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Welcome to
Clarkes Gambit 2026
Imagine you have just finished a days cycling on mint gravel backroads. You are tired but feel at peace as you enjoy a drink with your friends and family at the SteamPacket Hotel and watch the sunset.
You know a big feed is coming up and a sweet car camping setup awaits your weary bones. And the best thing is you get to do it all again tomorrow.
This is Clarkes Gambit
The event name seeks to build on our Bushranger series of events; the Clarke gang led by brothers Thomas and John Clarke, were the nation’s deadliest bushrangers that rustled livestock, ambushed gold shipments and robbed traders from Braidwood to Bega in southern New South Wales in the mid 1860’s.
The event will feature two days of sublime gravel cycling with three (3) different distances to choose from. There is also a One Day option. Your entry fee is super good value and gets you:
An entire weekend of riding on some of the best champagne gravel roads in Australia
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On course Feed zone and mechanical support
Fully insured event with approval from local council and authorities
Your own limited edition commemorative patch.
A huge cache of prizes kindly donated by our sponsors. Prizes will be allocated on a first entered, best prize basis. Enter earlier for the chance of a better prize!
Short Course: 35km each day
Medium Course: 55km each day
Long Course: 95km (Saturday only)
Check out the course options at https://graveleur.cc/clarkes-gambit-course-options/
The overnighter is not a race, but rather a social cycling experience designed to be enjoyed in small groups of cyclists of similar ability. To complete the activity, cyclists need to:
Understand how to fuel their body for an extended ride and be at a good level of fitness to complete their chosen distance at an average speed of 15-20 kph.
Be experienced at navigating and following a GPX route.
Have a reasonable level of mechanical know how in case you need to perform running repairs on your bicycle e.g. punctures, ripped tyres, broken chains, non-functioning gears.
Family Discount: Choose the "Short Course Family entry" option for two or more riders living at the same address. Choose "Family" option for all entries in one transaction, then tell us what course you want to ride at Event rego
Group Discount: 10% for a group of 10 or more riders registered in one transaction. Choose someone for your group to enter the details of each rider from your group, then create a login, confirm your details and accept the waiver. Simple!
CYCLING AT ITS BEST
Spend a weekend in Snowy Valleys, NSW, 26-27 September 2026. A full weekend of rides of varying distance and challenges, plus a program of cycling-related events and activities.
Based in picturesque Adelong with rides taking in the surrounding hills and valleys, and the towns of Tumut, Tumbarumba and Batlow.
Ride routes vary, depending on the kind of challenge you are looking for - 20km, 45km, 72km, 117km, or 160km.
NEW THIS YEAR:
44km gravel route with 1,000m of climbing
205km road route with over 3,000m of climbing
ROTARY IS A TRUSTED CHARITY:
Funds from the event are applied to Rotary's program of community support for youth development, local charitable organisations, health, and many community service programs.
Stromlo Running Festival 2026 14th - 15th November 2026 The Stromlo Running Festival (SRF) is an annual destination trail event held in mid-to-late November. The event provides an opportunity for runners of all abilities to ‘get off the road’ and challenge themselves on trails that take in sweeping views of Canberra, Black Mountain Tower, and the Brindabella ranges. There's something for everyone! Choose from 6 bespoke courses: 5km, 10km, 15km, 30km, and returning for its second year, the marathon (42.2km) course based in our stunning home grounds of Stromlo Forest. Plus, our family-favourite, the kids' 2.5km cross country is back for more fun and festive finish lines. Acknowledgement of Country We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians on whose land we live, work, run, and play, and we respect their Elders, culture, lore, and values. We value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture as a national treasure, and embrace it as a vital and rich part of the Australian identity.
Five Reasons to Race Challenge Canberra:
Australia’s capital city, Canberra, is home to Challenge Canberra middle distance triathlon and is one of the world’s most liveable cities where you can enjoy a vibrant lifestyle, brimming with culture and art, just a stone’s throw from natural bushland. It’s also home to the most physically active community in Australia. Sport and recreational activities are a highly prized part of the lifestyle with extensive network of cycleways and footpaths make getting outdoors enjoyable and safe.
Swim a large one lap course without having to swim over the top of people with iconic landmarks surrounding you.
The cycle course has everything, fast, flat, climbs, undulation – it’s not called Challenge Canberra for nothing!
You get to cycle and run in the vicinity of some of Canberra’s and Australia’s iconic and scenic landmarks such as, the National Arboretum, the Australian War Memorial, the National Museum of Australia and more.
The run course is a beautiful scenic run through Commonwealth Park and around Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin – running past the Captain Cook Fountain, the Carilion and more.
Great for spectators who can watch the whole swim from the foreshore, see loved ones and team mates on the bike several times as they pass the magnificent Rond Terrace event site and then watch them several times on the run – one of the best city Challenge races in the world.
About the Local Area
Canberra is home to iconic national museums and galleries, sprawling vineyards, Australian landmarks and Ngunnawal cultural sites, sweeping city vistas, and mountain bike trails weaving through forests. Delight in a foodie wonderland with a side of world-class art, breathtaking nature and family fun all within easy reach. Take a heart-pumping hike or cycle the trails of the world’s most sustainable city. Find more than you expect in Canberra.
Canberra is the different kind of capital city – a capital brimming with culture and art just a stone’s throw from natural bushland. A capital where you’re only ever 30 minutes’ drive from the city. A capital with the most physically active community in Australia. Sport and recreational activities are a highly prized part of our lifestyle. Our extensive network of cycleways and footpaths make getting outdoors enjoyable and safe. Come explore Canberra, a gem situated inland between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, making it a perfect weekend getaway or short break destination.
Event details and schedule
About the Race
Canberra is the Capital of Australia and is accessible from every city in Australia and only a 3 hour drive from Sydney. The airport is only 6km from the city with bundles of accommodation available and riding distance to the event site.
The Challenge Canberra middle distance triathlon course is one of the most exciting courses in Australia with iconic landmarks and a scenic course that starts in the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin, a swim course that allows for all those supporters to watch every stroke you do from start to finish.
The bike course is magnificent and challenging closed course that takes you up a nice little climb into the beautiful National Arboretum, where you might just have time to enjoy the views of Canberra as you work your way through the only technical area of the course before hitting some fast and flat roads.
And it gets even better from T2 as you head out onto a three lap 7km run along the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore while first you run through the beautiful Commonwealth Park as the path takes you around the Nerang Pond and out onto the foreshore, across Commonwealth Bridge with views of Parliament House right in front of you. The very fast and flat course will see some superfast run splits.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.