GVBR 2023 Orbost to Wonthaggi

What an incredible 2023 GVBR we had, riding through the beautiful countryside of Gippsland. We will never forget climbing up to Buchan, or the day when we road over 100km from Sale to Yarram and riding through beautiful rainforest on picturesque winding roads.

We had rain, lots and lots of rain, but we just sucked it up and got on with it. Our students, Lukas Cichy, Liam Cowburn, Haley Hall, Declan Linton-Parker and Saffron Thek, are to be congratulated. They displayed amazing resilience, courage and fortitude tackling the trying conditions. They were super supportive of each other, the adults, and went out of their way to give aid to others on the ride as well. Our students showed off their excellent cycling skills and impeccable road cycling manners. They were a real credit to themselves and the College. We had numerous people comment to the adults about how great our students were. 

We averaged over 75km per riding day, with a rest day in Sale where we did washing, went to the cinema, out for a burger lunch and completed an opp shop challenge. We had a happy, fun time and were a little sad on the last day with the end was in sight.

A big thankyou goes out to our parent helpers, Pawel Cichy and Daniel Thek, who were amazing. They worked tirelessly to ensure that the students were safe and having a good time. We would like to thank Mr Walker and Mr Willis who helped all year with training, we couldn’t have done it without your knowledgeable support. Also thanks to our sponsors below, without whose help this opportunity wouldn’t have been possible.

Sponsors: The Taylor Family, Ridge Electrical Solutions, Kilchurn Wines, Campbells Arboricultural Consulting, Noone Imagewear, MSP photographers, Kyneton RSL, Central Vic Cleaning