BOATHOUSE DRIVE

QUEEN VICTORIA GARDENS

LINLITHGOW AVENUE

ENGINEERS LAWN

YARRA RIVER

FINISH

PALMS LAWN

Super rest stop

Lunch collection for 135km and 160km.

FRANKSTON

DROMANA

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START 100KM SORRENTOLunch and valet collection for

210km Sorrento return.

SORRENTO

QUEENSCLIFFLunch and valet collection for 250km and 210km anti-clockwise.

GEELONGSTART 135KM GEELONGSuper rest stop

PORTARLINGTON

LEOPOLD

LITTLE RIVER

WERRIBEE

ALEXANDRA GARDENS

START: 100KM FRANKSTON RETURN

RACV 160KM ROSEBUD RETURN 210KM SORRENTO RETURN

210KM ANTI-CLOCKWISE 250KM ANTI-CLOCKWISE

FINISH ALL RIDES Lunch collection for 100km Frankston

return, 100km Sorrento and food collection for 50km and 25km rides.

25KM AND 50KM ROUTE MAP

25KM RIDE

50KM RIDE

ALTONA RETURN POINT (50KM)

ELWOOD RETURN POINT (25KM)

START AND END 25KM AND 50KM RIDES

ALEXANDRA GARDENS

Ferry routeRest stopFood stopRoute

RIDE MAP KEY

AROUND THE BAY FESTIVAL KEY TIMESThe Around the Bay festival is located at Alexandra Gardens.

ACTIVITYSaturday

7 October

Sunday

8 October

THE VILLAGE 10.00am – 5.00pm 10.00am – 5.00pm

KIDS ACTIVITIES 10.00am – 2.00pm 10.00am – 4.00pm

MEMBERS LOUNGE - 10.00am – 5.00pm

SPOKES BAR - 12.00pm – 8.00pm

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Finish line

Rider flow into site

Bicycle Network tent:(information, lost property, snack/lunch collection, volunteer check in, bag and valet drop off/pick up)

Bicycle Network Members Lounge

The Village expo exhibitors

Pumptrack and Kids Zone

The Clubhouse

Clubhouse valet parking

Food vendors

Spokes Bar

Stage

Transport bike drop off – Saturday only

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RACV Bike AssistBecause there’s no Team Cars out here, except ours.

RACV Bike Assist will come to your aid if you’re stranded, whether it’s your body or your bike that’s had enough.

For $51, you get up to 8 call outs a year to fix the problem or get you and your kit home.

Level 6, 641 Mt. Alexander Rd.  Moonee Ponds VIC 3039

03-9370-1888 info@precisionsportsmedicine.com.au

www.precisionsportsmedicine.com.au

Bike Fit 

Cycling Screenings

Performance Testing

Clinical Pilates 

Rehab

PUTTING YOU IN CONTROL OF YOUR CYCLING PERFORMANCE

Pilates

Physiotherapy

Myotherapy/Massage

Strength & Conditioning

Dietetics

FERRIESKEY TIMES:

• First ferry – 7.00am

• Last ferry – 1.00pm

• 135km riders – last ferry 9.30am. This allows three

hours travel time from Geelong

FERRY FAQ:

• Ferry tickets will be issued on arrival at the Queenscliff

rest area. You cannot collect tickets for other riders.

• Strictly only riders with a valid event entry requiring

travel on the ferry will be processed by event staff.

To reduce wait times at the ferry in Queenscliff,

we ask the following:

1. Move promptly to the ferry loading zone when your

ferry sticker colour is announced

2. Load quickly. The quicker you get on the ferry, the

sooner you will depart

3. Be prepared to catch an earlier ferry if extra space is

made available

4. Please be patient with our volunteers and event

team who are there to help you

TRANSPORT OPTIONSIf you have purchased transport your bus will

depart from the public bus zone opposite Hamer

Hall on the southbound side of St Kilda Road.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure.

BIKE DROP OFF

Bike drop off closes 30 minutes prior to bus

departure. 100km Sorrento riders can also drop

off their bike on Saturday 7 October between

12.00pm – 5.00pm at Alexandra Gardens on

Boathouse Drive.

DEPARTURE TIMES

• To Geelong: Saturday 7 October, 2.00pm

• To Sorrento: Sunday 8 October, 5.00am

BAG DROPAs part of your ride entry you are welcome to

store one small bag with us during your ride. This

service will be located at Alexandra Gardens and

will be open from 5.00am – 7.00pm on Sunday

8 October.

No items of value should be left. Organisers take

all care but no responsibility for items lost or

misplaced.

