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