Great Cycle Challenge (2013, 2014, 2015,2016) and back in 2020

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Great Cycle Challenge

As well as my passion for motorcycling and riding my Bandit nearly daily I also ride my push bike daily. About 10 months ago after a kick up the bum from my GP  I dusted off my old mountain bike and started riding to get fitter and lose some weight, since Dec I've done just under 7000km on it.

When I saw this advertised I thought it suited me as I am clocking up plenty of KM's, but on my old bike I'm too slow to compete directly with other cyclists, this way I can keep a bit fitter, do it at my pace and hopefully make a difference to a great cause at the same time.



This October, I am riding in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer!
I will be pedalling for 31 days and my goal is to ride 600km throughout the month. (I'm hoping to raise at least $500, if I can get  to $1000 I'll bust my butt and try and do 1000km  instead)

Why am I doing this? Because cancer is the largest killer of children from disease in Australia - 3 children die of cancer every week.
It will tough, but nothing compared to what these kids face every day as they battle this terrible disease.
Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

And so I am taking on this personal challenge to raise funds to fight kids' cancer and give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.

But I need your help.
Please sponsor me to support my challenge and help these kids.
Any amount would be greatly appreciated, no matter how big or small.
To make a donation, simply view my page by clicking on the link below:

http://www.greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/IanButton

All funds raised will support Children's Medical Research Institute to continue its work to develop treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer.


Thank you

Chook (Ian)

Thanks to everyone who has already donated money for the Children's Medical Research Institute for Cancer Research.

So far, 7 days out from the start of the Great Cycle Challenge and I've just hit my target of $500.

If I can raise double my target by the October 15th I'll do my best to match it a km per dollar raised instead of my target 600km, $1000 = 1000km

Despite being away for work with no bike for 3 nights I still managed to clock up 911km on the trusty old mountain bike in October, I also raised $740 for my efforts. The Bandit is feeling happier this week, no longer left in the shed neglected while I was riding the pedalled variety

Great effort Chook and a very good cause.

well done mate, that`s a good thing you`ve done!!

Good effort, Ian! If I had seen this post in September I would have donated something for the cause.

I've just bit the bullet and re registered for 2014, same as last year, trying to raise as much money as possible to help fight children's cancer.

Any donation no matter how small would be greatly appreciated and give me the motivation to try and clock up as many km as possible.

here's a link to my page, log in, have a look, have a laugh at the old bugger and his pushy and give generously

https://greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/IanButton 

thanks

Chook (Ian)

Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far, together we have raised $635 to help fight Children's Cancer.

In the 1st 7 days of October, despite being unwell and not riding for a couple of days I have managed to ride 206 km on my old mountain bike

19 days in and just got home from a 48 km ride.

So far:

Raised $635 (out of a total $1,653,700)
Ridden 545 km (I reckon I should be able to count each km as 2 on a 20 year old steel framed mountain bike  )

Chook wrote:
Ridden 545 km (I reckon I should be able to count each km as 2 on a 20 year old steel framed mountain bike  )

Sounds fair to me 

I'm back again, just registered for the 2015 Great Cycle Challenge

This is for a great cause that needs lots of funding, donations $2 and over are tax deductible, anyone that wants to make a donation no matter how small or large, follow this link below, there are a few payment options available

At this stage I'll be back on my 20+yo mountain bike again although I am hoping to get something a bit sleeker and faster before October comes around, at the moment I've set a modest 500km/$500 target, I'l reassess both as time goes on

https://greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/IanButton

cheers

Chook

MY HISTORY

• Ridden in 2013: 911 km
  
  
• Raised in 2013: $740
  
  
• Ridden in 2014: 716 km
  
  
• Raised in 2014: $850
  
  
• Total Ridden Overall: 1,627 km
  
  
• Total Raised Overall: $1,640
  
  

Thank's to everyone that has sponsored me (there has been a couple from here), much appreciated, sponsorship has been stuck on $440 for a couple of weeks now, anyone else wanting to donate to a awesome cause, follow the link, all deductions $2 and over are deductible 

cheers

Ian (Chook)

https://greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/IanButton

I got started today, I'm away from home with no bike so it was off to the gym and a 30km ride on a spin cycle, I've raised $650 so far to help the fight against Kid's Cancer, looking forward to a "real" bike ride after I travel the 440km home tomorrow afternoon

A week down and I've ridden 245km and raised $745, I bumped my targets up to 750km/$750 a few days, I reckon I should do the distance ok, hoping to crack $1K for the 1st time

I'm about to head out for a ride, hopefully I'll have 700 km up when I get home

My sponsors have blown me away, $1500 now, I never imagined I'd get close to that

............time to start pedalling to earn some of that sponsorship

That's a great effort Chook.  Well done.

1/2 a day to go and just got back from a 30km ride, looks like I'm going out again this afternoon, I'm 4.5km short of  900km and 15,5 short of my best effort in 2013 (911km)

Good Job Ian...

The riding finished at the end of October but I managed to get another $75 between then and today's close.
$1575 this year 

Total for 2013-14-15 is $3165 and 2543km

Well done Chook, your "not" procrastinating, your doing, so well done to you.

All for a good cause.