Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane Announces Expanded Program
Organisers of the Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane have today announced an expanded program for Sunday 10 April 2022, including an inner-City duathlon and free events for the whole family. With a focus on increasing participation opportunities, the event will offer a Free Community Ride, Free Community Fun Run, as well as a 14km River […]
Q&A with Kerryn Roberts
Q&A with Kerryn Roberts, Project Financial Manager at Australian Unity and Free Community Ride participant in the Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane. Where do you live in Brisbane? We live in the Brisbane suburb of Windsor but have only lived there for about two years, having moved up from Adelaide. Windsor is a great location […]
Q&A with Kate Phillips
Q&A with Kate Phillips, heart and double lung transplant recipient and 110km Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane rider. Which distance are you riding in this year’s Australian Unity Tour de Brisbane? This year I am riding in the 110km distance. I usually ride as a team with my brother and some of my friends. Since […]
Q&A with Jackie Wootton
Which distance are you doing? Originally the 110km, but after a netball injury resulting in a ruptured ACL and torn meniscus, I pleaded with my physio to help me get to a point where I can do the 30km so I can still participate. Who do you train with or do you prefer to ride […]
Q&A with Team CVMT
Q&A with Team CVMT (Cardio-Vascular Molecular & Therapeutics) at The Common Good Which distance are you doing? The 5 of us in the lab are covering all of the distances from 30km to 100km. Who do you train with or do you prefer to ride solo? We are a mixed bunch with some of us […]
Q&A with Kate Phillips and the Porky’s Pedallers Team
Q&A with Kate Phillips, heart and double lung transplant recipient and 110km Tour de Brisbane rider as part of team Porky’s Pedallers. Which distance are you doing? Our team ‘Porky’s Pedallers’ is doing the 110km. Who do you train with or do you prefer to ride solo? I personally train mostly indoors (mainly because I do […]
Chicks Who Ride Bikes Ready to take on the Tour de Brisbane
With over 6,500 riders registered, the Brisbane cycling community is coming out in droves to ride their bikes on fully closed roads in the Tour de Brisbane partnered with Splatt Lawyers on Sunday 11 July. Joining the start line are the Brisbane Chicks Who Ride Bikes, an all-female group of bike riders who hold group […]
Local Legend takes on Mount Coot-Tha in the Tour de Brisbane
The Tour de Brisbane partnered with Splatt Lawyers rides into Brisbane City on Sunday 11 July, with one local Brisbane man taking the ride to new heights by completing the 110km bike ride on a CityCycle. Kent Ohori, founder of the ‘Rebound Club’ is riding the Tour de Brisbane to promote the use of physical […]
Q&A with Dr Andrew Haymet, Vascular Surgical Registrar & PhD Candidate, with support from The Common Good
Q&A with Dr Andrew Haymet, Vascular Surgical Registrar & PhD Candidate at University of Queensland/Critical Care Research Group, with support from The Common Good “The thing about cycling is it’s unique because it’s one of those things you can do as fast or as slow as you like – short of falling off, you can […]
Local legend Zac Esso training for the 60km Medio, his first long-term goal after a lifesaving heart transplant
Zac Esso was a regular teenage boy. He played cricket, football, rugby, soccer, ran cross country, and track & field. He was school house captain, played music and went to the state honours ensemble program. Late one night, his Mum called the Home Doctor Service to treat a bout of tonsillitis for Zac. As he […]
