Higer backs The Variety Cycle

Higer Bus and Coach has signed on once more as a sponsor of The Variety Cycle, a charity cycling event that this year will see participants ride from Sydney to Hobart to raise funds for Australia's sick, disadvantage or special-needs kids.

Higer sponsored the 2014 event – a 3700km ride from Sydney to Uluru – and now it's back for 2015, its support once again extending to the provision of a support vehicle. A Higer H7170 Munro will serve as transport for the event's first-aid staff and will be used as backup transport for fatigued or injured cyclists.

Neil Bamford, CEO of WMC Group – Higer's local distributor – said his team was excited to be helping out again in 2015.

"The Variety Cycle is a great Australian adventure that is about pushing your boundaries and doing something you never thought possible, all in the name of providing opportunity to Australian kids in need," he said.

"We're proud to support the cyclists who will participate in this event. The Higer H7170 Munro will have a very important role to play as the course winds its way through a wide variety of roads across regional centres and through some of Australia's most unforgiving terrain."

The Variety Cycle's Director, Karl Kinsella, said reliable support vehicles play a crucial role in the event.

"We have a duty of care to ensure our cyclists are safe and supported as well as possible, so we're very pleased to see Higer back on the team in 2015," he said.

"A safe, reliable and comfortable support vehicle is critical to the success of the event."

For more information about the event visit www.thevarietycycle.com.au.