Codemo Machinery Services are proud to sponsor BiciSport to the Tour of Bright 2026

Tour website : www.tourofbright.com.au

• Changes for TOB 2026

  • Revised Stage 1 - Gaps Loop and now finishes in Germantown @ 113k

  • Revised Stage 2 - Individual Time Trial is relocated to Harrietville over 16.5k (start in Old Harrietville Rd near the Freeburgh Bridge then one way into Harrietville)

  • Revised Stage 3 - no Chalet finish but a new finish at The Horn car park (no gravel for Masters & Women)

• Entries Open from 20 July 26

  • Team reminder @ 26 July 26

• TOB 26 - BiciSport race dates

  • Race dates in 2026 - is 4-6 December

    • TOB 26 is technically just two days (the Sat & Sun) with a separate inner town centre twilight criterium on the Friday night before in central Bright … so an optional criterium on the Friday night then the main event being TOB 26 over the Saturday & Sunday

• Stage start location for Stages 1 & 3

  • Now in Railway Avenue in central Bright (also the Friday criterium finish is near the old Railway Station)

• Short Team, Long Team

  • Hoskin, Gaffey x 2, Pager + MOR, M1, Signor, Cooke

  • Holland (99% @ 19 Aug), Haines, Figg

    • 3 doubles - Hoskin, Gaffey, Signor

    • 2 twins - Doris & M1, Pager & Holland

    • Upstairs TV couch - MOR

    • Downstairs TV couch - tbc

    • Downstairs kitchen couch - tbc

    • Garage couch - Figg (Flanders tent & bits)

• Weather Forecast @ 30 Nov 26

  • tbc

• Bright Training Rides - contact MOR on 0417 403 244

  • Training rides all start from the BiciSport House

    • Thurs

      • 9.30am - towards Harrietville for ITT recce

      • 3.00pm - Team Meeting @ BiciSport House

      • 3.30pm - Team photo @ BiciSport House

    • Fri - 8.30am @ Buckland Valley then Porepunkah for coffee

    • Sat - Race day (RR & ITT)

    • Sun - Race day (RR)

    • 7-11 December - Start BiciSport House @ TBC

• Racing in Bright

  • Note - a start location on Stages 1 & 3 is in central Bright

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

  • Saturday race stage has Feed Zones near Tawonga

• Friday

  • Team photo at the BiciSport House @ 3.30pm

  • Friday Night Criterium in Bright town centre

    • 4.00pm - Men C grade

    • 4.40pm - Wom B grade

    • 5.15pm - Mens B grade

    • 5.55pm - Wom A grade

    • 7.00pm - Mens A grade

  Saturday

  • Tour Stage 1

    • is an early Saturday morning road stage over 113k (finishing at Germantown).

    • Corner Alerts @ Tawonga Gap

      • Top 5 corners

      • 2nd corner is primary issue

    • Stage 1

      • Masters C grade - 7.45am - ETA @ 10.30am + peloton envelope @ Craig Pager

      • Masters 6+ grade - 8.05am - ETA @ 10.45am + peloton envelope @ Dudley Hoskin

      • Women C grade - Gaffey @ TBC

      • Stage 1 ride time benchmark approx 2 hrs 30 min + 25 minute peloton envelope

  • Stage 2

    • is a Saturday afternoon Individual Time Trial over 16.5k towards Harrietville (start in Old Harrietville Rd near the Freeburgh Bridge then straight into the Harrietville finish)

      • Start - TBC

        • Individual Time Trial Start Times - to be confirmed

          • Hoskin - TBA

          • Pager - TBA

          • Gaffey - TBA

• Sunday

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

  • new finish at The Horn (car park is the same as the 2024 finish area)

  • Bici support team @ Porepunkah roundabout @ 7.00am sharp

  • Start times

    • Masters C grade - 7.49am @ Pager

    • Masters 6+ - 8.22am @ Hoskin

    • Women C grade - TBC @ Gaffey

• Days in

  • CP - TBC, DH - TBC, JGx2 - TBC, DC - TBC, MOR - 2 Dec, FS - Fri @ 1pm

• BiciSport House

  • In Wed 2 Dec 26 out Fri 11 Dec 26 @ Porepunkah

• BiciSport contact : MOR on 0417 403 244

Bright Friday Twilight Criterium - a separate race to the ToB 26 this Friday twilight crit is really unique

Stage 1 - Gaps Loop Road Race Bright to Tawonga Gap @ 93k

Stage start is in Railway Ave, central Bright

Ride to the start. then a flat stage profile out of Bright towards Ovens village. Turning right at Ovens village its along an undulating valley to the Rosemount climb, then descending into the Kiewa Valley. Turn right along the flat Kiewa Valley, again turning right at Mt Beauty, then finishing atop the Tawonga Gap climb for the 93k.

Some riders prefer the neutral cool down ride back into Bright before the afternoon ITT @ 2pm. BiciSport rider support will be located at both the stage finish at Tawonga Gap finish and again at the ITT start & finish.

Stage 2 - An individual time trial over 16.5k from Old Harrietville Rd @ Freeburg Bridge direction Harrietville

Stage start is in Railway Ave central Bright