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Ride Day Rules

  • Riders are to obey ALL road rules and Police instructions
  • A.S.A. bike helmets to be worn and all bikes shall be roadworthy
  • No triathlon bars allowed
  • Two riders abreast - maximum
  • Riders to carry spare tubes and pumps to repair punctures. Assistance is available to people who have difficulties but every effort should be made to be self sufficient
  • Riders who pass the lead car are no longer covered by the insurance provisions of the event
  • Do NOT follow a vehicle within five metres or have anything (eg food) handed to you from a moving vehicle
  • Use hand signals when turning and keep one hand on the handlebars at all times
  • Conventional road and mountain bikes only permitted (Tandems by prior negotioation with the organisers) Bunches of more than 20 must break up into smaller groups
  • Riders must carry their registration ID or reciept
  • No night riding is allowed. If riders are late back to Tatura they will be picked up by the recovery vehicle - no lights should need to be carried
  • No private vehicles are to follow riders