Tour website : www.tourofbright.com.au

• TOB 25 - BiciSport race dates

  • Race dates - 5-6-7 December 2025

    • TOB 25 is technically just two days (the Sat & Sun) with a separate inner city twilight criterium on the Friday night (5 Dec) before in central Bright … so an optional criterium on the Friday night then the main event being TOB 25 over the Saturday & Sunday

• Weather Forecast

  • TBA a week before

  Bright Training Rides - contact MOR on 0417 403 244

  • Training rides all start from the BiciSport House

    • Mon-Wed - to be advised

    • Thurs - Wandiligong or Buckland @ 4.30pm

    • Fri

      • 10.00am - for Buckland Valley ITT recce

      • 3.30pm - Team Meeting @ Hargraves House

      • 4.30pm - Team photo @ Hargraves House

    • Sat - Race day

    • Sun - Race day

    • Mon - 10.00am for Harrietville via Bike Path

    • Tues - 7.30am for Buckland Valley

• Racing in Bright

  • Riders need to attach a static tail light for all stages

  • No spares vehicles are provided during any Sat or Sun race stages - riders need to carry their own spares

  • Saturday race stage has Feed Zones near Tawonga (if required)

• Friday

  • Team photo is at the Hargraves House @ 4.30pm

  • Friday Night Criterium in Bright town centre (optional)

    • 5.00pm - Junior race, 6.00pm - Div 2, 7.10pm - Div 1

  Saturday

  • Tour Stage 1 is an early Saturday morning road stage over 92k (finishing atop Tawonga Gap).

  • Stage 2 - a Saturday afternoon Individual Time Trial over 17.5k in the nearby Buckland Valley

    • Stage 1 … Masters 6+ - (ETA = 10.30am) - Hoskin, Grant

    • Stage 1 … Masters C - (ETA = 10.00am) - Pager

      • Stage 1 time benchmark 2 hrs 40 min + 25 minute peloton envelope

    • Stage 2 … ITT at Buckland Valley - Start sequence

      • start Egglestones Lane, down to the bridge and finishing back at Harris Lane

      • Sequence - Mens B, Masters B, Men C, Masters C (Pager), Masters 6+ (Hoskin, Grant), Wom B, Wom C, Wom A, Masters A, Elite A

• Sunday

  • Stage 3 is a short sharp Bright-Mt Buffallo Road stage on the Sunday morning

  • Start times - Masters 6+ 7.15am (Hoskin, Grant) - Wom A 7.25am, Wom B 7.35am, Wom C 7.45am, Masters A 8.00am, Men B 8.10am, Masters B 8.20am, Men A 8.30am, Men C 8.40am, Masters C 8.50am (Pager)

• Bakers Gully Team House

  • In Thurs 4 Dec 25 out Sun 7 Dec 25

  • Cedar Holiday Apartments Bright

• Hargraves Team House

  • In Mon 1 Dec 25 out Tues 9 Dec 25

  • 5 Hargraves Rd, Bright

  • Hoskin, Grant x 2, Pager, MOR, Robb, Signor, Cooke, Figg, Holland @ SS), Wright (van)

  • 2 x Double (Cooke x 1, Grant x 2), 2 x Triple Single (Pager, Robb) + (spare, Figg Hoskin), 2 x Couch

• Team personnel + roof racks

  • MOR (Manager). Figg (Manager), Signor (Soigneur), Cooke (Soigneur)

Dinners :

• Sat - Star Hotel - @ 7.00pm

• Sun

  • Presentations 3.00pm @ Bright Brewery, Hargraves House + Pannatone Award @ 6.00pm

• BiciSport contact : MOR on 0417 403 244

BICISPORT IN BELGIUM 2026

• In 2026 the races to see are -

  • Nokere Kourse, Denain Classic

  • Bredene Classic, Velle BiciSport Junior Race

  • E3 Grand Prix, Ghent Wevelgem, Dwars Vlaanderen

  • Ronde van Vlaanderen & Paris Roubaix

• In 2026 the cyclosportives to ride are -

  • Ghent Wevelgem & Ronde van Vlaanderen

• in 2026 the accommodation being -

  • is at the Kokerelle B&B in the village of Maarke Kerkem near the Eikenberg climb. Kokerelle B&B is just 5k from Oudenaarde (Oudenaarde translates to ‘Old Fields’ in Flemish). Kokerelle has been used by BiciSport for over 10 years

The races & cyclosportives -

18 - Nokere Kourse 19 - Grand Prix Denain

20 - Bredene Classic 21 Mar (Sat tbc) - BiciSport Velle Junior Race

27 Mar (Fri) - E3 Grand Prix 28 Mar - Gent Wevelgem Cyclosportive 29 Mar (Sun) - Gent Wevelgem

1 Apr (Wed) - Dwars Door Vlaanderen 4 Apr - Ronde van Vlaanderen Cyclosportive 5 Apr (Sun) - Ronde van Vlaanderen

April

9 Apr (Thurs) - Wallers PR Dinner 11 Apr - Paris Roubaix (Women) 12 Apr - Paris Roubaix (U19, U23, Professionals) 15 - Ronde van Limburg

MONSERE ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE @ RETIE - SUNDAY 15 MAR

NOKERE COURSE - WEDNESDAY 18 Mar

• Course

  • Starting in Deinze, with a big rural loop through Flanders, over the Mater & Holleweg cobbles near Oudenaarde, then past the BiciSport B&B at the Kokerelle climb, into Oudenaarde, then two laps around the Wannegem-Lede cobbles to finish in the tiny village Nokere.

