Continuing what has become a tradition for me, I went in the Big Canberra Bike Ride again this week.
This is a great event they hold each year, on the Canberra Day long weekend. It consists of a 25 km ride (not a race!) around Canberra, with a stop-off halfway along for cup of tea, and a slice of carrot cake. Very civilised!
I’m not sure what the numbers were like this year, but last year I know they had around 800 riders. People are notoriously bad judgers of crowd numbers, but it looked similar to last year, so I’d guess 800 again this year.
Here’s a little piccy I snapped from my phone’s camera about 30 minutes before the start:
The weather looks a little forbidding in the photo, but it was actually a really nice 20 or so degrees (thats Celsius!). And it was a nice added element to have the Hot Air balloons float over as we prepared to start.
Being a very social ride, you get all sorts joining in - I saw at least 3 unicycles and a whole pile of recumbents. Ages seemed to range from around 10 to around 80. Really good to see so many different people getting out there.
A great day, that was finished off for me by brunch at a nearby cafe with some mates! Its a hard life… 
Going back for my next mountain bike ride around the 24 Hr Mont track is going to be a real shock to the system…
Anyways, highly recommended if you’ve never done it before. For the no-yet-cyclists, a nice, gentle introduction into riding around the Nation’s capital. And for the more experienced, a good ride with a great atmosphere. Whats not to like?!