Caribou has unveiled its most exciting and diverse cycling program since the company was founded in 1980.

The Geelong-based Caribou will promote eight events over the next few months, starting with the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland from July 29 – August 2 and climaxing with the new-look Scody Australian open road championships in early January.

Caribou’s evergreen managing director John Craven described the three-state program as the most “breathtakingly challenging” in the company’s history.

 “Caribou is a pioneer in world cycling promotion and we will continue to aim high and seek fresh challenges for our riders, teams, sponsors, supporters, staff and the media,” he said.

There are three new events on the 2009 schedule – the innovative five-day Tour of Geelong from August 12-16, the Tas Gas Launceston to New Norfolk Classic over a sensational alpine course on September 27, and the colorful Shipwreck Coast Classic along the Great Ocean Road and rural landscapes on October 25.                                                   

And the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic – the world’s second-oldest bike race – will adopt a fresh appearance with the starting point at Werribee.

The Tour of Geelong will be the second round of the enormously successful Scody Cup series, now in its 14th year.

The Scody Cup will begin with the Tour of Gippsland, followed by the Tour of Geelong, then the ever-popular Tour of the Murray River (August 30 – September 6) and the fabulous Tour of Tasmania (September 29 – October 4).

An accumulative points and prizemoney system operates on the series to produce an overall Scody Cup champion.

Prizemoney this year will be $130,000.

The Scody Cup is a proven breeding ground for future world champions and Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallists.

Scody, the Queensland sports apparel company, is also a champion producer for Australia.

For the lastest on the Scody range, go to www.scody.com.au

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