The Beverley to Perth Road race is a well-known Western Australian 100-mile bicycle race that started in 1897 and passed through York. It was the second oldest continuously run bicycle race in Australia behind “the Warrnambool” and one of the most gruelling. 

Have you also heard of the York Road Race, Bassendean-York Road Race and Beverley to York Road Race? Come join WAHCC members at York’s Heritage Festival 23-24 April to hear stories, look at photographs and see several of the bicycles that raced.

Penny Farthings and other cycles from the 1800’s will be ridden in York on Sunday 24th

York is holding their Heritage Weekend festival starting Friday night with their famous York Ghost Walk and continues until Sunday evening with events happening every few hours.  It’s fun for the entire family yet especially exiting to present many historic bicycles and facts about cycling in York. Find out more about the weekend here.

Image from Joe Barron’s photo album.