Tour De Gracetown 2019 is proudly sponsored by signature sponsor
Rotary Club of Belmont
To register for Tour De Gracetown 2019 please register via this link TDG 2019
TOUR DE GRACETOWN – SATURDAY 2nd Nov 2019
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS IN THIS PREMIER SOUTH WEST CHARITY RIDE!
Welcome to the 2019 Tour de Gracetown where we are privileged to have the City of Belmont Rotary Club as our naming rights sponsor for another year. The City of Belmont Rotary Club are synonymous with charitable acts and community works as they make a difference in the life of our local communities and in this instance, the Tour de Gracetown. We are also indebted to Walter Bonnet from Acquest Financial Services for bringing all parties together in the spirit of community and charity which, for the third year running, benefits the Ladybird Foundation.
Ladybird Foundation
– in support of women’s cancer research
Click here to register and support Ladybird
Prostrate Cancer Help Association
– in support of men’s prostrate cancer research
Click here to register and support Prostrate Cancer research
TOUR DE GRACETOWN – SATURDAY 2nd Nov 2019
For 2019 the Event will this year, start in Gracetown (Gracetown Hall) and finish at Juniper Estate winery. Gracetown is where it all began some 14 years previously. We have carved out a new route that will take you towards the northern sector of the South West coast in the midst of the many established wineries and finishing at Juniper Estate, Margaret River.
Check out the two Tour De Gracetown routes below:
Long Distance 130 km – Long Course 2019 PDF
Shorter Distance: 70 km – Short Course 2019 PDF
We can also be proud of the fact that we are probably one of the original Western Australian based ride events that donate our proceeds to local charities. We have chosen two entities, the Ladybird Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Help Association as the beneficiaries of this years ride. To make it uniquely Australian – the entire event management team as well as associated companies working towards the success of TDG are also Australian and we ensure that our event contributes to the local infrastructure and the economy.
We are definitely not a road race but instead a social community ride for charity – and we have created realistic average speed groups so that riders who are signing up can self-seed themselves and also invite their friends to sign up appropriately.
New Features for TDG 2019
- Start at Gracetown (Gracetown Hall)
- Finish at Juniper Estate Winery, Margaret River
- The Me and Mavis Dessert Cafe coffee van will be present for your gourmet coffee / hot beverage needs from 6:30 am
- Start Time is 8:00 am with final safety briefing at 7:45 am
- Traffic Marshalled intersections at Caves Road and Bussell Highway
- Lunch festivities can now easily include families and friends
COSTS:
Distance |
Registration
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59 km (Under-18’s) |
$95 |
59 km (Over-18’s) |
$100 |
118 km (Under-18’s) |
$100 |
118 km (Over 18’s) |
$110 |
To register follow this link REGISTER FOR TDG 2019.
Registrations CLOSE Friday 1st November at 11 am!
Event Times:
6:30 – 7:30 am: Event sign in at Gracetown Hall
7:30 am: Registration and signup closes – no late exceptions
7:45 am: Safety Briefing for ALL riders at Juniper Estate
8:00: Riders waves begin to depart.
Spread the word and please SHARE the registration link with your friends and remember to LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook under Tour de Gracetown and follow the lead up of this event through our website: www.tourdegracetown.com.au.
FUNDRAISING:
For specific fundraising options please consider Everyday Hero.
For the Ladybird Foundation follow these links:
RELEVANT WEBSITES:
Ladybird Foundation – www.ladybirdfoundation.org.au
Acquest Financial Services – www.acquestfinancialservices.com.au
City of Belmont Rotary Club – www.belmontrotary.com.au
Juniper Estate, MargaretRiver – www.juniperestate.com.au
More about Tour De Gracetown
Tour De Gracetown brings together riders for the South West’s Premier social bike ride.
“Tour de Gracetown have joined with the Ladybird Foundation to provide charity funding towards women’s breast and gynecologic cancer research in Western Australia. In WA each year, 1500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 420 women are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer (ovary, uterus, cervix, etc). These conditions touch the lives of many Western Australians.“
Read more about the Ladybird Foundation and their dedicated team on their website at Ladybird website.
Dedicated Ladybird foundation team
TOUR DE GRACETOWN:
Tour de Gracetown is well regarded as the first premier cycling touring event in the South West of Western Australia with a rich tradition now in its 14th year.
Cognisant that we are NOT a race and but instead a social community ride for charity – we will in 2018 be creating realistic average speed groups so that riders who are signing up can self-seed themselves and also invite their friends to sign up appropriately. This will therefore require wave starts where logically we will invite the 108 km distance riders to commence first followed by the 55 km riders.
The commencement times and average speed categories are appended in the sign up section. We are also encouraging as many groups to attend and ride in YOUR colors.
We are equally fortunate to have great synergy partners in this year’s event namely Rotary Club of Belmont, Ladybird Foundation and the Perth Integrated Health Cycling Group. They have together combined their expertise and experience to ensure that the ride event is for a cause – that of children suffering from cancer.
Those with GPS enabled computers can also look forward to the provision of turn by turn GPX and TCX files that will be provided closer to the event.
Average Speed Categories:
- 20 to 23 km/h
- 24 to 27 km/h
- 28 to 30 km/h
- 31 to 33 km/h
- 34 km/h and above
Judging Average Speed
For the sake of planning and training – average speed should be measured over a flat course for a duration of 20 km. Using other events where the course and terrain is different will make your average speed inaccurate. Average speed should also be gauged per individual rider effort and not effort conducted within a bunch ride or peleton.
Speed Notation:
Please note that for traffic management reasons we require that all participants must maintain an minimum average speed of 20 km/h as the event will be formally closed within 6 hours of the start and this includes a potential 20 minute rest break along the way. Riders who do not complete the cut off mark will be required to find their own way back to the start line as the support vehicles will need to press on to cater for the needs of the other riders.
The Sag Wagon will be sweeping riders off the route once the 6 hours is up and they will be taken the nearest habitable destination on route to find their way back to the Event Finish Line.
For further information please email cycling@pihc.com.au
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