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2021 Cloudride 1000 .. and they're racing!

A strong field of 26 riders heading out at 8:00am EST Australia tomorrow from Canberra on a 1000k off road epic that threads together...

2021 Prologue 500 Wrap

First up, big thanks to everyone for putting their foot to the pedal for this years Prologue. Very gratifying to get a field of sixty...

2020 wrap and ..... 2021 the light!

2020 ULTRA RACING WRAP Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for 2021 to all the bikepacking family out there! For most of us 2020 was the...

REVISED 2020 Terra Australis

Today, September 1 was to be the start of Terra Australis for 2020 at Cape York for the journey south however it wasn't to be,...

Terra Australis Rider Entries

After having paused rider entries for the 2020 Terra Australis pending greater clarity around border closures it’s now time to start...

Leg 5, Final Terra Australis leg...

For those not attached at the hip to social media the final leg of the Terra Australis 'virtual' ride concluded yesterday with a finish...

Terra Australis Leg 4

BYRON BAY - CANBERRA 1470k 17,560Vm DAY 24 MOUNT WERONG - CANBERRA 235k 2,100Vm https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32866190 After...

Leg 3 Terra Australis

Leg 3. LONGREACH - BYRON BAY • 1553k 12,140Vm Day 18 The Pinnacle Lookout - Evans Head. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32724630...

Terra Australis Start List Update

Having just completed Leg 2 of the Terra Australis ‘virtual’ ride yesterday in Longreach it’s timely to update on where we’re at with the...

Terra Australis - 2nd Leg

MAREEBA - LONGREACH • 1237k 6,131Vm Day 7 sees our virtual ride heading south east to Central Queensland and the city of Longreach the...

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