All 135km Geelong-Melbourne and 100km

Sorrento-Melbourne riders are welcome to drop

one small bag at your start site. We will transport

it back to Alexandra Gardens for you.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Bags will not reach Alexandra Gardens till

approximately 3pm. Please refer to the valet

service section for times and conditions.

ACCESS TIMES:

• 210km, 250km Melbourne to Queenscliff: 5.30am – 7.00am

• 50km riders outbound (to Altona): 7.30am – 9.00am

• 50km riders inbound (to Alexandra Gardens): 8.45am – 11.45am

If you fail to ride over the bridge within the

specified times, you will be directed by route

marshals to take an alternative route (under your

own accord and risk) or get a lift over the bridge

in a SAG wagon (support vehicle).

RULES AS OUTLINED BY VICROADS:

• Stopping is not allowed on the West Gate Bridge at any time unless it’s for an emergency

• It is illegal to ride on the bridge outside of the

specified access times. Police will be present.

WEST GATE BRIDGE

Rider packs will be available for collection at

the Bicycle Network office from Monday 25

September until Friday 6 October. Packs can also

be collected at Alexandra Gardens on Saturday

7 October.

If you have not paid for postage, you will need to

collect your pack before Sunday 8 October 2017.

Pack collection times will be released at

aroundthebay.com.au and through Around the

Bay e-news.

PACK COLLECTION

TIMINGAll ride distances in this year’s Around the

Bay will be timed for an official record of your

achievement.

A timing chip is affixed to the back of your

number plate and must be fitted correctly to

record a time. To receive an official time, your

bike must cross all timing points at the start and

finish of the ride.

Please note that the timing point at Queenscliff

means that no time will be lost waiting for, or

travelling on the ferry.

Official results will be published live online as they

happen. Riders will also be notified of times via

the post-event e-news.

FIRST AID

First Aid will be available at the following rest areas:

• Mordialloc

• Frankston

• Sorrento

• Queenscliff

• Geelong

• Altona (50km only)

• Alexandra Gardens

• Elwood (25km only)

First Aid kits for self-administering are available at all

other rest stops.

MECHANICAL SUPPORT

Mechanical support will be available at the

following locations:

• Alexandra Gardens

• Sorrento

• Geelong

• Frankston

• Queenscliff

• Mordialloc

Basic tools for self-servicing are available at all other

rest areas.

WARBYs

“We Are Right Behind You” volunteer riders

(WARBYs) provide basic mechanical support and

encouragement to 25km and 50km riders. They

can be identified by their bright yellow WARBY

jerseys.

SUPPORT AND GEAR (SAG) WAGONS

If you require assistance from the SAG wagon,

please pull over to the side of the road and turn

your bike upside down. Transport will be provided

to a local train station or the next rest area. Please

be patient as you may have to wait some time

and remember to pack your Myki card. Private

support vehicles are not permitted on the ride.

ROUTE AND MOTO MARSHALS

In addition to signage, volunteer route marshals

and moto marshals provide directions and

assistance along the ride. If required, they can

communicate with event control. Moto marshals

are also qualified in administering first aid.

SUPPORT

Please see map on reverse side as a visual reference

REST AREA OPEN CLOSE LUNCH PROVIDED

Altona (50km only) 8.00am 10.30am

Melbourne Water farm, Werribee 6.00am 8.30am

BP service centre, Little River 6.30am 9.30am

Rippleside Park, Geelong 7.00am 11.00am

Portarlington 7.45am 11.30am

Leopold Hall, Leopold 7.30am 11.30am

Queenscliff 6.30am 1.00pm 250km, 210km Anti-clockwise

Sorrento 7.30am 2.00pm 210km Sorrento return

Dromana (inbound) 8.00am 3.00pm

Dromana (outbound) 7.45am 11.30am

Frankston Visitor Info Centre 7.00am 4.30pm 135km and RACV 160km

Peter Scullin Reserve, Mordialloc 6.30am 5.30pm

Elwood (25km only) 8.00am 10.00am

Finish - Alexandra Gardens 7.00pm 100km Sorrento-Melbourne, 100km Frankston return, 50km, 25km

YOUR RIDE DETAILSRIDE DISTANCE START LOCATION START TIME REST AREAS ON ROUTE

250km Anti-clockwise Alexandra Gardens 5.30am All except Altona, Leopold, Elwood

210km Anti-clockwise Alexandra Gardens 5.30am All except Altona, Portarlington, Elwood

