ORGANSIERS of a cycling event which will bring 3000 people to Wangaratta in November say they are thrilled by the level of support and interest already being shown by local community groups, businesses and tourism operators.

Great Vic Bike Ride organisers held a public meeting in Wangaratta last week to discuss local opportunities for involvement in the biggest multi-day bike ride in the Southern Hemisphere, which will start in Wodonga on November 23 and end 501kms later in Healesville on December 1.

Wangaratta will play host to the 300 participants in this massive event, hosting overnight stops on November 25 and 26, with riders based at the Wangaratta Showgrounds.

The riders will arrive from Myrtleford and do a loop ride out to Lake Mokoan the following day and head off to Mansfield on November 27.

Bicycle Network chief executive officer, Alison McCormack, said she was thrilled at the turnout and show of support from the community at last week's meeting.

"The meeting was to engage the community because we are coming through the town, and we want to make sure all the bike riders engage in the community and spend money," she said.

"It’s 100 per cent the communities who are the bike rider’s favourite part.

"It’s not just about the bike riding, it’s the warm welcomes on the way, it’s the people who go out of their way to do things and to set up stalls that make it a wonderful thing."

The meeting discussed opportunities for the community to be involved through volunteering and events, highlighting the economic boost the event will provide for the region.

Ms McCormack said the one thing you want to do after a bike ride is to have a yarn with your mates over a beer.

"There is a big economic benefit for the restaurants, pubs, bars and accommodation...each rider spends an average of $35 a day on the Great Vic, injecting more than $100,000 each day into the region," she said.

"There will be no road closures in this region, traffic will be managed through a lower speed limit being implemented for a window of time along the bike rider's route."

Bike riders have a two-hour window to leave the camp on a riding day between 6:30am to 8:30am.

Ms McCormack said they've been doing it for 40 years so it’s a well-oiled machine.

"We will have traffic management in place, we’ve done several trips with police and generally we ride on 80km roads and during the time the bike riders are on it, it becomes 60km," she said.

Rural City of Wangaratta councillor Harvey Benton said the event will be huge and a reminder for road safety as motorists and cyclists travel together.

"It's important to remember it's a shared pathway, I think it’s got to get to an ‘us’ not an 'us against them' attitude going forward," he said.

“It’s comes back to respect on the road, particularly if you have the number of people travelling through, we’ve got to look out for one another."

Planning information including details of campsite locations and changes to traffic conditions were discussed at the meeting.

For more details visit greatvic.com.au.