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    Social cycling in the heart of regional Victoria.

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    Save the date for 2023

    We’ve got a date set for the 2023 event after planning with the Ballarat Heritage Festival team. The 2023 ride will take place on May 20. No two years of the Ballarat Tweed Ride are alike, and this year the ending venue is set to change. The Ballarat Antiques Fair which has had a hiatus…

    Bendigo Tweed Ride

    Well, the cat is out of the bag a little sooner than I was anticipating, but yes, I’m hoping to expand to Bendigo as well. Thanks to Chris Pedler for the brief phone chat and article in the Bendigo Advertiser. Now, everyone keeps asking when the Bendigo Tweed Ride will be. The answer is that…

    Style Awards 2022

    Each year as part of the ride, we give out some small awards to those who put in the most effort to their outfit and their bike. Participant feedback has been used to adjust this year’s awards to best suit the event. The following adjustments should be noted for this year: Awards are given at…

    Thank you to Ballarat City Council for considering us as a nominee for 2023 Community Event of the Year at the Ballarat Community Awards last week. Last week at the City of Ballarat's Community Awards, two lovely things happened: the Ballarat Tweed Ride was nominated for Ballarat's Community Event of the Year and ride organiser Liana Skewes was given the honour of 2023 Ballarat Citizen of the Year for her decade of work organising this event, as well as other volunteer arts contributions to the local community. If you want to see some of the work she's done with @balnattheatre, head over to their page to read about her work with them. Ride founder Liana with Cr Belinda Coates. Belinda is an active cyclist and uses her electric Lekker as her main mode of transport. She's been on every official ride we've had and it wouldn't be a #BallaratTweedRide without her. In lieu of of seven swan a-swimming, we offer you two swans a-cycling and our best wishes for your health and happiness this festive season. #BallaratTweedRide Happiness after finishing the 2022 #BallaratTweedRide. Preparing to ride at the 2022 Ballarat Tweed Ride.

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