Peaks Challenge Falls Creek
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Training Programs
Our tailored16-week training programs are created by Dr. Stephen Lane and kick-off 17th November 2025.
Stephen is an 8 hour wave leader for Team Bicycle Network and is dedicated to helping you reach your goals – whether that’s completing your first Peaks Challenge or going faster than before.
tRAINING PROGRAMSInfo Night
Our Peaks Challenge information session is the perfect watch for both first-timers and past riders looking to go one better than before!
Check-out the recording of the session for an insight into what to expect at the event, an intro to our training program, a Q&A with Peaks Challenge coach, Dr. Stephen Lane and more.
Key topics
- 16-week training plan overview (05:20)
- Pacing and projected finish times (16:20)
- Packing essentials (24:00)
- Event tips and tricks (31:40)
Training camp
BRIGHT, VICTORIA :: 6-8 FEBRUARY 2026
A cycling (long) weekend, for men and women who are preparing to take on Peaks Challenge 2026 (235km, 4000m+ climbing, 13hours cut off).
Test your training with 3 days of riding at Peaks Pace Group times!
You’ll come away from Training Camp with valuable tips and tricks, confidence in your riding and the foundations to achieve your riding goals.
This came is run by our event partners Strade Sterrate.
What: A fun 3-day cycling weekend for both women and men
When: 6-8 February 2026
Where: Bright, Victoria.
Accommodation: Enjoy luxury accommodation at Hara House in Bright, where comfort and style are redefined.
This isn’t just any cycling camp. It’s a carefully crafted experience designed to help you reach your full potential, ensuring you’re ready to face Peaks Challenge 2026. Whether the aim is to finish your first attempt or meet a time goal, this camp will help you improve your endurance, conquer the steep climbs, and comfortably ride the descents.
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Training rides
Preparing for Peaks Challenge? Great news, Bicycle Network’s official training rides are back, helping you build strength, endurance, and confidence ahead of Peaks Challenge Falls Creek 2026.
To keep every rider covered and supported, these rides are now available exclusively to Bicycle Network members only.
Not a member, you can join here with a special Peaks 20% off discount code:
RIDE20
https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/membership/premium-membership-2/
RIDE20
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Your membership provides:
– Comprehensive rider insurance and peace of mind
– Access to structured, supported training rides led by experienced leaders
– Member-only benefits, event discounts, and advocacy support
– Comprehensive rider insurance and peace of mind
– Access to structured, supported training rides led by experienced leaders
– Member-only benefits, event discounts, and advocacy support
By joining, you’re not just protecting yourself, you’re supporting Bicycle Network, a not-for-profit organisation that delivers Peaks Challenge and works every day to make riding safer and more accessible for all.
Already a member! Sign up to one of our training rides below and stay tuned to more being added soon.
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Upcoming rides
Sat 10 Jan | Surf Coast Gravel - Eastern Otways
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
7:00am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Kate Kellett
Meet up spot
Airey’s pub – Depart from car park
Route
96km / 2,000m elevation – View route
Pace
- 10 hour
Sun 11 Jan | Dandenongs Victoria
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
8:00am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Chris Pappa
Meet up spot
The Basin, bottom of the 1 in 20 climb
Route
52km / 1,367m – View route
Pace
- 10 hour
Sun 11th Jan | Kinglake Victoria
Please make note of the change in time, location and route. Please ensure you register and download the route.
