Cycling in Geelong

The Geelong Cycling Club (formerly the Geelong West Cycling Club) started in 1911.http://geelongcycling.com/about/ About Geelong Cycling Club{{Cite web|url=https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/find/club/1148/|title=Geelong Cycling Club (formerly the Geelong West Cycling Club)|website=www.bicyclenetwork.com.au|access-date=2016-10-14}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 1977 efforts were made to improve cycling in Geelong with Australia's first bike plan https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/common/public/documents/8ce728dfc2de01e-GreaterGeelongCycleStrategyVol_11%20(Web%20version).pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}http://www.geelongtouringcyclists.com/History.htm History of the Geelong Touring Cyclists launched by Hubert Opperman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ILoveSydneyBikeLanes/videos/1117509081610660/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE|title=I ♥ Sydney Bike Lanes & Cycle Ways - Timeline {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-10-14}} The plan's credo was that "every street is a cycling street".{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GCkoCwAAQBAJ&dq=geelong+bike+plan+1977&pg=PA262|title=Cycling Futures|last1=Bonham|first1=Jennifer|last2=Johnson|first2=Marilyn|date=2015-12-04|publisher=University of Adelaide Press|isbn=9781925261172|language=en}} The plan was also widely recognised at the time as a model for bicycle planning.{{Cite journal|title=Report on bicycles|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1980-81No45.pdf|journal=Victorian Transport Study}}{{Cite journal|title=Bike ahead - Bicycle Strategy for the 21st Century|url=http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/active-transport/AT_CYC_P_bike_ahead.pdf|journal=Department of Transport - the Government of Western Australia}} As a result of the plan, a recreational cycling group called the Geelong Bicycle Riders' Association was formed in 1979 and is now known as the Geelong Touring Cyclists.http://www.geelongtouringcyclists.com/ History of the Geelong Touring Cyclists

Later, the 1996 Barwon Bicycle Planhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8605219?selectedversion=NBD13985595 Barwon region strategic bicycle plan 1996 set out targets of achieving 8% of all journeys in the region by bicycle in the year 2000 and 15% by the year 2005,{{Cite web|url=https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/common/public/documents/8ce728dfc2de01e-GreaterGeelongCycleStrategyVol_11%20(Web%20version).pdf|title=Greater Geelong Cycle Strategy|date=Mar 1, 2008|website=City of Greater Geelong}} but this along with the Geelong Cycling Strategy 2008–2013http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/parks/plans/article/item/8cfbd3898d2e581.aspx Greater Geelong Cycle Strategy 2008 have failed to stop the reduction in ridership in a vehicle dominated era.http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/the-number-of-people-riding-bikes-to-work-is-lowest-in-30-years/news-story/50bc52e8e2ced4bded8a695324cb489f The number of people riding bikes to work is lowest in 30 years (Geelong){{Cite web|url=http://atlas.id.com.au/geelong#MapNo=10054&SexKey=3&datatype=1&themtype=1&topicAlias=cycled-to-work&year=2011|title=Social atlas {{!}} City of Greater Geelong {{!}} atlas.id|website=atlas.id.com.au|access-date=2016-10-14}}

Bicycle Users Geelong was formed in 1995 by the Barwon Regional Bicycle Council.http://www.bicycleusersgeelong.org.au/history/ History of

Bicycle Users Geelong

A Geelong Critical Mass (cycling) ride was started in 2010 and is no longer active.https://www.facebook.com/groups/criticalmassgeelong/ Critical Mass Geelong public facebook group {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

In 2014, A Priority Bicycle Network (PBN) was adopted by the Geelong Council. Its aims being to "elevate the importance of routes within the overall bicycle network and to prioritise works to be undertaken to improve conditions for cyclists".{{Cite web|url=https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/common/Public/Documents/8d0ec976016275b-Council%20Minutes%20-%2028%20January%202014.pdf|title=Council Meeting 28-01-2014 - Minutes|date=10 February 2014|website=City of Greater Geelong|access-date=1 July 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong-bike-routes-not-safe-enough/news-story/7710e3d9cb3f60a172a806fd2d11622f|title=Bike routes not safe enough|date=2014-02-04|newspaper=Geelong Advertiser|language=en|access-date=2019-06-30}}

The annual Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is held in Geelong. The 2010 UCI Road World Championships race was held in Geelong.

Russell Mockridge and Leigh Howard are some of Geelong's best known racing cyclists. Tour De France winner Cadel Evans has lived in Barwon Heads, Victoria - a township on the outskirts of the City of Greater Geelong municipality.

• [http://www.bicycleusersgeelong.org.au/ Bicycle Users Geelong]
• [http://www.bikesafe.com.au/ Bikesafe] (Geelong and Surfcoast)
• [https://cyclinggeelong.com.au/ Cycling Geelong]
• [http://geelongcycling.com/ Geelong Cycling Club]
• [http://www.geelongtouringcyclists.com/ Geelong Touring Cyclists]

• Bicycle Network
• Cycling in Australia
• Cycling in Victoria
• Cycling in Melbourne

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• [http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/cycling/ Bike riding information] at City of Greater Geelong

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