Melbourne Art Bike Grand Prix

The sun is shining but there is still a winter chill to the air as Val and Faith take to the studio, with this week's guests, Brad and Victoria of Melbourne Art Bike Grand Prix. We take a look at the news including Tess Fabry's brilliant win of the second women's Melbourne to Warnambool road race and Nathan Elliot's win of the men's race. Local council elections are coming up and you can find responses to questions put by Yarra BUG on their website. Brunswick Cycling Club is celebration their centenary this week and Anna Meares has announced her retirement while Peter Sagan won the World Championships road race in Doha. Brad and Victoria fill us in on the inaugral Melbourne Art Bike Grand Prix they have planned for Tuesday November 1st at Coburg Velodrome. Intended as an alternative to the focus on horse racing the Art Bike GRand Prix will feature decorated 'art bikes' racing at the velodrome to support the work of Bicycles for Hmanity.  Take bikes to donate, decorate your bike as a piece of art or just drop in to watch the fun and enjoy the music!We finish up with some upcoming events including; My Mechanic Rules at Commuter Cycles, the SSWC at Woodend this weekend, MoreArt Festival rides with The Squeaky Wheel and the 2016 Bright 24hr.