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New Website Coming |
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Registrations for the 2012 ride will open at 8am on Saturday 3 March 2012. Information about the registration process will be available on our new web site in mid February.
Registrations for 2012 will be taking place online via a electronic registration form.
The 2012 ride will be run over 3 days departing Townsville early morning on Thursday 26 July arriving in Cairns around lunch time on Saturday 28 July. |
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Annual Election of Committee Members |
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The annual elections for committee members will be held on Sunday 28th August, 3pm at the Mercure Inn at a General Meeting.
The following nominations have been received.
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President - Peter Murphy
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Vice President - Damian Crowley
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secretary - Peter Scott
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Teasurer -John McFaull
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Rider Coordinator -Carolyn Allis
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Sponsorship Officer - Marita McNab
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Webmaster - Michael Barber
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Public Relations Officer - Stephanie Barwick
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Vehicle and Volunteer Coordinator - Paul Lange
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Rider Trainer - Gary Orchard
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Cairns Coordinator - Mark Richardson
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Catering Coordinator - Kirsteen Masson
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Ride Registration |
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More details on Rider Registration will be available on the new website
Registration for the BigW Townsville to Cairns Bike Ride 2011 will now take place at the Mecure Inn Woolcock St Townsville.
The ride is now fully subscribed for riders.
Nominations are still being accepted and will be placed on a wait list in anticipation of a number of cancellations.
The finer details
- Registration forms will be available online after 6 pm Friday 4th March 2011
- You will need to complete and print the online registration form ready to take to registration at the Mecure Inn, Woolcock St Townsville on Saturday 5th March from 8 am along with your registration fee of $275 for riders and $150 for support crew.
- ALL sections on the form must be filled in correctly. Your registration will not be accepted if the form is not filled in correctly.
- If you are paying registration fees via electronic transfer, proof of payment must be provided with your registration form. Your registration will not be accepted if proof payment is not provided.
- If you are from Out of Town, you can fax or email your registration form and proof of payment. Fax / email details will be on the registration form
- Registrations will not be accepted before 8 am.
- Registrations will be placed on a 'Wait List' once full subscription has been reached.
A limited number of registration forms will be available on registration day.
Any queries regarding registration
Rider Co-ordinator: Carolyn Allis
Telephone: 0458 190953
Email:
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Your registration fee includes ride jersey, ride t-shirt, all meals, refreshments at rest stops and the end of ride gala dinner in Cairns.
In addition to the Entry Fee, each rider must raise a minimum of $500.00 (we encourage you to aim higher) via donations and sponsorship.
Following registration for the Ride in March, you will receive a package from CCIA with information, resources and guidelines to assist you with your fundraising. A receipt book will be included for you to record all donations. Tax Invoices will be arranged by the Committee for all Sponsorships.
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Insurance for Riders |
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The Big W Townsville to Cairns Bike Ride does not insure riders for injury or damage to bicycles.
Accordingly, it is strongly recommended that all individuals look to make their own arrangements for such insurance.
One convenient way of doing this is take out membership with one of the State Cycling Organisations (i.e. Bicycling Qld, Bicycle Victoria, Bicycle SA) that provide insurance within their membership.
These memberships usually include insurance that will cover you for everyday riding (i.e. your own training rides, training rides, riding to work), including organised rides but do not generally cover racing of any sort. There are separate race dedicated club memberships available if you wish to include riding in races.
Some of the considerations you might want to take into account when looking at memberships are:
- Personal accident insurance if you have an accident while cycling;
- Third party and third party property insurance;
- Comprehensive Public Liability Insurance;
- Free legal assistance;
- Covers you for your State or Australia and in particular Queensland
- Family membership/Individual/Racing etc; and
- Travel insurance.
For insurance of your bicycle you can either, contact your Insurance Company and ask what type of insurance they provide reference bicycles or you can often go through a third party when applying for membership from whichever organisation you decide to join. |
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Ride History |
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The ride was founded in 1999 by Selwyn Hardwick. Sel felt helpless when his sister passed away from cancer, and one of his grandchildren became ill with leukemia. On a road trip coming back from Cairns, Sel came up with the idea of riding from Townsville to Cairns to raise money to give to the CCIA. He felt that this was a way he could help his grandson proactively. He invited his son to join in the challenge and the idea was born.
While approaching bike shops in Townsville, Sel realized that he hadn’t done a lot of riding for some time and knew that he would need some help. It was when Sel visited Andrew Abrahams at Better Bikes that the idea became reality, with Andrew suggesting that he get involved and they make it a ride for anyone to participate in. It was here that the BIG W Townsville to Cairns Bike ride as we know it today was formed.
We acknowledge and congratulate both Sel and Andrew, along with members of the original committee (Jan Hardwick, Joseph Greco, Catherine Stuart and John Heufel) in establishing one of CCIA’s major fundraising events. |
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