Signature Tour

From Hobart on the Apple Isle to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road.

Take on the Signature Tour Thursday 14 March to Saturday 23 March 2024

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED 7 DECEMBER 2023
Join the support crew waitlist fundraising@tourdecure.com.au

Signature Tour is a 10-day event, with 9 days of riding for full tour participants Hobart to Adelaide, or 3 days and 2 days of riding for Tour Experience Geelong to Warrnambool.

Choose your own ride:

Full tour, this 9 day ride will travel to a different town every night from Hobart to Adelaide.
Tour Experience riders, a 2 day ride starting in Geelong and finishing in Warrnambool. Accommodation from Sunday 17 March, ride Monday and Tuesday and depart tour Wednesday 20 March .

You will be able to choose one of these two challenges as part of the registration process.

Support Crew are required for the full 10 day tour.

The Ride

We are here to support you in your training and fundraising pursuits.

The kilometres travelled will depend on your rider level/ability (determined by the Tour de Cure Training team), and the route topography.

Once your level/ability is confirmed by the Tour de Cure training team, you will be riding a number of daily kilometres based on this:

Ride (80 – 120km)
There will be uplifts (bus and bike trailer transportation) to accommodate the longer distance days for Ride peloton

Ride plus (100 – 150km)

Challenge (120 -180km plus)

There will be an opportunity for you to nominate your rider level preference prior to the start of tour.

Thursday 14 March
Day 0: Check in at 4pm in Hobart

Friday 15 March
Day 1: Hobart to Swansea - 143km / 1,601m

Saturday 16 March
Day 2: Swansea to Launceston - 151km / 1,561m

Sunday 17 March
Day 3: Launceston to Devonport - 132km / 1,583m

Overnight: Devonport (Spirit of Tasmania) to Geelong. If you’re not a great sailor, you can purchase your own airfare Launceston to Melbourne Tullamarine, purchase transfer and overnight in TDC accommodation in Geelong. Contact TDC fundraising@tourdecure.com.au by mid November 23 if requiring flight alternative.

Tour Experience join tour at accommodation in Geelong Sunday 17 March

Monday 18 March
Day 4: Geelong to Apollo Bay - 121km / 1,379m

Tuesday 19 March
Day 5: Apollo Bay to Warrnambool - 162km / 1,982m

Tour Experience finish tour after breakfast

Wednesday 20 March
Day 6: Warrnambool to Mount Gambier - 194km / 1,102m

Thursday 21 March
Day 7: Mount Gambier to Robe - 128km / 532m

Friday 22 March
Day 8: Robe to Meningie - 185km / 611m

Saturday 23 March
Day 9: Meningie to Adelaide - 160km / 1,379m

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED 7 DECEMBER 2023
Join the support crew waitlist fundraising@tourdecure.com.au

Sponsor a Participant

Tour fundraising commitments

Funds raised from our Signature Tour goes towards Tour de Cure’s Annual Grant round, where Australia’s brightest Researchers can apply to have their cancer projects funded by Tour de Cure. We are cancer agnostic; meaning we fund all cancer types. The Tour de Cure Grants Committee focus on grants that truly impact our knowledge of cancer and treatment options for the future.

At point of registration you can choose to pay your personal donation in one payment or in four instalments. You will automatically receive your individual fundraising page to begin your fundraising journey, with the option to fundraise in a team.

By registering for Signature Tour 2024, you are pledging to meet and/or exceed your fundraising commitment by the 14 March 2024.

Full Tour Rider
$11,000 minimum fundraising plus a $1,000 personal donation

2-Day Tour Experience
$3,000 minimum fundraising plus a $500 personal donation

Support Crew
$2,500 minimum fundraising plus a $250 personal donation

You can pay your personal donation in full when you register, or you may choose to make four monthly payments automatically deducted until the total amount has been paid. You must register by November 2023 to take advantage of the monthly payment option.

Tour FAQs

Tour Experience
Day 0: Sunday 17 March accommodation in Geelong
Day 1: Monday 18 March Geelong to Apollo Bay
Day 2: Tuesday 19 March Apollo Bay to Warrnambool
Leave tour after breakfast Wednesday 20 March from Warrnambool

Riding levels for everyone

We will ride in pelotons of 20-26 riders, based on experience and ability. There will be Tour de Cure ride leaders in each peloton, who are in radio contact with support cars that travel in front and behind each peloton. Peloton cars are fully supported safety vehicles with a driver, navigator plus nutrition, medical and mechanical assistance. You can nominate which level of peloton you wish to ride in on tour when we survey riders closer to tour, and your request will be taken into consideration by our training team based on your skills and fitness.

View the Signature Tour Training Plan and Skill and Fitness Level Calendar to discover the minimum riding level expectations of Signature Tour 2024.

CLICK HERE: Full 9 Day Tour Training Plan | 2 Day Tour Experience Training Plan | Skill & Fitness Level Calendar

Ride

The basic tour route at a ‘steadier’ pace of 23-24km/hr

Ride plus

Similar route to a ‘Challenge’ route, at a ‘steadier’ pace of 24-25km/hr

Challenge

Longer route with additional elevation at ‘solid’ pace of 25+km/hr

Riders registering after 16 November 2023 need to be a minimum skill and fitness level 3 - see here

What to expect

Signature Tour is a unique experience. After signing up you will be welcomed into the Tour de Cure family, and we will support your preparation in training, safety and of course fundraising.

Whilst on the Tour itself, we will travel Hobart to Adelaide - often taking the roads less travelled, allowing you to take in stunning Tasmanian, Victorian and South Australian backdrops. We will travel on the iconic Spirit of Tasmania and visit locations through the Apple Isle and Great Ocean Road. All whilst learning about how you can play your role in raising cancer awareness and meet Cancer Researchers who are at the frontline of new knowledge and breakthroughs.

Every night on tour, Tour de Cure gives $10,000 to a local cancer charity, touching the lives of rural and regional cancer patients and their families. You will have an opportunity to meet the cancer support teams who work day-to-day with cancer patients and learn how they make a difference on the ground.

Our tours have everything you need catered for. All you need to do is to train and raise enough fundraising dollars to meet your fundraising commitment and enjoy tour. You are well looked after on the road by experienced ride leaders and support crew. 

Why not join as support crew?

Support Crew registrations closed 13 November 2023
Join the support crew waitlist fundraising@tourdecure.com.au

You will have a fantastic experience. Many of our support crew come back repeatedly as there isn’t anything quite like being on tour. 

You won’t just walk away from tour with a personal sense of accomplishment, but lifelong friendships developed in the lead up to, and during the tour. You will be connected to a dedicated group committed to changing the cancer story in Australia and raising funds to support cancer research. 

View a summary of support crew roles here