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Melbourne Summer Cycle
The Melbourne Summer Cycle is a non competitive ride held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Money raised helps finance the efforts of MS Australia (Multiple Sclerosis).
The 2011 event is 40 km and circles the Melbourne city centre and crosses the West Gate Bridge[1]. Starting and finishing at Princes Park, Carlton. The Melbourne Summer Cycle aims to be a sustainable event, aiming to reduce the carbon and ecological footprint of the event. Over three thousand riders participated in 2007 [2]
In 2010, changes were made to the cycle route to avoid congestion and there was an increase in the police and traffic management staff along the course. [3]
Cyclists can enter as a team or an individual. For a recreational rider, the 40km course takes approximately 3.5 hours, not including rest breaks. There are three official rest stops on the way.
In 2011, the ride aims to raise $750,000 for people with MS [4].
References
Cycling: Victoria, Australia Organisations Bicycle Victoria Melbourne Critical Mass Events Around the Bay in a Day Austral Wheel Race Amy's Ride Great Victorian Bike Ride Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride Herald Sun Tour Hell Ride High Country Cycle Challenge Melbourne Autumn Day Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic Melbourne Summer Cycle Oppy Family Fun Ride Rotary River Ride Shepparton Fruit Loop Ride Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases of CNS (G35–G37, 340–341) Signs and symptoms Ataxia · Depression · Diplopia · Dysarthria · Dysphagia · Fatigue · Incontinence · Neurological fatigue · Nystagmus · Optic neuritis · Pain · Uhthoff's phenomenon · Dawson's fingersDiagnosis and evolution following Investigation Treatment Borderline forms Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis · Balo concentric sclerosis · Neuromyelitis optica · Marburg multiple sclerosis · Schilder's disease · Tumefactive multiple sclerosis
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