Australia's FASTEST Group Ride | Boxing Day Papas 2022

Boxing Day Papas is a 75km group ride held on Boxing Day in Western Australia. Officially, it is not a race (some or everyone, think it is - the Jury is out).
Our Western Australian Pro Cyclists come back to Perth for one reason only, the 26th of December. This year, Sam Welsford, Jai Hindley, Ben O'Connor, Harry Sweeny and Luke Durbridge returned to take our Perth's best cyclists for the ultimate honour.
I am not GCN - I filmed as much as I could.
Shoutout to professional cycling photographer, Zac Williams for the transport (Check out his photography) and Kye Bonsor for carrying the onboard Cycliq Fly 12 Sport (Thanks to Cycliq for providing it).
Results
1 Sam Welsford (Won 3 of out of the last 4)
2 Brady Gilmore (2021 champion)
3 Luke Durbridge
4 Ben Pepper
5 Adam Maccan
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[@cyclingmaven]

God I miss this ride. Wouldn't make it to the Lefty these days.

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

I was thinking of your video from a while back Mark, Bobridge ripping it along port beach 😮‍💨

[@christallentire5879]

Amazing riders, beautiful course and fabulous atmosphere. Magnificent to see.

[@kazpep2511]

Great compilation Jethro. 🦄

[@judd7699]

BD Papas - one of the best biking experience in the world !

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Amen 🙌🏼

[@benlord4798]

Ripper vid mate, maybe next year we can rattle the tin around for a chopper cam 📷

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

I think the city of Perth can assist here

[@Aramis7]

Jeez how I miss Perth and Perth riding....

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Come back!

[@santiagobenites]

It all looks like some good fun, trying to keep up with a few really fast guys.

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

A rare privilege to ride with some of the best :)

[@rieckstudio]

Correction: young Adam McCarn was 5th i believe. Guy did a huge pull towards the end though.

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Yep correct! Edited the description but can’t change the vid. Adam did great!

[@360Scuderia]

Bring out the drone for footage next year

[@davidvitale2911]

Epic.

[@el_carbonara]

so sick, killin it out on the streets

[@haemstah]

Guess that's an early morn NE tailwind; heading SW down Mts Bay at 60kph.

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

I think it was a light southerly tbh - near perfect day wind-wise

[@Pumpedandy]

All the papas chat in the pod was justified

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Next year we are getting a chopper #wheresArnie

[@iceguy8112]

Haha these guys have smiles after ride

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

They love it 😂

[@nodoir]

Is there a map of the course?

[@KrisCoetzee]

One thing I wish the Cycliq camera did was show current speed. Great footage 👌🏽

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

That would be cool!

[@BMX1520]

Unicorns everywhere 😛

[@yogitharanachandrasekhar4263]

Anna People blessing

[@bradmac1299]

Insane bunchie. Do they close roads for this?

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

They do not - it’s a “group ride” that just happens to have a finish line. In Perth we have some great routes that are away from main roads.

[@jarrodfife242]

Ripper video

[@rieckstudio]

where was our good man, Michael Freiberg?

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Good question... tapering for his Tour de Perth pub ride maybe

[@LoaforDie]

I could do this ride too and speed…… if I was in a car.

[@irvingabbott6]

@nationonebeast you guy need to try this

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Boxing Day Papas and then Bay Crits 😉 Iykyk @nationonebeast

[@saracen888]

Noice 👌🏼

[@joeyjoey7972]

Come do the m7 Sydney

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

Is that a coffee ride?

[@joeyjoey7972]

@@thepressroomcyclingpodcast lol yes a few cafe stops....

[@joeyjoey7972]

@@thepressroomcyclingpodcast serious repsect to these riders that can maintain 60kmh, thats insane!

[@thepressroomcyclingpodcast]

They’re on another level. Amazing to see!

[@westaussie965]

W⚓️s

[@ribbyramone]

Nearly as good as Hell ride in Melborne!

[@jamesmullins6503]

And the Hell Ride is nearly as good as The Coffee Grind…..

[@judd7699]

😂.. HR ain’t even close