Start time
7:15am rollout (please arrive 10 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Shell Hyde
Meet up spot
Diamond Creek Train Station (on grass in front of Maccas)
Route
70km/1400m elevation – View route
Pace
- 12 hour
Sat 17th Jan | Adelaide - Willunga - Beaches Loop
Please make note of the change in time, location and route. Please ensure you register and download the route
Start time
7:30am rollout (please arrive 10 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Will Gielewski
Meet up spot
Victoria Square, King William St, Adelaide (Next to the big bike)
Route
95km / 1,700m elevation – View route
Pace
- 10 hour
Sun 18 Jan | Surf Coast Gravel - Otways
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
7:15am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Brett Kellett
Meet up spot
Lorne Surf Life Saving Club – Depart from car park
Route
103km / 2,400m elevation – View route
Pace
- 10 hour
Sun 18 Jan | Dandenongs - 8-9hr Training Ride
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
7:00am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Paul Martinico
Meet up spot
The Basin (Bottom of 1:20), Finish Proserpina Bakery
Route
90km / 2,300m elevation – View route
Pace
- 9 hour
Wed 21st Jan | Adelaide Tanunda Menglers Hill
Please make note of the change in time, location and route. Please ensure you register and download the route.
Start time
8:30am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing and coffee at the Trackhouse)
Ride leaders
Matilda Raynolds
Meet up spot
142-160 Flinders st, Adelaide (The Trackhouse by Black Sheep)
Route
84km / 1,400m elevation – View route
Pace
- 10 hour
Notes: Bicycle Network Members Only
We will be tacking riders out to Stage 1 of the Men’s Tour Down Under in Tanunda. It will be up to riders to make their own way back. You can watch the circuit racing up Menglers Hill and even stay for the Women’s race happening that evening in Tanunda. Trains are available. Ride leaders will be watching the first lap and then need to return to Adelaide City.
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Sun 25 Jan | Peaks Dandenongs Crucifix - adjusted
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
6:30am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Justin Benson
Meet up spot
Upper Ferntree Gully train station car park, Railway Avenue end (away from the markets)
Route
70km / 2,000m elevation – View route
Pace
- 8-12 hour
Sun 8th Feb | Macedon Victoria: Mount Macedon Triple
Please make note of the change in time, location and route. Please ensure you register and download the route.
Start time
7:15am rollout (please arrive 10 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Shell Hyde
Meet up spot
Centennial Park, 426/426 Mount Macedon Rd, Macedon
Route
80km/2000m elevation – View route
Pace
- 11-12 hour
Sun 15 Feb | 8hr Simon Clarke's Maxi-Loop
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
7:00am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Paul Martinico
Meet up spot
Start The Basin (Bottom of 1:20), Finish Proserpina Bakery
Route
92km / 2,400m elevation – View route
Pace
- 10-12 hour
REGISTER FOR UPCOMING RIDES
*Before registering for a training ride, please ensure you read and adhere to our training ride terms and conditions
Are you covered when you ride?
Our training rides are open to anyone in the bike riding community. We encourage any new riders to join as a Bicycle Network member to ensure they are covered with bike riding insurance while also helping us improve bike riding conditions for everyone.
Completed rides
Sat 13 Dec | Eltham Station
Please make note of the change in time, location and route.
Start time
7:00am rollout (please arrive 15 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Paul Martinico
Meet up spot
Eltham train station car park
Route
85km / 2,000m elevation – View route
Pace
- 8-9 hour
Sun 28th Dec | Melbourne: Dandengons Short Loop
Please make note of the change in time, location and route. Please ensure you register and download the route.
Start time
6:30am rollout (please arrive 10 minutes early for briefing)
Ride leaders
Dave Stein
Meet up spot
1in20 cafe, bottom of the 1in20, The Basin
Route
50km / 1,000m elevation – View route
Pace
- 11-12 hour
Getting more women riding
Women's Community
There is a serious gender imbalance in bike riding in Australia, where only one in three riders are women. When it comes to Peaks Challenge, this drops to one in ten. Bicycle Network’s Women’s Community program is committed to making bike riding an inclusive activity for all. We’ve set the goal of doubling the female participation rate to 20%. The first step towards this happens now.
Women’s Community Info Session
Thinking of taking on Peaks Challenge Falls Creek?
Our Women’s Community Peaks Challenge information session is the perfect watch for both first-timers and past riders looking to take on the challenge. Check-out the recording of the session for an insight into what to expect at the event from 3 times Peaks Challenge finisher Anna Locarnini.
