The 2009 Route

In 2009 the Tour de Cure will take on the challenge of riding from Brisbane to Cairns, a 1555km journey along some of the prettiest and most dangerous roads in Australia.

Having ridden from Brisbane to Sydney in 2007 and Melbourne to Sydney in 2008, this ride will complete a journey of 3,935 kilometres along the majestic east coast of Australia and give us the opportunity to share our goal of finding a cure for cancer with the warm and generous people of Queensland.

For those who are wondering "why ride north to Cairns instead of south to Brisbane?" the answer is simple, during the winter months a southerly wind prevails and the temperatures should be a very pleasant 22 – 26 degrees.

For those that have not yet travelled this section of Australia it is indeed a wonderful place full of interesting characters and beautiful scenery. There is no better way to see this than by bike. Our days will be long but rewarding.

Tour de Cure will provide daily progress updates in the Tour Blog – feel free to leave messages of support for the team, or make a donation!

The Route - Brisbane to Cairns

Distances - Brisbane to Cairns

DATES	DAY	BEGIN	END	Km's/day	Elevation
29/5/2009	Day 1	Brisbane - Start	Noosa	156	657
30/5/2009	Day 2	Noosa	Bundaberg	262	1095
31/5/2009	Day 3	Bundaberg	Gladstone	189	746
1/6/2009	Day 4	Gladstone	Rockhampton	110	348
2/6/2009	Day 5	COMMUNITY ACTIVITY DAY - Mackay		62
3/6/2009	Day 6	Mackay	Bowen	193	530
4/6/2009	Day 7	Bowen	Townsville	203	283
5/6/2009	Day 8	Townsville	Ingham	112	204
6/6/2009	Day 9	Ingham	Mission Beach	124	440
7/6/2009	Day 10	Mission Beach	Cairns - FINISH	144	587
Total				1555	4890

Cheering Spots

Date	Cheering Spot	Details of Spot	Estimated Timing
Fri 29th May	Landsborough	Lunch at Australia Zoo - Steve Irwin Way Landsborough	Noon - 1.00pm
Fri 29th May	Noosa	Australis hotel - 3 Hilton Terrace Noosaville	4.30 - 5.30pm
Sat 30th May	Childers	Cnr Bruce Highway and Goodwood Rd (Highway exit road)	1.30 - 2.00pm
Sat 30th May	Bundeburg	Country Comfort Bundaberg International 73 Takalvan Street, Bundaberg	3.30 - 4.30pm
Sun 31st May	Gladstone	RYDGES HOTEL - 100 Goondoon Street, Gladstone	3.45 - 4.15pm
Mon 1st June	Rockhampton	Lexus of Rockhampton - 127 Denison Street	12.45 - 1.45pm
Tue 2nd June	Rockhampton	Lexus of Rockhampton - 127 Denison Street	8.00 - 9.00am
Wed 3rd June	Proserpine	CNR Blair and Main Street	11.00 - Noon
Wed 3rd June	Bowen	Queens Beach Motor Hotel - 101 Golf Links Rd, Bowen	11.00 - Noon
Thur 4th June	Ayr	Plantation park - Picture with Big Snake	3.00 - 3.30pm
Thur 4th June	Townsville	The Strand Basketball Court, The Strand	4.30 - 5.30pm
Fri 5th June	Townsville	Castle Hill, at top car park	7.00am - 8.00am
Fri 5th June	Mutamee	Frosty Mango on highway	10.00 - 10.30am
Fri 5th June	Ingham	Motel Ingham 62 Townsville rd, Ingham	11.30 - 12.30pm
Sat 6th June	Cardwell	Colleen McLaughlin Memorial Park - Opposite Cardwell Coast Post Office	9.00 - 9.30am
Sat 6th June	Mission Beach	Kabana Bar, Mission Beach Resort, Wongaling Beach Rd, Mission Beach	1.00 - 3.00pm
Sun 7th June	Innisfail	Anzac Memorial Park - Cnr Bruce Hwy and Glady's Street Innisfail	9.00 - 9.30am
Sun 7th June	Fishery Falls	Go to Fishery Falls Hotel	11.15 - 12.15pm
Sun 7th June	Cairns	The Pier Bar Grill & Pizzeria, The Esplanade Cairns	2.30 - 4.30pm

Interested in being part of the team that helps find a cure in 2010?

Expression of Interest for Riders in 2010 (812KB pdf)

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