CYCLING

8848 Royal National Park Epic new cycling event coming to Australia in 2016

By Million Miles

The number 8848 is much more than the height in metres of the world’s tallest mountain, it’s also an all-new endurance event set to challenge 800 ordinary people to do something extraordinary – to climb the height of Mount Everest on one mountain, in one day and to share one mission.
 
That mission is raising funds for a very worthy cause to continue the research into how to beat cancer and support the great work of the Cancer Council NSW.
 
This event is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, the first mass-participation ‘Everesting’ challenge offering riders the shared experience of reaching their summit together.
 
What is Everesting?
The phenomenon of ’Everesting’ first emerged a few years ago when a group of intrepid Victorian cyclists now known as Hells 500 set themselves the challenge of climbing the height of Mt Everest (8848m) by riding up and down the same mountain, virtually non-stop, until the height of 8848m had been conquered. This has now become a global passion with thousands of people attempting the challenge.
 
The 8848 event takes the concept of ‘Everesting’ further by combining the spirit of the original challenge with a fully supported event format with team options making it more accessible to the broader cycling community.


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Event details
Our pioneering ‘Everesting’ event will be held in the Royal National Park at Garie Beach just over an hour south of Sydney on 10/11 September 2016. Fully sanctioned by Cycling NSW, supported by Hells 500 and bike partner Ribble Cycles.

Event features include:

• 24 hour cycling festival with Himalayan flavor, providing comfortable camping at the extensively themed 8848 Base Camp
• Ribble Cycles - sponsored challenges and prizes
• Closed road, fully supported, floodlit course, hospitality, entertainment, medical facilities, bike services
• 24 hours, 2.5km ascent, 44 laps, average gradient 7%, 235km
• Open for limited solo riders and teams of two and four

For more details and to register please visit the 8848 Royal National Park website:
http://www.mm.events/ride-8848/8848-royal-national-park/
 
Check out the 8848 Royal National Park video:

 
Cancer Council NSW
Cancer Council NSW is the only charity in Australia that works across every aspect of every cancer; from vital cancer research, to cancer prevention and advocacy campaigns, to support services for people at all stages of their cancer journey.  Cancer Council NSW is 97% community funded, and its unique combination of local program delivery, community engagement and national influence enables everyone who cares about cancer to make the biggest possible difference. 


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Ribble Cycles
Founded in 1897 in Lancashire, UK based Ribble Cycles have over 100 years of heritage and experience in delivering market-leading customised bikes at exceptional value.  With a newly relaunched e-commerce offering, they are bringing a fresh retail concept to the Australian cycling market. Their range of award winning bicycles are designed in-house by passionate cyclists.  All bike specs can be fully customised through the online Bike Builder with bikes being assembled by hand to the customer’s exact requirements. Ribble now have a dedicated Australian team on the ground and Australian cyclists are now able to purchase a custom-built, exceptional value Ribble bike with total peace of mind.

Million Miles Events
Million Miles Events (MME) is an innovative new event management organisation focused on community engagement in the cycling and endurance activity space. In conjunction with key delivery partners they have been retained by Cancer Council to deliver an exciting suite of cycling based events through 2016 and beyond.
 
Other upcoming MME events include:

• Ride for Life - An historical event being revived at a new location, a festival of cycling for elite, corporate and club riders in the iconic Domain, in the heart of Sydney, 26 November 2016
• Iron Century - The ultimate endurance challenge pushes the boundaries of human endeavour – 100 Iron distance triathlons in 100 consecutive days – from Jan 1, 2017