Ballan Cycling Classic - 18th Nov 2012

The annual

Ballan Cycling Classic

will be held on

Sunday, November 18, 2012.

This year’s event will again raise much needed funds for our local hospital, Ballan District Health & Care, our Volunteer Country Fire Authority Brigade and the Ballan Red Cross.

The Central Highlands Region of Victoria offers superb scenery and a variety of fantastic and challenging cycling routes catering for both the novice and serious cyclist.

A choice of four routes is available, catering for a range of rider abilities and fitness levels.

The 150km ride will follow a challenging revised route with testing hill climbs, undulating roads, enjoyable flat sections all combined with magnificent scenic views. Recommended for the experienced rider.

The 100km ride presents a shorter, yet a still challenging and scenic route for the more serious cyclist.

The 50km ride presents a challenging, yet easily achieved ride for those with more advanced riding skill and fitness. The beautiful Central Highlands scenery provides a truly wonderful backdrop to a memorable cycling experience.

The 25km ride is a great ride for the novice rider who is looking for a new challenge and cycling experience travelling a beautiful route passing through rural farmland and stopping at the small village of Gordon for refreshments.

The Ballan Cycling Classic is a charity event to raise funds in support of the Ballan Hospital (Ballan District Health & Care), the Ballan Volunteer Country Fire Authority Brigade and the Ballan Red Cross.

For further information on the ride, the routes, the ride details, the proceeds or the entry form, please check the website below:

Ballan Cycling Classic website


Ballan Cycling Class Facebook Page

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Road Trip (Mt Egerton to Yendon)

...... continuing on with yesterdays 'road trip' from Ballan to Mt Buninyong, this post being on the section between Mt Egerton and Yendon as seen below:

Fabulous scenery in this area including an historical bluestone bridge that crosses over the Moorabool River on the Yendon-Egerton Road, as seen below:

the following black and white image of that same bridge was taken from the State Library of Victoria's website, here you can see the area underneath....

It is worth making the journey along this section of the road as the scenery is quite diverse with the historical towns of Mt Egerton and Yendon, the many farms, rivers, old buildings, fencing etc along the way ....

when driving on this road, do be cautious as there are some areas where it is quite narrow and steep, in particular if cycling along this section ...

This section of the Yendon-Egerton Road is only 12 klms, so it's not long before you enter the small village of Yendon ...

next blog post will be on the drive around Mt Buninyong!

URL's of interest:

Road Trip (Ballan to Mt Egerton)

Visit Moorabool - Mt Egerton 

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