From Melbourne Festival of Cycling: The ‘Go for your life’ Festival of Cycling

Festival Events

• GPTT – GP Time Trial Challenge
• One Hour Challenge
• Festival Fun Ride & Family Cycle
• Beach Road TT Challenge 2009

Associated Events

• 2008 Victorian Open – Road Teams Time Trial Championship & CSV Club Events
• CSV Club Events
• BMX
• Speed Skating
• HandCycle Events
• HPV GP Event

Incorporating: The Albert Park Cycling Grand Prix & People’s Day at Albert Park

The aim of the Festival of Cycling is to promote an annual day of healthy participation for all cyclists and their families at Albert Park. Also extending an invitation to all Melbournian’s, to experience a festival of activities and entertainment at Albert Park. With something for everyone, the festival will be a celebration of the benefits of healthy activity.

The Festival is proudly supported by the Victorian Government through its ‘Go For Your Life’ initiatives. Parks Victoria has also committed its support to ensure the Festival develops into a successful, annual, celebration promoting cycling as a healthy activity.

The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation is the designated fund raising beneficiary from the Festival. The Blue Ribbon Foundation perpetuates the memory of members of the Victoria Police killed in the line of duty by giving financial support to worthwhile community projects within Victoria, principally the support funding of specialised medical facilities in Victorian hospitals.

Your Donations and “Sponsored” funds will ensure that that the valuable contributions made to Hospital trauma units by the Blue Ribbon Foundation can be continued.

The festival will incorporate a wide variety of cycling events, including the inaugural staging of the GPTT Time Trial Challenge and other Cycle Sport Victoria events including the Vic. Open Teams Time Trial Championship. The “Albert Park Cycling Grand Prix” will provide a mix of competitive cycle events, providing the opportunity for elite, club, and corporate competitors, in teams or as individual riders, to challenge each other, or themselves on the Albert Park circuit.

Families, schools and recreational cyclists are also encouraged to participate in the “Festival of Cycling” by participating in the Fun Ride and ‘Go For Your Life’ One Hour Challenge.

In addition, a range of family entertainment and events involving many aspects of human powered locomotion, children’s activities, displays, expo’s, fitness, wellness and environmental education will be featured.

Festival Event highlights include

• A day of cycling and entertainment events for all levels on the Albert Park circuit.
• Australia’s top cyclists in the Vic. Open: Road Teams TT Championship.
• Cycle Sport Vic. Club & Schools events.
• Corporate Teams & Individual Challenges.
• Emergency services and celebrity Team events.
• Human Powered Vehicles (HPV)
• Hand cycle events.
• Speed Skating events.
• Learn to Skate.
• Mountain Bike trials.
• BMX Competition and Demo.

Family Activities and Entertainment

• Cycling Expo and participatory activities for the entire Family.
• Family & children’s entertainment.
• “Ranger Roo” & “Constable T Bear” children’s activities.
• Emergency Services displays.
• Corporate hospitality and entertainment.
• Bands – Live music.
• Food and Refreshments.