Great Victorian Bike Ride
Route history
The table below indicates the history of ride, including routes, approximate distances and numbers of riders. Some of the figures provided are estimates.

Great Victorian Bike Ride

Section Title: Route history
Table Section Text: The table below indicates the history of ride, including routes, approximate distances and numbers of riders. Some of the figures provided are estimates.

Ride	Year	Name#	Start	Towns used for overnight stops	Finish	Dist (km)*	Riders^	Map+

1	1984	Wodonga	Beechworth, Benalla, Shepparton, Rushworth, Bendigo, Maryborough, Ballarat, Sunbury	Melbourne	2,100

2	1985	Wodonga	Beechworth, Benalla, Shepparton, Rushworth, Bendigo, Maryborough, Daylesford, Sunbury	Melbourne	1,900

3	1986	Bairnsdale	Yarram, Foster (RD), Leongatha, Korumburra, Warragul, Pakenham, Rosebud	Melbourne	2,600

4	1987	Stawell	Halls Gap, Hamilton, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Colac, Torquay, Rosebud	Melbourne	3,650

5	1988	Swan Hill	Lake Boga, Cohuna, Echuca (RD), Colbinabbin, Castlemaine, Kyneton, Bacchus Marsh	Melbourne	4,200

6	1989	Yarrawonga	Rutherglen, Yackandandah, Myrtleford (RD), Wangaratta, Shepparton, Seymour, Gisborne	Melbourne	4,838

7	1990	Bairnsdale	Paynesville, Maffra, Seaspray, Yarram (RD), Traralgon, Leongatha, Crib Point	Melbourne	3,807

8	1991	Stawell	Lake Fyans, Dunkeld, Port Fairy (RD), Port Campbell, Apollo Bay, Anglesea, Bacchus Marsh	Melbourne	5,998

9	1992	Numurkah	Cobram, Yarrawonga, Benalla, Mansfield (RD), Eildon, Yea, Whittlesea	Melbourne	4,676

10	1993	Holbrook, NSW	Walwa, Talgarno, Myrtleford (RD), Benalla, Euroa, Kilmore, Hurstbridge	Melbourne	3,500

11	1994	Swan Hill	Kerang, Cohuna, Echuca (RD), Rushworth, Nagambie, Broadford, Hurstbridge	Melbourne	2,718

12	1995	Mount Arapiles	Horsham, Balmoral, Dunkeld, Ararat (RD), Avoca, Daylesford, Bacchus Marsh	Melbourne	2,549

13	1996	Dunkeld	Hamilton, Portland, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Apollo Bay (RD), Torquay, Lara	Melbourne	3,135

14	1997	Buchan	Orbost, Lakes Entrance, Paynesville, Sale, Yarram (RD), Inverloch, Leongatha, Koo Wee Rup	Melbourne	2,167

15	1998	Corowa, NSW	Chiltern, Myrtleford, Benalla, Mansfield, Alexandra (RD), Marysville, Yarra Glen	Melbourne	1,952

16	1999	Echuca	Rochester, Bendigo, St Arnaud, Maryborough (RD), Castlemaine, Trentham, Riddells Creek	Melbourne	2,096

17	2000	Macarthur	Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Port Campbell, Apollo Bay (RD), Anglesea, Queenscliff, Bacchus Marsh	Melbourne	2,642

18	2001	Rutherglen	Wangaratta, Dederang, Bright (RD), Whitfield, Mansfield, Yea, Marysville	Lilydale	2,717

19	2002	Warrock Homestead	Casterton, Hamilton, Halls Gap (RD), Stawell, Maryborough, Daylesford, Hanging Rock	Melbourne	2,626	Map

20	2003	Summit to Sea	Mount Hotham	Omeo, Bruthen, Briagolong, Glengarry, Yarram (RD), Inverloch, Crib Point	Mornington	3,574

21	2004	The Great Ocean Road	Port Fairy	Koroit, Port Campbell, Camperdown, Gellibrand, Apollo Bay (RD), Aireys Inlet, Queenscliff	Geelong	591	8,100

22	2005	River to River	Swan Hill	Murrabit, Cohuna, Echuca (RD), Heathcote, Newstead, Woodend, Whittlesea	Heidelberg	552	4,352

23	2006	Jazz, Hills & Thrills	Wangaratta	Beechworth, Tallangatta, Mount Beauty, Myrtleford (RD), Whitfield, Mansfield, Yea	Whittlesea	534	3,651

24	2007	Waves to Caves	Cowes, Phillip Island	Wonthaggi, Foster (RD), Yinnar, Rawson, Maffra, Paynesville	Buchan	544	3,747

25	2008	The Grampians	Ballarat	Rokewood, Cobden, Mortlake, Dunkeld, Halls Gap (RD), Lake Bolac, Beaufort	Ballarat	590	4,200	Map

26	2009	The Great Ocean Road	Portland	Portland via Cape Bridgewater (loop), Macarthur, Port Fairy, Port Campbell, Apollo Bay (RD), Anglesea, Queenscliff	Geelong	552	5,000	Map

27	2010	Lakes, Rivers and Ranges	Yarrawonga	Dookie, Euroa, Murchison, Nagambie (RD), Seymour, Yea, Eildon	Marysville	589	4,350	Map

28	2011	The Mighty Murray and the Goldfields	Swan Hill	Swan Hill (loop), Kerang, Barham, Echuca (RD), Boort, Wedderburn, Maryborough	Castlemaine	581	3,500

29	2012	Lakes Entrance to Phillip Island	Lakes Entrance	Bruthen, Briagolong, Rosedale, Traralgon (RD), Yarragon, Mirboo North, San Remo	Penguin Parade, Phillip Island	590	3,852	Map

30	2013	The Great Ocean Road: Unmissable	Mount Gambier, SA	Nelson, Portland, Port Fairy, Port Campbell (RD), Gellibrand, Birregurra, Torquay	Geelong	610	5,242	Map

31	2014&	Explore Bright and the High Country	Albury, NSW&	Yackandandah, Bright, Moyhu, Mansfield (RD), Alexandra, Healesville	Lilydale	500	3,800	Map

32	2015	Rediscovering the Goldfields	Ballarat	Avoca, Dunolly, Inglewood, Bendigo (RD), Heathcote, Castlemaine	Bendigo	533	3,000	Map

33	2016	The Best of Both Worlds	Halls Gap	Dunkeld, Mortlake, The Twelve Apostles, Apollo Bay (RD), Surf Coast, Queenscliff	Geelong	500	4,200	Map

34	2017	Ride, Party, Camp, Repeat	Wilsons Promontory	Foster, Yarram, Seaspray, Bairnsdale (RD), Maffra, Glengarry%	Trafalgar% Maffra	517% 385	3,100	Map

35	2018	Mountains to Murray	Bright	Beechworth, Beechworth via Milawa (loop), Tallangatta, Rutherglen (RD), Yarrawonga, Glenrowan	Benalla	524	2,500	Map

36	2019	Limestone Coast to Great Ocean Road	Robe, SA	Millicent, Mount Gambier, Portland, Port Fairy (RD), Peterborough, Beech Forest, Deans Marsh	Torquay	TBA	TBA

Sentence(s)

The Great Victorian Bike Ride route, ran from Wodonga to the Melbourne and attracted 2,100 riders.

final_sentence: The Great Victorian Bike Ride route, ran from Wodonga to the Melbourne and attracted 2,100 riders.