  • A new & safer finish at the village of Nokere.

• Seeing the action

  • Vantage points are pretty good.

  • Seeing the start in Deinze is not practical (too far away) but if the weather is good then its possible to see Holleweg, Kokerelle climb & Wannegem-Lede cobbles by bike then maybe head to Nokere village by bike for the new finish.

  • If its wet - watch it at the Kokerelle climb then to the finish at Nokere and find a beer tent..

Denain Grand Prix - THURSDAY 19 MARCH

• Course - tbc

• Seeing the Action - tbc

BREDENE CLASSIC - FRIDAY 20 MARCH

• Course

  • Starts on the Belgian coast at Bredene and loops out to the Kemmelberg climb (climbed twice) near Poperinge, then returns to the Belgian coast at Koksijde

  • Its always windy, flat, hilly around Kemmelberg, then flat to the finish.

  • Seeing the action

    • Kemmelberg climb twice (each side) then find a Kemmel cafe with the mandatory TV & Belgian beer at the Kemmel village

BICISPORT VELLE JUNIOR RACE - SATURDAY 21 Mar (TBC)

• The third year of the BiciSport sponsored Junior Race which starts & finishes in the village of Velle. Velle is 20k from Antwerp

E3 GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 27 Mar

• Course

  • A mini Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) with numerous climbs used in the Ronde on 6 April. The race starts & finishes in Harelbeke then the usual rural Flanders loop in and around Oudenaarde.

  • Every cobbled berg in the region is used in some shape or form.

• Seeing the action

  • Vantage points are just about everywhere.

  • No seeing the start finish in Harelbeke (not practical) but choices on bike or car are simply endless (it can get a bit confusing as there are so many viewing options).

  • The E3 race actually passes the Kokerelle B&B front door - so … go see it at the Holleweg cobbles then either linger around the village of Maarke Kerkem or head out towards the top of the Kortekeer climb (TV viewing at the nearby football fields) then head down towards the Mariaborrestraat cobbles then tv at the nearby Maarke cafe Lustige Boer .

GENT WEVELGEM WEEKEND - 28 & 29 Mar

• Course - a weekend in two parts

  • Wevelgem Cyclosportive @ 28 Mar

    • The Wevelgem township is no tourist destination and certainly no oil painting (yes, it is very ordinary), but the cyclosportive is (within just two kilometres of the start) a stunning loop into the rural Flemish countryside.

    • The Menin Gate at Ieper is a highlight. At least the cyclosportive event starts in Wevelgem. A must do cyclosportive with great organisation.on virtually closed roads

  • Wevelgem Pro Classic @ 29 Mar

    • The race actually starts in Ieper and not in Gent (money does talk).

    • Ieper is some 50k from Gent. A big loop through rural west Flanders, plus heavy crosswinds in the exposed plains around Poperinge.

• Seeing the action

  • Start is in Ieper, and its absolutely a must see start. After the start then its off to the village of Westouter for lunch then two viewings on the Scherpenberg climb near Westouter with the final viewing back at the Westouter cafe .

DWARS VLAANDEREN - WEDNESDAY 1 Apr

• Course -

  • Another epic mid week semi Classic @ 200k - this time starting from Roeselare.

  • Roeselare is the home of the Koers Cycling Museum (a stunning celebration of the sport) & the home city of Jean Pierre Monsere (ex World Pro Road Champion but now RIP).

  • The usual rural loop into Flanders, around Oudenaarde, and the usual cobbled bergs used in the E3 & Ronde van Vlaanderen

  • The finish is in Waregem

• Seeing the action

  • Roeselare start is a must see. .

  • After the start its a drive back to the Mariaborrestraat cobbles for two laps over Mariaborrestraat then the Bergs & Cobbles cafe at Maarke for live tv. Lustige Boer is closed on a Wednesday.

RONDE VAN VLAANDEREN WEEKEND - 4+5 Apr

• Course

  • RVV Cyclosporive @ 4 Apr

    • starting & finishing in Oudenaarde . A cyclosportive without peer over closed roads.

  • RVV Pro Classic @ 5 Apr

    • starting in Antwerp with the usual rural Flanders loop then the Berg Loops that is beyond description with multiple laps of Old Kwaremont & Patersberg and the finish at Oudenaarde. Magic.

• Seeing the action

  • Police road closures means the only way to catch the action is by bike. If it rains … bring a rain jacket.

  • Watch the start from 9am on Flemish tv, get the lycra on and head to Otegem then pedal into Oudenaarde, see the Womens permanence in the Leopold carpark near the Leopold Hotel, then watch the Mens race pass nearby over the Schelde River, then immediately head for the Eikenberg climb. After Eikenberg head back along the Kluisbergen rail trail to the Koppenberg, then after the Koppenberg its the Old Schelde pub and a tv.

  • Avelgem - 11.00, RVV Centrum - 1.00, RVV Women - 1.10pm, RVV Men over bridge, then Eikenberg, then Koppenberg - 3.00pm, Old Schelde - 3.45pm, Silento Cafe Avelgem - 7.00pm

PARIS ROUBAIX WEEKEND - 12+13 Apr

• Course

  • PR Classic @ 13 Apr

    • Compiegne start with cobbles starting at Troisville. Its epic. This year there is also the Under 19 and Under 23 versions of the same race just before the pro race arrives.

• Seeing the action

  • The Day in Hell - head for Bourghelles near Zone 7, 6 and 5 and get through the Camphin en Pevele road block before the 10.30am embargo. The local pub at Bourghelles offers lunch then a short walk into Zone 7 or 6 (between Bourghelles & Wanneheim.