The Cole Classic - More Heroes

We have more Every Day Heroes getting on board with the Cole Classic coming up in early Feb.

Chris Noone and David Henderson will both  swimming off Manly beach to raise funds for Bicycles for Humanity.

You can support them ( and us) through Everydayhero.com.au

http://www.everydayhero.com.au/hendo

http://www.everydayhero.com.au/chris__noone

Good luck guys.

If you have an event coming up and you’d like to support us it’s easy to set up a hero page at Everydayhero.com and choose Bicycles for Humanity as you supported charity.

Adrian Emilsen Swims the Cole Classic

Adrian Emilsen, a PHD student at Macqurie University, will be swimming the Cole Classic in Sydney on Feb 1 and raising money for Bicycles For Humanity, Melbourne. You can sponsor him here http://www.everydayhero.com.au/adrian_emilsen.

” Its great to support Bicycles For Humanity. I wanted to support the organisation because I believe in the power of bicycles to transform peoples lives with sensible and affordable mobility. Cycling is something I’m fairly good at, swimming is not,  so I expect it to be a real challenge for me.”

Adrian Emilsen

If you have a sporting event coming up and would like to support us, www.everydayhero.com.au is a great way to do it. It’s simple to set up and set Bicycles For Humanity as your supported charity. We’ll help you as much as we can to get the word out, just let us know what you’re up to and send us some pictues and information that we can post here.

Thanks again to Adrian - brilliant effort.

Sydney to Melbourne with Noah, Harry and Lucy

Below is Noah’s account of their epic ride from Sydney to Melbourne rainding money for Bicycles For Humanity. An astounding effort.

Our Experience of Riding for Bicycles for Humanity.

By Noah Bergel, travelling with Harry Catterns and Lucy Minter.

When two of my close friends and I found 10 coincident days in our busy lives for a two wheeled adventure from Sydney to Melbourne this Summer it was proposed at the last minute we take up the challenge and make our efforts count toward a cause. After a stint on the Net looking for respectable organisations to contribute to, none seemed more appropriate or deserving than Bicycles for Humanity.

After some last minute bike mechanics, we gathered under the clock at Sydney’s Central Station before boarding the 11.15 train to Bombaderry several hours South and well away from the City’s fringe. With Melbourne as our destination and 800kms we set out without further delay. By the time we rode into Cunjurong Point that evening we were aching all over, unaccustomed to the hours in the saddle. I remember distinctly, the refresh that the cold Pacific Ocean provided that evening to my skin and bones. Read more