TOM Malcolm, 11, has ridden from Sydney to Barwon Heads with his grandfather Bob Montgomery in a bid to raise $50,000 for Huntington’s families to get the vital help and support they need.
\nThe duo took off after the Walk4Hope at Parramatta Park on September 22, before undertaking their 1000-kilometre, 10-day ride, and arrived in Barwon Heads last Wednesday.
\nMembers of the Barwon Heads Cycling Club rode with Tom and Bob for their final leg, as family and friends welcomed them back into town.
\nThey have raised more than $21,000 for Huntington\u2019s NSW & ACT to date.
\n\u201cToday we finally finished the bloody amazing ride from Sydney to Melbourne,\u201d Tom said on Instagram through his @ride.4.hd page.
\n\u201cWe rode in with the Barwon Heads Cycling Club who were amazing and taught me how to ride in a group.
\n\u201cThanks for all the support everyone has given me especially my two brothers, my Mum and Dad and most importantly my grandparents.
\n\u201cThanks for all the generous donations.
\n\u201cThey have helped so many people who suffer from Huntington\u2019s Disease.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a wild ride and we\u2019re just getting started.\u201d
\nBob, 75, has completed many national rides to help raise money for charities MND & Huntington\u2019s.
\nHis first ride was from Katoomba to Port Douglas, second from Perth to Leura, third from Darwin to Perth, fourth from Darwin to Port Douglas, and his fifth was Sydney to Melbourne.
\n\u201cOn my last four rides raising funds for two great charities MND & Huntington\u2019s I have ridden solo, however this year I was both pleased and very proud to have my 11-year-old grandson Tom Malcolm riding with me,\u201d he said.
\nBob said a really good friend of his had Huntington\u2019s in his family and that he had been part of his support crew over the last three rides he had undertaken.
\nIn preparation for the ride, Bob kept up his training of 400kms cycling per week and also doing weights daily.
\n\u201cTom is a very sports-minded young man who and well as cycling plays rugby and cricket, does cross country running and loves hiking,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cHe has been following a very strict training program overseen by his parents and myself and has undertaken quite a few rides around Centennial Park and in the Blue Mountains learning about road riding and safety precautions that have to be followed at all times.\u201d
\nBob, a proud member of the Rotary Club of Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise and a Paul Harris Fellow, was pleased to once again have the Club\u2019s full support.
\nThe duo also stopped to speak at various Rotary Clubs along the journey to spread the word about Huntington\u2019s Disease.
\nTo donate, visit walkforhope2019.everydayhero.com\/au\/bob, or to see photos from the ride, visit @ride.4.hd on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TOM Malcolm, 11, has ridden from Sydney to Barwon Heads with his grandfather Bob Montgomery in a bid to raise $50,000 for Huntington’s families to get the vital help and support they need. The duo took off after the Walk4Hope at Parramatta Park on September 22, before undertaking their 1000-kilometre, 10-day ride, and arrived in […]<\/p>\n