210km Sorrento return Alexandra Gardens 6.00am Sorrento, Dromana, Frankston, Mordialloc

135km Geelong-Melbourne Rippleside Park, Geelong 6.00am Queenscliff, Sorrento, Dromana, Frankston, Mordialloc

160km Rosebud return Alexandra Gardens 6.30am Dromana, Frankston, Mordialloc

100km Sorrento-Melbourne Ocean Beach Rd and Nepean Hwy/ Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento

8.00am Dromana, Frankston, Mordialloc

100km Frankston return Alexandra Gardens 7.00am Mordialloc, Frankston

50km ride Alexandra Gardens 7.30am Altona

25km ride Alexandra Gardens 8.00am Elwood

REST AREA KEY TIMES

PARTICIPANT ID To help identify all Around the Bay participants during the

event on Sunday 8 October 2017, all riders are required to:

• Wear an Around the Bay 2017 wristband

• Display their bike number plate on the front of their bike

SHOULDER

GREEN ZONESafe for riding

ORANGE ZONEOvertaking area when safe

RED ZONEStay out–oncoming traffic

BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE RIDING ON THE ROAD

RIDE SMARTThe following applies to all riders on this event:

• Common sense and all road rules apply e.g. riders

must not ride more than two abreast unless

overtaking when safe to do so.

• Riders must obey event route marshal directions

and event signage on route, and must also obey all

traffic control signs and signals including red lights,

stop, and give way signs.

• Riders must call ‘passing’ and ‘stopping’ to alert

riders around you when applicable.

OPTIONAL RIDER VALET SERVICE IS

AVAILABLE FOR 210KM AND 250KM RIDERS.

This purchased service enables you to pack

additional gear, nutrition or spare tubes in an A4

satchel. This satchel is sent ahead of you, and

available for collection at Queenscliff for 250km

and 210km anti-clockwise riders, and at Sorrento

for 210km Sorrento return riders. You will also

receive a second A4 satchel to go inside the

first satchel to pack unwanted gear in. We will

transport this back to Alexandra Gardens for you.

DROPPING OFF YOUR SATCHEL

All valet satchels must be collected, packed and

handed in at the Bicycle Network marquee by

5pm Saturday 7 October. Dropping off your valet

satchel can be done upon pack collection at the

Bicycle Network office (see pack collection table

for dates and times) or Alexandra Gardens on

Saturday 7 October.

WHAT TO CARRY IN YOUR VALET SATCHEL

Fresh kit, extra nutrition supplies (nothing frozen

or requiring refrigeration) or spare tubes. It is

recommended that riders pack warm clothes for

the ferry journey.

PICKING UP YOUR VALET SATCHEL

Valet satchels will return to the Event Village at

Alexandra Gardens ready for collection between

3.00pm and 7.00pm on Sunday 8 October.

If you are unable to pick up your returned satchel

within these times, they will be available for

collection from Bicycle Network’s Melbourne

office at Level 4, 246 Bourke Street, from

between Monday 9 October to Friday 20

October, 9.00am and 5.00pm. After Friday 20

October, all remaining valet satchels and items

will be repurposed or disposed of thoughtfully.

VALET SERVICE

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WELCOME MESSAGE

The Smith Family is proud to again be the

official charity partner for Around the Bay 2017

and we’d like to congratulate Around the Bay

on this, their 25th anniversary celebration!

Since 1993, Around the Bay riders have supported

The Smith Family and to this date almost $11

million has been raised to help disadvantaged

Australian children with their education.

This year we’re aiming to raise $1m which

will provide 1,736 children with sponsorship

so The Smith Family can give them the tools

and support they urgently need to succeed

at school and break the poverty cycle.

But we need your help to make this possible

so make sure you ask your friends, family

and work colleagues to sponsor your ride.

Just log on to aroundthebayfundraising.com.au

to share your fundraising page

or make a donation.

To all the riders who’ve raised funds for The Smith

Family through their ride, my sincere thanks.

Your support makes such a big difference.

Good luck on the ride and I’ll

see you at the finish line!

Dr Lisa O’Brien

CEO, The Smith Family

THE SMITH FAMILY

1993 was shaping up as a pretty sleepy year

in Australia. With spring almost upon us

the highlights of the year were watching a

strange movie called Reckless Kelly starring

a strange-named actor Yahoo Serious

and the final episode of an angst ridden

television show called A Country Practice.

No wonder come October a group of brave and

brilliant people decided to liven things up by

launching a bike ride around Port Phillip Bay.

