The 2011 RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride is an opportunity to explore Victoria’s Murray River region and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime. Fun, friendly and challenging, the RACV Great Vic provides riders with a fully-supported bike riding and camping holiday.

A legendary Victorian icon, the RACV Great Vic is an experience like no other. It truly is a week in another world- a world where strangers share tent pegs, shampoo and tea bags, colleagues encourage each other up hill climbs and lifelong friendships are formed while waiting for a shower or enjoying a post-ride feast.

This year’s ride travels 590km over nine days through flood-affected areas along the Murray River and beyond. Beginning in Swan Hill on the banks of the mighty Murray, riders will travel in a loop through the surrounding areas before riding past wheatfields and into the farming towns of Kerang and Barham. On day four of the ride, riders will travel into Echuca and enjoy a rest day spent paddling in the river and enjoying the region’s gourmet fare.

With well-rested legs and full bellies, the riders will continue on to Lake Boort and the quaint town of Wedderburn before heading south through goldmining country into Maryborough. Finishing in picturesque Castlemaine, riders will cross the finishing line with new friends and memories to last a lifetime.

If you are unable to make the commitment to nine days of riding, there are two three-day and two single-day ride options available. Join in the spirit of the ride and get a taste of everything the region has to offer. To enter the ride or for more information, visit www.greatvic.com.au

Bicycle Superstore is with you every step of the way on this ride keeping your bike running 100%. We are the official Mechanical Support for the ride again for 2011 and we look forward to seeing some familiar faces again for 2011.