MSM Ride 2020 - Melbourne Sydney Melbourne - Cycle Australia
Cycle Across Oz presents its 2020 Melbourne Sydney Melbourne ride. The ride consists of two legs which can be ridden individually or combined into a single tour
This trip brings together the best of the South Coast and the Great Divide and the Murray River from wide open beaches, wilderness, mountains, craggy cliffs, pastoral history, rivers and steamboats, unique fauna and flora, towering forests, inland lakes, and always amazing stars.
The full tour begins in Melbourne departing from the iconic Luna Park and heading down famous Beach Road. The South Coast leg ends in Sydney where the Great Divide leg begins. The Great Divide starts with a train ride into the foothills of the Great Divide and heads up and over the Divide and the Snowy Mountains and ends in Lancefield and we will train into Southern Cross station. The details are presented in the South Coast and Great Divide tabs - hover your mouse over the tabs on the left and you will find them
The tour follows minor roads wherever possible - better scenery, quieter and safer.
Download Forms: Please complete a registration form. You will also need to complete and sign the medical information form, which includes a disclaimer form. Cycle Across Oz also operate a code of conduct which you will need to read and sign.
Download and print registration and medical information forms and mail to us with your deposit of AUD300 as soon as possible to secure your place. Places are filling fast.
- South Coast: Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory to Cann River to Bermagui to Jervis Bay to Sydney : April 16, 2020 to May 3, 2020. 1265 kms, 8964 m climbing and 3 exploring/rest days. $2,250
- Great Divide: Sydney to Tarago to Jindabyne to Corryong to Cororwa to Echuca to Lancefield to Melbourne: May 6, 2020 to May 23, 2020. 1180 kms, 7508m climbing and 3 exploring/rest days. $2,350
- Download itinerary covers both South Coast and Great Divide leg
This trip brings together the best of the South Coast and the Great Divide and the Murray River from wide open beaches, wilderness, mountains, craggy cliffs, pastoral history, rivers and steamboats, unique fauna and flora, towering forests, inland lakes, and always amazing stars.
The full tour begins in Melbourne departing from the iconic Luna Park and heading down famous Beach Road. The South Coast leg ends in Sydney where the Great Divide leg begins. The Great Divide starts with a train ride into the foothills of the Great Divide and heads up and over the Divide and the Snowy Mountains and ends in Lancefield and we will train into Southern Cross station. The details are presented in the South Coast and Great Divide tabs - hover your mouse over the tabs on the left and you will find them
The tour follows minor roads wherever possible - better scenery, quieter and safer.
Download Forms: Please complete a registration form. You will also need to complete and sign the medical information form, which includes a disclaimer form. Cycle Across Oz also operate a code of conduct which you will need to read and sign.
Download and print registration and medical information forms and mail to us with your deposit of AUD300 as soon as possible to secure your place. Places are filling fast.
Logistics. For the South Coast leg you will need to get to Melbourne and depart from Sydney. For the Great Divide leg, you will need to get to Sydney and depart from Melbourne. Both Melbourne and Sydney are reachable by rail, domestic and international air and road. Getting to the start and finish will be easy.
Weather
April and May is the shoulder season heading into winter. Weather is typically quite settled as the summer north easterlies abate and before the winter rain comes along. Days will be moderate (and not hot) and the nights will be cool especially in the south and in the mountains.
For long range forecasts
https://www.eldersweather.com.au/longrange/raindatesdrill.jsp - pick the regions along the Victoria and New South Wales routes and have a look see..
Weather
April and May is the shoulder season heading into winter. Weather is typically quite settled as the summer north easterlies abate and before the winter rain comes along. Days will be moderate (and not hot) and the nights will be cool especially in the south and in the mountains.
For long range forecasts
https://www.eldersweather.com.au/longrange/raindatesdrill.jsp - pick the regions along the Victoria and New South Wales routes and have a look see..
