Ballidu readies for its biggest ever gravel jamboree: “…we’re on the map now for gravel tourism”
Mal Sutherland, the Ballidu Progress Group’s Bike it to Ballidu Gravel coordinator, can’t wait to share his Shire’s glorious gravel goodies.
WestCycle’s submission to the WA Parliamentary Inquiry into eRideables: The gist
WestCycle has made a written submission to the Parliament inquiry, plus attended a face-to-face interview at a hearing on 30 July 2025.
Pure gold! Riders revel in Avon Valley for 2025 Canola Classic
Nearly 500 riders signed up and most showed up to defy a wet forecast and revel in a mostly sunny morning on quiet roads in amongst the popping golden canola blooms of the Shire of York.
Wongan-Ballidu embraces new gravel haven status. “We’re lycra-friendly!”
“It’s just been a brilliant event for the community – it was going to die in the old road format and now we have something that pretty much the whole Shire is behind and which really puts our Shire on the map with bike riders and others.”
WestCycle Subscriber e-News: August
Latest happenings from the peak body for all forms of bike riding in Western Australia.
Canola Classic set to unleash 500 riders on blooming Avon Valley!
“It’s the kind of ride that reminds you why you fell in love with bike riding.” WestCycle is proud to announce the return of the Canola Classic on Sunday, 24 August inviting bike riders of all levels to experience the stunning roads of the Avon Valley. With two ride options – 57km and 98km – […]
“The bar was set pretty high last year but I know what the Ballidu folk are like”: Boekemans embeds Ballidu Gravel in 2025
Boekeman Machinery and their partner in farming equipment crime, Case IH, are back onboard this year as naming rights sponsor for Bike it to Ballidu Gravel, after an award-winning first year association with the event’s ever-brighter lights. [Dillan Elliott, far right.]
Helen Durbridge, Ballidudette: “I’ve always loved the bush, riding a bike in the fresh air”
Helen Durbridge will be on the line in Ballidu this year, keen to check out the varied Shire of Wongan-Ballidu gravel and develop her relatively recent love affair with gravel.
Canola Classic readies to roll with it in blooming York
Regos are booming and the canola will bloom soon for the Canola Classic’s undulating 52km and 93km rides on Sunday 24 August – less than a month away!
WestCycle Subscriber e-News: July
Latest happenings from the peak body for all forms of bike riding in Western Australia.
