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    • Cycle Against the Beast 2017
      • Day 20: I made it!
      • Day 17: Finishing with a 4 km walk!
      • Day 16: Riding on gravel.
      • Day 15: Paying a visit to a bushranger
      • Days 13 & 14: A couple of rest days in Corowa.
      • Day 12: Dipping into Victoria, before crossing back in to NSW
      • Day 11: A little wander around Albury
      • Day 10: A cold start to the day!
      • Day 9: It was a dark and stormy night…
      • Day 8: Across the Murrumbidgee.
      • Days 6 & 7: A couple of rest days in South Gundagai
      • Day 5: 20km of tough headwinds… plus a 90km lift to Gundagai.
      • Day 4: Most of the day on the motorway.
      • Day 3: No mechanicals today!
      • Day 2: Steam engines, and another flat.
      • Day 1: A great start, and a tyre blowout
    • Purple and Pink Ride
      • Day 2: A difficult decision.
      • Day 1: An early and sunny start.
      • Day 0: The Day Before
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Intrepid Explorer, or: How I Threw Caution to the Wind and Came up with the Crazy Idea of Riding a Bicycle Around the World

By Stephen
1st July, 2015
7 min read
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In Cycling, Featured, RTW Planning
Over the years, I had been coming up with grandiose ideas of travelling the world for an extended period of time. It started out with the idea of travelling by train from London to Hong Kong, which would include the ...
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On the 5th October, I started cycling from Sydney (SCG) to Melbourne (MCG) to raise funds and awareness in the fight against MND (Motor Neurone Disease), also known as ALS, on behalf of FightMND. On the 6th day, I had to abandon it, due to a recurring knee injury. Even though I'm no longer riding, you can still donate to this cause, which is very close to my heart. To do that, click on the 'Donate to FightMND' button, below, to go to my Everyday Hero donation page.



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Planning an around the world bicycle trip, starting 2022, for @fightmnd. Loves travel, railways, and the @gwsgiants. #NeverSurrender

Instagram post 2186260476681581394_331411145 Five years ago, today, the cricketing world lost a talented batsman - Phillip Hughes. You will never be forgotten. #63NotOut #408 #PhilHughes #63NotOutForever
Instagram post 2181938226964954275_331411145 Time to start reading this book. 🙂 @fightmnd
Instagram post 2151342412471314477_331411145 Abandoned, due to a reoccurring knee injury. Not the way I wanted to end this ride. The first twinge surfaced on Monday (day 3), and made itself known much more yesterday. Too sore to ride on, and now at Blayney railway station. Disappointed, as FightMND is a cause I feel very passionate about.
Instagram post 2150495299453594055_331411145 Day 5 of Cycle Against the Beast for @fightmnd. A new course. Due to running several days behind schedule, I no longer have the time to do my original planned route. It's going to be a little more of a direct route, now. Today, I'm cycling to Blayney, and tomorrow it's on to Cowra. Please continue to donate. The link is in my bio (on Instagram), and there are a few posted links on my Facebook page. .
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Instagram post 2149863544468231758_331411145 News article in the @westernadvocate today, about my Cycle Against the Beast ride for @fightmnd! Thanks for the write up! This afternoon, at 15:10 Sydney time, I'll be on @2bs95.1fm to talk more about it. If you're not within broadcasting range, you can listen via 2bs.com.au, or search for 2BS on your favourite radio streaming app. .
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Instagram post 2149227448394611037_331411145 Bathurst! Day 3 of Cycle Against the Beast for @fightmnd. .
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Instagram post 2149121958008498893_331411145 Just under halfway to go, for today's distance. Day 3 of Cycle Against the Beast for @fightmnd. And then the bike fell over. 😀
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Instagram post 2149066764709041344_331411145 A lot of climbing again, today, for Cycle Against the Beast, day 3, for @fightmnd. .
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Instagram post 2149033411293243325_331411145 Not a bad view. Day 3 of Cycle Against the Beast for @fightmnd. .
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Instagram post 2148377685138912766_331411145 The picture doesn't do it justice, but hard work. .
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