00:02Up before daybreak, it was a sea of lycra in Darwin's city centre this morning for the
00:07Gran Fondo's main race, a 135 kilometre course to Yarrawonga involving three laps.
00:15There's something for everybody, right through from the 135 kilometre event for the super
00:20fit to the 5 kilometre event for children and people who only want to ride 5 kilometres.
00:26And the turnout was good.
00:27Just over 500 which is good, it's been a couple of years we've had 700.
00:32The race used to begin in Mandora but organisers have opted to keep the competition closer
00:37to home where they can close off roads for rider safety.
00:42Being a road closer it's really safe as well so it just helps encourage everyone to get
00:47involved.
00:47More women took part in this year's event according to the organisers.
00:51You do notice that in Darwin that you have a really good participation in sports overall.
00:56About 30 per cent of riders this year were women, which is up on previous years and also
01:01in terms of events like this nationally, it's a high, it's a high percentage.
01:06Yay!
01:07This Filipino-Australian cycling team has been riding together for the last 12 years.
01:13It's good for the community, we encourage fitness and sports.
01:17You know, so well done to all the participants.
01:20Organisers say the Top End event has secured funding to keep riding into the foreseeable future.
01:25пояс to them, so well done to us.
01:25Oh yeah!
01:26That's it!
01:27The final thing is known at the time of the New York City.
01:29We're made a lot of fun...
01:29We made it for the New York City.
01:30You were made a lot of fun and big.
01:30I think it's a nice thing, if we're going to get some fun.
