Freeway Bike Hike 2011

If you’re in the Perth area it’s time to dust off your bicycle and get ready for the annual ride up the freeway to raise money for the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia.

This Sunday morning the southbound lanes of the freeway will be closed to cars as bicycles of all descriptions take over the road for an amazing community event, the Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma.

Cyclists will have a choice of distances to cover. For the keen there’s the 60km ride from Kwinana Train Station. The original 30km ride through the Tunnel from Belmont Park Racecourse is generally the most popular choice with a 10km family ride starting at the Greenwood Train Station. All three rides finish in the City of Joondalup where there’ll be plenty of food, drink, music, prizes, entertainment, and a whole lot more.

The inaugural event was held in March 2005. It was created as a unique fundraising event for the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia and has evolved into WA’s largest mass participation cycling event. After six years it is now a regular fixture on the WA sports and community calendar and in 2010 more than $113,000 was raised!

Now entering its seventh year, the annual HBF Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma will launch the 26th Cycle Instead Bikeweek 2011 – the State’s annual week-long celebration of recreational and commuter cycling. The HBF Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma is Western Australia’s largest single day cycling event and the third largest cycling event in Australia. With more than 8,500 participants in 2010 the Asthma Foundation of Western Australia is expecting great things in 2011.

I’ll be helping out on the day starting at Belmont to announce the start of that part of the event. I’ll then head to Joondalup where I’ll take on the duties of MC for various presentations.

If you’re taking part make sure you look out for me around the main stage area in Joondalup. I’d love to say hello.

If you’re a motorist who’s wondering how the ride will affect you, here are the road closures.

Kwinana Freeway

* Southbound lanes will be closed from Mitchell Freeway to Thomas Road from 4am until 9:30am.

Graham Farmer Freeway

* Eastbound lanes (including the Tunnel eastbound) will be closed from 4am until 10am.
* Eastbound lanes will be closed from the Mitchell Freeway to Great Eastern Highway during these hours.

Mitchell Freeway

* Southbound lanes will be closed from Burns Beach Road to Perth from 4am until 12pm (noon).

City of Joondalup

* Hodges Drive (eastbound) from the Mitchell Freeway will be closed from 4am until 2pm
* The intersection of Joondalup Drive and Grand Boulevard will be closed from 4am until 2pm.
* Grand Boulevard will be closed from the intersection of Joondalup Drive to Shenton Avenue from 4am until 2pm

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