For those who want see a bit more of the South Island than just SH1.
The Escapade is a bike road rally with a slight difference. You are given a route to take, and along this route you must answer questions that are given on a question sheet. You then return the question sheet with your answers. Then your badge is sent out to you after the close off date for completing the Escapade.
The dates are not set in stone for a weekend that you do it on. You have from 1 September 2010 till 30th November 2010, a period of 3 months to complete. You can do it in your own time, by yourself or with a group. You can do it in one go or a couple of days and make it a holiday away. You can do it in any order you like as long as you get all the questions.
More info
http://www.southernrider.co.nz/forum/escapade.php
Entry form
http://southernrider.co.nz/index.php...=39&Itemid=496
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