| Great Victorian Bike Ride | |
|---|---|
 Riders stretch along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell on the 2009 Great Vic. | |
| Genre | Non-competitive fully supported bicycle touring event |
| Frequency | Annually in November/December |
| Location(s) | Victoria |
| Country | Australian |
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Previous event | 2018 |
| Next event | 2019 |
| Attendance | circa 3,000-5,000 per annum |
| Organised by | Bicycle Network |
The Great Victorian Bike Ride, commonly known as The Great Vic, is a non-competitive fully supported eight- or nine-day annual bicycle touring event organised by Bicycle Network. The ride takes different routes around the countryside of the state of Victoria, Australia each year. The total ride distance is usually in the range of 550 kilometres (340 mi), averaging about 70 kilometres (43 mi) a day excluding the rest day. The ride first ran in 1984, attracting 2,100 riders in what was initially supposed to be a one-off event, but due to its unexpected popularity and success it subsequently became an annual event. The Great Vic typically draws several thousand participants each year, with a record of 8,100 riders in 2004, which makes it one of the world's largest supported bicycle rides.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Great Rides: Event Information". Official site. Bicycle Network. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Great Victorian Bike Ride – History". Official site. Bicycle Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Great Victorian Bike Ride". Victoria Online. Victoria State Government. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Chadwick, Vince (2 December 2011). "The great (but easy for some) bike test". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 29 December 2012.