Read below for Flicks daily update from the road.

Felicity starts 830 km ride from Canberra to Melbourne with a small bunch of high profile riders on Monday 23rd November.  Some of her bike buddies include Phil Anderson, Dave McKenzie, Grant Hackett and Alan Schmidt. She will be digging deep as they ride through the Aust Alps and hoping for a friendly push!

All riders are raising money for the Amy Gillett Foundation. Inspired by the life of Amy Gillett, the foundation was formed to reduce the incidence of death and injury caused by the interaction between cyclists and motorists. 

Coinciding with the start of this ride is the launch of “A Metre Matters” . See picture of the back of Felicitys jersey. We all know people who have not seen that car door open! 

Tweets of support would be appreciated @flickbikechick

PS Have a look at the Coffee book project we are doing to raise money for this ride. We would love your help.

Monday 23rd November Waited for polly’s official ride launch then took off after 9.00am for the 186km to Jindabyne. More gradual climbs than I expected! My room mate is Jess who was the first to recieve the Amy Gillet Foundation’s Scholarship.  Hope I wont snore! Total climb 1870m Total Descent 1505m

Tuesday 24th – Only 112kms to Khancoban today. One of the climbs was 10kms! Steeper than Benny! Been in the pool for half an hour trying to get my legs back. About to to yoga pose – legs up the wall to drain lacic acid ready for 170 tomorrow.  Total climb 2466m Total descent 3108m

Day 3 Khancoban to Beechworth 172kms

More big climbs. Lots of stretching to make sure the bunch copes. Felicity and bunch rode past bison in paddocks today.

As you can see from the dinner shot below and the amount of alchol on the table the bunch were glad to make it to Beechworth.

Day 4 – Beechworth – Mansfield (137kms) Total climb: 1147m Total descent: 1377m