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About the Great Escapade

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What is the Great Escapade? It's a nine to fourteen day bike riding holiday full of fun, friends and adventure ...

Since 1984, each November, the Great Victorian Bike Ride is held in a different part of Victoria. In the same way, Bicycle Victoria organises an annual Ride in late Summer to Autumn, outside of Victoria. We've explored Tasmania coast to coast, ridden past glaciers in New Zealand, breathed in the karri forests of Western Australia and tasted our way through the wine regions of South Australia to name a few. We've come up with a new way to explain all of these exciting bike riding adventures - the Great Escapade. We hope you like it!

Escapade (Es-ca-pade) n 1. a wild or exciting adventure, esp. one that is mischievous 2. an escape from confinement or restraint. 3. any carefree episode. 4. riding through the wilds of mountains and valleys, enjoying carefree beaches, tasting the flavours of country towns and sharing the adventure with friends…

Have a look at the History of the Great Escapade - we've been everywhere!

If you have been escapading with us in the past, send in your photos and reminisce with other. Check out the Photo Galleries2003 Tasmania, 2004 New Zealand, 2005 Tasmania, 2006 Western Australia and 2007 Tasmania.

Image by Anthony Plummer.

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I did something that everybody said I could never achieve. I cannot say which day was the most challenging, but I can tell you that I had the most exciting thrill of my life on day 3. It was absolutely awesome! Never have I had such adrenaline flowing through my veins! What a BUZZ.  What a feeling of WOW. No words can describe! Thank you for an amazing event in my life!

Barbara, Tasmania