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Register for news updatesVictoria’s High Country Launches ‘Preferred Program’ For Cycling Businesses
One of Australia’s best known cycling regions has introduced a program designed to help visitors in the area identify bike-friendly companies.
The Ride High Country Preferred (RHCP) Program includes accommodation offerings that have space for your “bags and your bikes”; cafes and restaurants that welcome bikes and riders, as well as the more obvious cycling-related operators including RTA advertiser Tour de Vines as well as Australian Cycle Tours (who have donated a cycling-trip prize for RTA’s November Conference). Many businesses are supported and support the travellers that the Murray to Mountains and High Country rail trails draw in.
As organiser Tourism North East says: “This is a commitment to delivering Australia’s most complete cycling visitor experience, connecting riders with businesses that have been recognised for understanding exactly what cyclists need both on and off the bike.”
Every RHCP business must provide:
- Complimentary water refills for cyclists
- Cycle-aware staff who can direct visitors to local rides, routes, and bike service options
- Display of local cycling maps, guides and event posters
- Bicycle parking
- Bicycle floor pump available for visitor use
- Bicycle locks available for visitor use
Read more about the program here.
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