Audax Alpine Classic
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| Audax Alpine Classic | |
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| Climbing Mount Buffalo in 2008 |
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| General | |
| Established | 1986 |
| Held | January |
| Country | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| Region | North East Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
| Type | Audax Audax (cycling) Audax is a cycling sport in which participants attempt to cycle long distances within a pre-defined time limit. Audax is a non-competitive sport: success in an event is measured by its completion. Audax has its origins in Italian endurance sports of the late nineteenth century, and the rules were... |
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| Organier | Audax Australia Audax Australia Audax Australia Cycling Club runs cycling events under the auspices of Audax Club Parisien and . Rides are normally from 50 km to 1200 km in distance and operate throughout Australasia... |
| Distance | 250 km |
The Audax Alpine Classic (AAC) is an Australian bicycle event run every Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
weekend (late January) in Bright, Victoria
Bright, Victoria
Bright is a small sized town, located in northeastern Victoria, Australia, 319 metres above sea level at the southeastern end of the Ovens Valley. At the 2006 census, Bright had a population of 2684. It is in the Alpine Shire local government area...
and is organised by Audax Australia
Audax Australia
Audax Australia Cycling Club runs cycling events under the auspices of Audax Club Parisien and . Rides are normally from 50 km to 1200 km in distance and operate throughout Australasia...
volunteers. Arguably the most difficult single day cycle event in Australia with the 200 km version covering four steep climbs. All distances start at Howitt Park in Bright and are on open roads.
Distances
- Alpine Classic Extreme (250km) First run in 2010 after surfacing of the Bogong High Plains Road beyond Falls Creek was completed in 2009. The route commences in Bright and travels through Harrietville, Mt Hotham, Dinner Plain, Omeo, Anglers Rest, Falls Creek, Mt Beauty and over the Tawonga Gap back to Bright.
- Audax Alpine Classic (200km) The most popular distance that has the four ascents of Tawonga Gap, Falls Creek, Tawonga Gap and Mount Buffalo. The route commences in Bright and travels through Germantown, Tawonga, Mount Beauty, and Falls Creek, before returning to Bright along the same route. The route the continues to Porepunkah then Mount Buffalo and once again returns to Bright.
- Audax Alpine Classic (140km) From Bright travels through Germantown and Tawonga to Mount Beauty before returning to Bright. The route continues to Porepunkah then Mount Buffalo and once again retuns to Bright. The 140 uses the same route as the 200 km but does not ascend Falls Creek.
- Audax Alpine Classic (130km) The route commences in Bright and travels through Germantown, Tawonga, Mount Beauty, and Falls Creek, before returning to Bright along the same route. The 130 uses the same route as the 200 km but does not continue to Mount Buffalo.
- Audax Alpine Classic (72km) The route commences in Bright and travels to Mount Buffalo through Porepunkah before returning to Bright.
- Audax Alpine Classic (60km The route commences in Bright and travels to Mount Beauty through the Tawonga Gap before returning to Bright.
AAC History
The first AAC was run on Australia day 1986 over a 200 km circuit with just six riders.2003
The 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires
The Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires, also known as the Great Divide Fire Complex, started with eighty seven fires that were started by lightning in the north east of Victoria on 8 January 2003...
prevented the ride proceeding. This was due to the uncertainty of if the fire would flare up, the road surface and the residual smoke. A significant number of rider refunds were redirected to the Bright Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
.