Hello Phil,

NOTE :- The tandum cycist  in the image “Torressa on Tandem.jpg” is Blind Cyclist Lindy Hue with Torressa Gallagher as a pilot climbing Mount Panorama last year.

 

Thanks heaps for your interest in a Blayney to Bathurst Cyclo Sportif Challenge. This is a new concept event now in its third year which is trying to bring cyclists of all codes together in a single event.

 

We have modeled this event on the highly successful Lake Taupo Challenge New Zealand    http://www.cyclechallenge.org.nz/

which I attended in 2006. This event gives away a total of about $300,000 in lucky draws YES that’s right!!  $300,000.

 

If we can come even marginally close to that over the next 5 years we will have achieved our objective.

 

I have attached an entry form and info doc on the event which I hope provides some insight into what we are trying to achieve.

I will send several emails back with each of the attachments just in case you are having difficulties with the file sizes.

 

If you can include this information on your website that would be fantastic and unexpected assistance

 

I appreciate your suggestions and opinions and have responded to each under your comments in the email below.

 

I will also forward hard copies of the entry forms along with some district touring maps complements of our sponsors NSW Department of Lands.

 

 

Garry

http://db1.auswide.net.au/muggaccinos/Rides_Stuff/W'ends_Away/NSW%20Hill%20Climb%20Champ/NSW_HCCs_Bathurst.htm

Above is a url to very scant information on your w’end.

I welcome receiving any info that I can include to entice www.Muggaccinos.com cyclists to drive 200km to shell out $25 to do the famous Climb on Sat arvo.

If you want to maximise participant interest, I recommend that you include a 60km tour ride on Sunday morning to see the sites in time to return to watch the finish of the two races.

I appreciate your suggestion; in fact we had originally planned to include a “Family Challenge” which would do just what you are saying. But unfortunately our volunteers who were to organize and conduct that particular event are double booked as there is a regional BMX carnival on the same weekend opposite the Peace Park on the river. They are expecting over 400 participants and have no resources to spare.

Bathurst Daybreak Rotary, Bathurst Cycling Club and Cycling Australia are still trying to raise the adequate numbers of volunteers to conduct the B2B to RTA Traffic Management Standards (approximately 60 volunteers required).

Nether the less your suggestion is right on the money and we plan to include a family challenge for 2008.

If you want girls friends of races to come along, such a tour ride may get a few more.

I won’t be successful in enticing Muggaccinos to attend unless they enjoy that option.

I can easily get a map and set out such a route.  But you might like to consider including on your website.

I can publish pages for you on my website if you can’t get a website.  All you need to do is send the URL.

Since the Department of Lands is one of our major sponsor you might be interested to note that we will be giving away at least 20 but possibly 30 of Lands Departments new mapping product TOPOVIEW Raster 2006 which is the entire topographic map system of NSW on a DVD with some neat viewing software include (Retail Value of this product is $275) These are a touring cyclists perfect planning tool.

URL FOR NSW CYCLING ON LINE ENTRY SYSTEM IS

 https://bne100v.server-secure.com/vs71139_secure/nsw/login.cfm

URL FOR EVENT INFORMATION IS

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/

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I agree with you that the NSW Cycling web site does not easily direct you to the details on the B2B Event and I will be discussing this issue with the executive manager Kevin Young this week. It needs large logo working as a URL to the information docs and entry system on the home page.

Ultimately we will be developing a stand alone web site for the B2B with URLs to the NSW Cycling On Line Entry System and other sites.

 

Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller  
9498.3684