What’s On?
We will be running Women’s Community training sessions and social nights to connect and empower female and gender diverse riders to be confident in making the commitment to take on our next Peaks Challenge.
Women’s Community rider stories
Read these inspiring rider stories
Meg masters the mountains
While Meg was in Bright with her partner and his mates, there wasn’t an expectation that Meg was taking part on the big day... this...
Ela digs deep to conquer Peaks
When COVID reared its ugly head in 2020 and forced us all to rethink our routine; for Ela, this meant riding. So she committed to...
Anna’s three Peaks experiences
Anna’s Peaks Challenge Falls Creek experiences have varied from a year of firsts, a year of improvement and a year of challenges, but she pedals...
Candice’s can do attitude
Peaks 2020 was Candice's first cycling event, ever. Having only been riding a couple of months and with the memories of her partner's torturous experience...
Consistency wins the day for Kathy
Kathy describes her bike riding as consistently slow. But her mental game is consistently strong, and she got the job done... twice!...
Michelle’s Peaks Challenge experience
For Michelle, the feeling of finishing Peaks Challenge for the first time in 2021 is a tough one to describe.
What’s On?
We will be running Women’s Community training sessions and social nights to connect and empower female and gender diverse riders to be confident in making the commitment to take on our next Peaks Challenge.
Zwift Training Ride
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Date: Weekly, every Tuesday evening
What: Peaks Challenge Women’s Community Zwift Training Session
Starting Time: 7pm start, except for every 2nd Tuesday of the month which will begin at 6pm
Steps:
- Arrange a Zwift account
- Download the Zwift companion app
- Search events and select the event – Level Up and Bicycle Network Peaks Challenge Training Ride
- Description: Join Level Up Coaching, Bicycle Network wave leaders, past event riders and event registrants for our upcoming Peaks. This workout will see us push up your max aerobic ability with some focused work in your VO2 power
Women’s Community rider stories
Read these inspiring rider stories
Meg masters the mountains
While Meg was in Bright with her partner and his mates, there wasn’t an expectation that Meg was taking part on the big day... this...
Ela digs deep to conquer Peaks
When COVID reared its ugly head in 2020 and forced us all to rethink our routine; for Ela, this meant riding. So she committed to...
Anna’s three Peaks experiences
Anna’s Peaks Challenge Falls Creek experiences have varied from a year of firsts, a year of improvement and a year of challenges, but she pedals...
Candice’s can do attitude
Peaks 2020 was Candice's first cycling event, ever. Having only been riding a couple of months and with the memories of her partner's torturous experience...
Consistency wins the day for Kathy
Kathy describes her bike riding as consistently slow. But her mental game is consistently strong, and she got the job done... twice!...
Michelle’s Peaks Challenge experience
For Michelle, the feeling of finishing Peaks Challenge for the first time in 2021 is a tough one to describe.
Blog
There is no disputing that Peaks Challenge is a big day out on the bike. Here's a guide to help you conquer Peaks Challenge, regardless of your level of riding.
A group of riders from our Women's Community recently caught up for a good old fashion descending skills session. Check out the key takeaways for going downhill at Peaks.
Our 16-week training plans kick off in November, but there’s plenty you can do from early spring to start building a solid base fitness on the bike.
Join the club
Bicycle Network’s Strava club is full of like-minded bike riders of all abilities, from the Peaks Challenge regulars to those entering their first 50km United Energy Around the Bay ride. Join the club and stay tuned for local training rides in the lead up to events near you.
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Team Bicycle Network
At Peaks Challenge we don’t just provide you with food and water. We have a full team dedicated to setting the pace, rhythm and the attitude that’s required for a good day in the saddle.
You can expect lots of encouragement, support and help with pace setting from Team Bicycle Network both during regular training rides and on event day.
Select your target finish time from 8 hour – 12 hour and get to know the team below.
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