Work Day
- Leisure Rides
- Dendy Film Night
- Getting into the road racing scene
- Criterium: The Bike Week Cup
- Introduction to a personal cycling training program
- Sustainable Transport Seminar
- An evening with Stephen Hodge
Enter all free Bike Week events here.
Saturday 29 March
Epic Cycles Women's Ride and Workshop
Free!
Rides start 6.30 am from Kalinga Park, Park Av, Clayfield.
Seminar 8.45 to 10.45am at the Kalinga Bowls Club, Clark Street, Wooloowin (a short ride from Kalinga Park).
Join other women on either a leisurely 20km or an energetic 40km ride. Followed by a seminar on cycling for women, covering issues like starting out and buying your first bike, cycling with kids, cycling as sport, and touring.
You could win a Vivente Rosa women's road bike worth more than $1000 from Epic Cycles.
Introduction to Your Bicycle
Free!
11am to 12pm at the Kalinga Bowls Club. Join the Epic Cycles team as they take the mystery out of mechanical basics for riders wanting to enjoy their cycling without hassles. Learn how to fix common problems, plus time for Q & A.
Sunday 30 March
Epic Cycles Mountain Biking - Come and Try
Free!
Think mountain biking is all about thrashing through the bush? Wrong! Come and try it at Gap Creek Reserve, Gap Creek Road. Test ride the latest in MTB technology from Scott, Cannondale and Yeti at the Epic Cycles test ride tent. Experienced riders will lead small groups and demonstrate bike handling skills with an obstacle course and slalom set up on the Reserve. Register between 7-8am, group rides 8-11am.
Monday 31 March
10-speed dating
Free!
Come and meet some fellow single cyclists and try speed dating on two wheels. Event commences at 6pm at a mystery location in Brisbane's CBD and finishes over coffee at South Bank. Males: this event is now full. Females: you may still sign up! Sign up here.
Tuesday 1 April
Cycle Queensland info night
Free!
Are you ready for an adventure? In 2008 we're riding from Bundaberg to Brisbane. Come and hear all about it and have all your questions answered. 6-8pm at Ahimsa House, 26 Horan St, West End.
Wednesday 2 April
City News Ride To Work Day
Free!
Reddacliffe Place (top of the mall), George St, Brisbane.
Breakfast from 7am, prizes and presentations at 7.45am.
The annual sight of more than 1000 colourful cyclists invading the city in the morning really lets people know - Bike Week is on! Ride in with friends or workmates or even better - bring a new rider and spread the fun of riding to work. A free breakfast including delicious Pura milk and yoghurt, yummy Emma and Tom's Life Juice, and fantastic Merlo coffee will be a reward for every rider there. Epic Cycles will be giving away a Cannondale mountain bike! Plus other great prizes. Check the start locations for the one nearest you.
New riders are especially welcome.
It's Ride to Uni day too - University of Queensland students and staff will be well fed by the UQ SPORT team with a brekkie on the St Lucia campus 7am onwards. The Eleanor Schonell Bridge has opened up cycling to Uni for many students south of the river ... why not become one of them! Contact Elena Leslie, phone 3346 9874 or email .
Thursday 3 April
Leisure Rides
Free!
The antithesis of Ride To Work is a leisurely ride around the bike paths on a beautiful Brisbane day and finishing the ride with coffee and cake. Join our free rides in the north, south, east or western suburbs, led by our good friends from the Brisbane Bicycle Touring Association.
For more information, email or online at www.bbta.org.
Friday 4 April
Dendy Film Night
Free!
The Flying Scotsman
6.30pm @ the Dendy Cinema, 346 George Street, Brisbane.
Based on the remarkable true story of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree (played by Jonny Lee Miller). An unemployed amateur, who broke the world one-hour record on a bike of his own revolutionary design, which he constructed out of scrap metal and parts of a washing machine. Win a fantastic lucky door prize! Bike parking available.
Saturday 5 April
Getting into the road racing scene
Free!
Conducted by the Hamilton and Pine Rivers Wheelers Cycling Club (HPRW) - Nundah Criterium Circuit, Hedley Ave - 7am - 8am.
Bring your road bike along to a free seminar on how to get into the road racing scene. HPRW officials will give short briefings on the types of road race events, racing skills, tactics, licence requirements, training hints and bike requirements. At 8am, participants may choose to enter a real club road race with other novice/first time racers*. Please register your interest in attending the free seminar by contacting Kim Flesser, e-mail or phone 3403 2210.
* To race, riders must purchase a racing licence - available on the day. Cost is $18 for a one day licence, or proportionally much cheaper for longer periods up to a year. Even if you choose not to race, practice/training after the HPRW race meeting at the circuit is free.
Criterium - The Bike Week Cup
Entry cost $10. Conducted by the Hamilton and Pine Rivers Wheelers Cycling Club (HPRW) - Nundah Criterium Circuit, Hedley Ave 8.30 am onwards.
A genuine amateur open criterium that will attract the best cyclists around. Total prize pool of $2000.
More details on the Bike Week Cup.
Introduction to a personal cycling training program
Free!
Join highly regarded cycling coach, Marcel Bengtson for a free training session.
- Windtrainer session - bring your own bike and be taken through a structured road training session indoors.
- Climb Mt Coot-tha indoors before attempting the hill.
Marcel will talk about cycle training, preparation and periodisation for various rides and events, hill climbing techniques and pedaling techniques.
Sessions at 2pm and 4pm. Places are limited.
Sustainable Transport Seminar
Free!
A BQ and PedBikeTrans event
2pm @ Metro Arts, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane
Hear about the latest cycling developments in Europe from Churchill Fellowship recipient Peter Berkeley and cycling initiatives from Brisbane City Council.
An evening with Stephen Hodge
Cost $79 ... discount for table group of 10 or more.
Dinner and presentation
6.30pm @ Rydges Hotel, 9 Glenelg Street, South Bank.
How did a poker face help Miguel Indurain win 5 Tours de France?
In the sporting world the Tour de France is a unique feat of endurance and athletic endeavour, but what is special about a rider who can win five Tours in a row such as Miguel Indurain, or even seven in a row as Lance Armstrong did?
Six-time Tour finisher and Olympian, Stephen Hodge, will explain some of the less obvious mental and team attributes needed to win the 3,500km+ epic, help the winner or simply get to the end of the Tour de France.
Three course meal (set menu, alternate drop). There will be a cash bar. Dress standard is smart casual.
Cost $79. Bookings Essential. Individuals book online.
Groups of 10 or more 10% discount (10 per table) phone 3844 1144.
Sunday 6 April
BDO Kendalls Brisbane Coot-tha Challenge & The Great Brisbane Bike Ride.
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