With the Ford Otway Cycling Classic getting closer and closer, we have finalised all the logistical plans for the event and have just uploaded the event program for the ride.

Enter the Ford Otway Cycling Classic before January 31st 2012 and be in the running to win a week’s free accommodation in stunning Mt Beauty!

Yes, the Rainforest Ride is back on again and our friends at Kiewa View are kindly offering you the chance to win a week’s free accommodation in their three bedroom, self-catering, cyclist friendly accommodation in Mt Beauty just for entering!

All you have to do is simply enter the Ford Otway Cycling Classic before January 31st 2012 and be in the running for this fantastic prize valued at $690!

Check out the Kiewa View accommodation for ideas on road cycling with possible routes and maps and a suggested program for non riding partners. Comprehensive information for mountain bikers with 38 mountain bike touring routes is also supplied on the website with 12 mountain bike ride guides for our guests to download from http://www.kiewaview.com.au

The prize can be taken between February 2012 and December 2012, excluding school and public holidays and the official ski season (winter is not a good time for riding in the mountains!), subject to vacancies. The free week can be taken from Friday to Friday or alternatively Sunday to Sunday.

Click Here to visit the Ford Otway Cycling Classic event website and get your entries in!

THE opportunity to cycle the most spectacular road riding course in the country, in support of philanthropic organisation Give Where You Live, will have hundreds of people travelling to Apollo Bay to participate in the Ford Otway Cycling Classic come Sunday 26 February.

John Jacoby’s reputation for ultra endurance (both enduring and inflicting) is without question; after all, he has held multiple world titles in marathon kayaking, multisport and adventure racing. So no wonder a new adventure and education initiative dubbed World By Cycle was keen to catch up with Rapid Ascent's director to talk about the project.

After a stellar inaugural outing last year, the Marysville to Melbourne presented by The Difference has launched and is set to hit the trails, roads and rivers in an epic journey from country to city on Sunday April 29th, 2012.

Promising to be bigger and better than ever, registrations for the event are NOW OPEN .

Our friends at Ford have kindly donated a jersey signed by the 2011 Tour De France Champion – our very own Cadel Evans - to the Ford Otway Cycling Classic 2012. Simply get online and enter one of the three courses – 23km, 70km or 140km at www.otwaycyclingclassic.com.au by Tuesday 31st January and you could be the lucky winner of this amazing prize!