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Vetride 2016 – Route Details and Sign Up Form

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VetRide is an organization dedicated through cycling to the welfare of all service and ex-service personnel of the Australian Defence Forces. At the same time it provides something meaningful older veterans can do for their younger compatriots, consistent with closely held values, given rise to in uniform.

Our endeavours are supported widely by government agencies and by many organizations and people from all walks of life and we operate under the auspices of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia (Victorian Branch).

We conduct an annual ride event, the Service and Sacrifice Tour being planned for 2016. It is an all points tour to Canberra, culminating in a final ride and Ceremony at the War Memorial, on Sunday 20th March 2016.

Preference will be given to service and ex-service personnel, however the event is open to any rider who would like to support our worthwhile cause.

Further details can be located by following this link for Route Details and Sign Up or below:

Route Details: click here and Application form can be found here: Sign Up page

Please come and join us and one of our event jerseys will be yours.

Peter Liefman
VetRide Group Chair

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VetRide Canberra 2016

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VetRide Canberra 2016

The next annual event will take place the week and weekend starting Monday 14th March 2016 and ending Sunday 20th 2016.

Further details to be advised within the next couple of months.

Finally – if you would like to view and ABC interview for the Gippsland ride please click on this link: ABC Interview and view photos of other successful rides please click here.

Gary Elliott

Chair VetRide 2015

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VetRide Bendigo 2015 – Bulletin – The Ride

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Sixty plus people arrived in Bendigo at the “Park Lane Holiday Park” on Thursday 19th March with registrations beginning at 3pm. By 6:30pm that night we were all transported to the Bendigo RSL for the meet & greet at the VVAA Bendigo S-B’s shed in the rear of the RSL, where the ride briefing was done plus some information on the concept for the 2016 event. The night was extremely well catered for by the Bendigo sub branch with BBQ, salads & all the trimmings, & a few drinks consumed by all. Back on the bus & home by 9pm ready for the ride start in the morning.

Each day was organized with both road & trail rides so there was a good selection to choose from. Alma & I did some trail rides which was a bit different for us as we are normally on the road.

Bendigo was a great choice of venue because of the diversity of routes we could use. Don’t ever let anyone tell you its flat around here, I don’t think we were ever “not” on a climb of some sort either road or trail.

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Photo Above: This is young “Bazza” ready to get on the road at the start.

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Photo Above: A few of us trail riders enjoying coffee at Maccas.

There were 4 days of riding Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday with distances of approximately 80km for the road & 50km for trail rides. Saturday on the road, was, I felt the highlight, as we visited the Morris Minor museum just out of Harcourt. This was a beautiful spot up in the hills with a view out over the ranges (for those not interested in the Morries) & a great place for a coffee.

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Some people are keen, this bike & outfit (above image) belongs to John Snelling from Adelaide. John rode all the way from there just to join us for Vetride 2015. Not only did he do the 4 days riding but when finished he was then heading for Ballarat & on up to Sydney on the bike!!

All the evening meals were catered for with coffee (courtesy Paul Beraldo) & Anzac biscuits (courtesy a few of the ladies) each morning to start us all off. We also managed to hold a small service in honour of the Afghanistan veterans on the Saturday night. (Welcome home to the “Operation Slipper” vets was held that day in the city)

A number of wives / partners came along & were driven around Bendigo to some of the major attractions for the day. All in all everyone had a great time.

Photos of the fantastic ride can be found at: http://gallery.kanda.fastmail.fm/#

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