We expected a few hundred hardy souls to

sign up for the 210km monster challenge. We

were shocked when 2,700 said, ‘I need some

excitement, count me in!’, and sad we had to say

no to another 1,000 because the ferries were full.

This year will be the 25th time people have got

up in the dark on a Sunday to pedal Around

the Bay. Over the years, Around the Bay has

enabled tens of thousands of people to either

start or rekindle their love affair with bike riding.

So I’d like to thank the hundreds of thousands

of people who’ve helped and participated all

these years. Thank you for showing us what’s

possible. Thank you for toughing it out last

year in the wind, in 2007 in the heat, and in all

those other years Melbourne’s served up its

famous licorice allsorts of weather in one day.

So whether today is your first, fifth or 25th

Around the Bay, as you go over the West

Gate Bridge, taste the salt of the ocean

or grab some lollies from a super stop,

please take a moment to think of those

inspirational souls who 25 years ago decided

life was meant for living not watching.

Craig Richards

CEO Bicycle Network

BICYCLE NETWORK

KINGS DOMAIN

ALEXANDRA GARDENS

QUEEN VIC GARDENS

ALEXANDRA AVE

OLYMPIC PARK

MELBOURNE PARK

POTENTIALROAD WORKZONE

START 25KM

FESTIVAL

FINISHBOATHOUSE DRIVE

SWAN STREET

BATMAN AVE

LINLITHGOW AVE

BIRDWOOD AVE

ST KILDA RD

START 50KM 100KM FRANKSTON 160KM 210KM 250KM

Toilets

Recommended drop off zone for 50km-250km

Bus departure area (St Kilda Road)

Start zone 4 Average speed 20 – 24 km/hr or less

Start zone 3 Average speed 25 – 29 km/hr

Start zone 2 Average speed 30 – 34 km/hr

Start zone 1 Average speed 35+ km/hr

25km ride start zone

The Village

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START PROCEDURE MAP - NEW START LOCATION

IS IT AN EMERGENCY?Does it require Ambulance, Fire or Police?

YESNO

STEP 1:Call EMERGENCY

SERVICE 000

STEP 2:Call EVENT

ASSISTANCE 0425 381 816 or 0425 777 484

CALL EVENT ASSISTANCE

0425 381 816 or

0425 777 484

In case of an emergency it is always recommended to call 000 first.

Calling event assistance after calling 000 is essential so that, where possible, Bicycle Network can work with the Emergency Services to facilitate

the appropriate response.

• All riders must be at the start line by the departure times listed.

• Please assemble in the zone displaying your nominated speed (long distance riders).

• All recumbent, hand-powered and non-standard bicycles must assemble at the rear of the starting area. E-bikes must assemble after zone 2.

Please note there is a new start line location at Alexandra Gardens. All rides departing from Alexandra Gardens will start at Linlithgow Avenue except the 25km ride option. The 25km ride option starts at Boathouse Drive.

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITSCalling all Bicycle Network members! Come

down to the Village on Sunday 8 October to

take advantage of our free Members Lounge

and exclusive offers from our event partners and

sponsors.

MEMBERSHIP LOUNGE

The Members Lounge is the perfect spot to sit

back and relax after the ride. Bring your riding

buddy or even the whole family and show them

the perks of being a Bicycle Network member.

MEMBERS SHOW & SAVE

Flash your membership card at The Village and

you’ll be able to save on a huge range of exclusive

‘show & save’ offers.

2XU 20% of all compression products

SA Tourism Commission

Receive a discount off the Santos Tour Down Under’s products

BZ Optics 15% off

For more Village Vendor offers visit our website.

If you’re not a member, join now at

bicyclenetwork.com.au/membership to make

sure you’re able to take advantage of our

exclusive member rewards at Around the Bay.

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD

ONLINE:

Log into your member profile via

bicyclenetwork.com.au/ using your Rider ID and

email address

Click on your ‘Membership Card’ and you’re ready

to show and save!

MEMBERS SHOW &

SAVEHERE

Open in the Village: 10am to 5pm

Or online:shopbicyclenetwork.com.au

AROUND THE BAY MERCHANDISE

The ongoing success of Around the Bay relies

on the dedication of more than 500 volunteers.

Please take the opportunity to say hello and

thank the team on the day – your ride would not

be possible without their phenomenal support!

Know someone who would like to get involved?

Contact us at volunteer@bicyclenetwork.com.au

for more information.

VOLUNTEERS