Tomorrow (the 20th of May), I start my bicycle ride, from Sydney to Melbourne, in support of the Cure for MND Foundation. Roughly 1250km of fantastic cycling, for a charity that means a lot to me. The aim is to raise AUD$2000 (and hopefully a lot more!). MND (Motor Neurone Disease, or ALS), has no cure. Once diagnosed, life span is usually no more than 5 years. It is generally a death sentence.
[Click here to donate at the fundraising page]
I plan to give myself three weeks to cover the distance. This includes about 6 to 7 rest days. I’ve put together a little route, which is below, and I’ve also included a (planned) itinerary.
| Date | Stage | Route | Stage distance | Cumulative distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/05/2017 | 1 | Sydney Olympic Park - Picton | 81 | 81 |
| 21/05/2017 | 2 | Picton - Bowral | 46 | 127 |
| 22/05/2017 | 3 | Bowral - Goulburn | 90 | 217 |
| 23/05/2017 | 4 | Goulburn - Yass | 87 | 304 |
| 24/05/2017 | 5 | Yass - Cootamundra | 105 | 409 |
| 25/05/2017 | Rest Day | Cootamundra | -- | 409 |
| 26/05/2017 | 6 | Cootamundra - Junee | 53 | 462 |
| 27/05/2017 | 7 | Junee - Wagga Wagga | 48 | 500 |
| 28/05/2017 | 8 | Wagga Wagga - Culcairn | 77 | 577 |
| 29/05/2017 | 9 | Culcairn - Albury | 50 | 627 |
| 30/05/2017 | 10 | Albury - Corowa | 58 | 685 |
| 31/05/2017 | Rest Day | Corowa | -- | 685 |
| 1/06/2017 | Rest Day | Corowa | -- | 685 |
| 2/06/2017 | Rest Day | Corowa | -- | 685 |
| 3/06/2017 | 11 | Corowa - Benalla | 85 | 770 |
| 4/06/2017 | 12 | Benalla - Shepparton | 59 | 829 |
| 5/06/2017 | 13 | Shepparton - Bendigo | 123 | 952 |
| 6/06/2016 | 14 | Bendigo - Ballarat | 115 | 1067 |
| 7/06/2017 | 15 | Ballarat - Geelong | 96 | 1163 |
| 8/06/2017 | Rest Day | Geelong | -- | 1163 |
| 9/06/2017 | Rest Day | Geelong | -- | 1163 |
| 10/06/2017 | 16 | Geelong - MCG | 84 | 1247 |
I plan to arrive, at the MCG, on the afternoon of the 10th of June, two days before, Big Freeze 3 – the big Cure for MND Foundation fundraiser.
I will be posting regular updates to Twitter, Instagram, and my Facebook page, and the links can be found at the top right of this page. I would really appreciate it if you could all throw in a bit of money, on the above donation page. Let’s all band together and help fight this beast, and one day hopefully it will be given a knock-out punch!