Rides & Event Calendar
Rides & Events Calendar
The Rides & Events Calendar caters for all members of Ladies Back On Your Bike, whether a road rider or a path rider. The rides are then listed by Group. Please refer to Team App if you would like to book into a ride or email admin@ladiesbackonyourbike.com.au if you have any queries.
Join ‘Ladies Back on Your Bike’ for a test ride or participate in a lesson to ensure you are allocated to the most suitable riding skill group. These skill groups are differentiated by cycling skill level and fitness. Events for each group are specifically created with these levels in mind and adapted to speed and duration of the ride. Enjoy social, as well as organised bike rides around Melbourne with your cycle group. You will not only make progress with your cycling skills but meet other incredible women.
Insurance is recommended
Ladies Back On Your Bike recommends all riders have public liability cycling insurance and/ ambulance cover. If you have the misfortune of being involved in an accident, or cause damage/injury to other people whilst you are on your bike, cycling insurance will cover you for personal liability, and having ambulance cover could save you thousands of dollars if required. TAC does cover a rider cycling on the road but NOT when cycling on paths, or off road. Insurance can be obtained through AusCyling
Already a capable rider and want to join our group rides?
So as to have you enjoy cycling with similar standard ladies, such that you will not be bored or intimidated, we ask that you join us on a ‘test ride’. This is a non confronting, easy going ride with one leader, who’ll at the completion of the ride, over a cuppa explain the Team App we use and that you’ll use to join in the rides and events of the standard decided.
Read here of the groups appropriate skill group.
The ‘Test Ride’ (1hr. including a coffee stop/info chat ) = $50.
Annual membership is $130. (GST inc.)
Or, not so confident?
Join in a group lesson or have a private lesson(s). See here for further details:
Bike Mechanics sessions are $20
A basic mechanics class held either at at a local bike store or in a private garage, will teach you how to fix a puncture, adjust your brakes, grease your chain, put your chain back on, and more. Join a group and laugh your way around the grease and oil!.
Social rides (are FREE)
Arranged by any member. Send your ride to Jacinta or Lou to be uploaded to the web calendar and our internal (members only) Team App. These rides, like the leader led rides are on all days of the week at varying times, durations as the organiser sees fit.
Leader led rides (both road and path) :
The cost of leader led rides, depends on the ride duration, location, back up vehicle and/or bike transport. They are usually $20, with longer all day rides being $35.
With a max of 12 participants.
- Local rides are cycling on various cycle paths or roads in and around Melbourne, to a specific venue and back.
- Some rides are in country Victoria, with transport provided for the rider and their bike at no extra charge.
- The meeting point varies according to cycle path/venue chosen.
- Detailed in full on the members only Team App.
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Trips Interstate
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Victorian trips
(most of the trips are annual for road riders ) |
Overseas trips for road riders
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Overseas trips on path /trail
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7 day east coast of Tasmania (annual 2014-2019)
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3 day Bass coast weekend
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2015: France/Switzerland . 14 days
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2014-2021 At least one trip per year, cycling the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail. 3 day fun trip. |
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7 day ‘up the middle’ Tasmania (annual 2014-2019)
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3 day Beechworth / Bright 3 day road riding escape
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2016: Holland & Slovenia 16 days
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7 day Margaret River region (2018)
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Bright. 3 day road riding
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2017: Spain & Portugal 17 days (included 3 days rest in Fisterra)
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2017: Alps to Ocean, more than 300 kilometres from Aoraki / Mount Cook to Oamaru on the Pacific Ocean. . 7 days
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South Australia: Riesling Trail/Victor Harbour (2019, 2021)
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3 day : Murray to Mountains (often several times a year, different level, each time)
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2018: Denmark & Poland 17 days (included 3 days rest in Copenhagen)
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2018: Great Taste Trail, Nelson, New Zealand
7 days
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South Australia: Coorong cycling / kayaking (2019, 2021)
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3 day Gippsland:Great Southern Rail Trail. Leongatha to Port Welshpool
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2019: Ireland/France/Belgium 17 days (includes 3 rest days in Channel Islands)
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2019 : Cycle /barge Brugge to Amsterdam 7 days
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8 days around Bowral (2019)
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5 day Hume Weir & environs 2021
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2019 : Cycle /barge Brugge to Amsterdam 7 days
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2020: Was to have been:
1. Bike/barge trip
cancelled due to covid |
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Queensland (Noosa -Maleny – Brisbane) 2021 unfortunately cancelled due to COVID
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2020: Japan (cancelled due to covid)
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2024 (believe it or not!) (TBC)
Gran and her 8-10yr old grand- kid! Lake Constance. |
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2020: Cycle / barge
(cancelled due to covid) |
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| 2022: New Zealand |