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Our Initiatives -

Rural Outreach Tour

​The Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour is a unique experience that goes beyond just a ride. It is a true act of community service, combining awareness-raising, fundraising, and outreach in a way that stands apart from any other event. Each year, dedicated cyclists who share our vision contribute their time, resources, and efforts to support and empower those living with pain, as well as the healthcare professionals who care for them.
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Join the Pain Revolution Polkadot Peloton 2025!

The Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour is a one-of-a-kind experience. It is not just a ride. It is a genuine community service; an awareness-raising; an intensive professional development event; a fund-raising and community outreach activity. It’s like nothing else you will ever do. The cycling component of the Tour is critical for attracting attention, building camaraderie, raising critical funds to support Pain Revolution's innovative and high-impact programs, providing all cyclists with a proper physical challenge and an outrageously awesome cycling and educational experience.


This is no normal 'charity ride'. We ride because we all have skin in the game. We all give a damn about improving chronic pain prevention and recovery in rural Australia. I guess, we really do ‘ride for a reason’. Pain Rev charge all cyclists the full costs of participation and we ask you to raise some extra money over and above that. All you raise goes to supporting Pain Revolution’s world-leading programs. Most ‘charity rides' charge much less to ride but require a much bigger fundraising target. That way you can pay a chunk of your own costs from using the money your friends and family donated for the cause. We reckon that asking your networks to subsidise your amazing week-long experience and rather fashionable cycling kit is not what we are about.


There won’t be any celebrities riding with us, but we don’t need them because the peloton is always full of heroes. Successful applicants will share our vision that all Australians have access to the knowledge, skills and local support to prevent and overcome persistent pain; we want riders who resonate with our core trademarks - Innovation, Integrity and Empowerment.


We think the Pain Revolution Tour is without peer. Feedback from previous participants suggests that for many it is a life-changing experience. You will ride through some of Australia’s most picturesque and diverse countryside – through the flat fertile lands surrounding Bundaberg, stunning beaches and sheltered waters of Hervey Bay, rising countryside through forested hills and hinterland land on many a backroad and spectacular coastal scenery panning the entire Sunshine Coast. You will ride alongside recovered consumers, scientists, health professionals, carers and advocates; you will get to own our highly sought-after Pain Revolution Kit! You can come to any of the outreach events and get involved if you want.

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Proposed Itinerary
 

Day 0 – Friday 22nd August: Get yourself to the Sunshine Coast
DAY 1 - Saturday 23rd
Afternoon pedal around Bundaberg
DAY 2 - Sunday 24th August
Bundaberg to Hervey Bay - 130km
DAY 3 - Monday 25th August
Hervey Bay to Gympie- 130 - 150km
DAY 4 - Tuesday 26th August
Gympie to Maleny - 100 - 110km
DAY 5 - Wednesday 27th August
Maleny to Noosa - 80km - 100km
DAY 6 - Thursday 28th August
Noosa to Noosa Loop via Birtinya – 60-80km
DAY 7 - Friday 29th August
Noosa to Sunshine Coast - 80-100km
DAY 8 - Saturday 30th August
Sunshine Coast Loop to Bellthorpe via Bellvio climb - 110km
DAY 9 - Sunday 31st August
Fly out of Sunshine Coast or Brisbane
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To apply for the 2025 Tour, quickly complete this application form and send it back to us. There are a few considerations when selecting participants to ensure good representation and safe and successful riding groups, but the sooner your application is in, the better. If selected, we will help you organise a fundraising page and give you a few tips on how to do it. Our Ride Captain, ex-pro and cycling coach extraordinaire Steve Cunningham, will keep you honest in training up to the event.

EQUIPP

Help us improve pain outcomes

An associated research project, named “EQUIPP: Community consultation” will be taking place at the Pain Revolution Tour event. This project is being undertaken by the University of South Australia and has been approved by the University of South Australia's Human Research Ethics Committee (Ethics Protocol 206208). Participation is entirely voluntary, and further information is available here to help you choose whether you would like to participate.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners upon whose ancestral lands Pain Revolution community live and work. 

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Pain Revolution is a University of South Australia initiative. 

Tax deductible charitable donations are possible through the UniSA Foundation.

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