Backroads Gravel

Event Type |

Gravel

Date & Time

  • 12 August, 2023
  • 07:00 AM

Location

  • Chapman Valley Rd
  • Nabawa

Difficulty

  • All comers
Event Details:

Backroads is WA’s newest cycling event, bringing gravel bike racing to the Midwest. Located in the Shire of Chapman Valley, riders are treated with views like they’ve never seen before. This includes the famous fields of golden canola, growing wheat crops and blooming wildflowers that surround the undulating hills. Backroads offers riders a true taste of country hospitality, taking them through private farm lands and into the community centre of Nabawa.

Grades & Distances:

10, 20, 60, 100, 160km

Race Entry

Go to https://backroadsgravel.com.au for full details

Contact Information
  • Event Organiser: The Event Team
  • Contact Number: (08) 6245 2470

Tim Roach

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.

Helen Sadler

Independent Director

Helen is a Town of Cottesloe councillor and is the current Chair of WestCycle’s Transport Advisory Group.

A medical doctor, Helen is a strong active transport advocate with a focus on health outcomes and social well-being.