Pedalthon Wrap Up

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At the end of the 2015 Pedalthon, one of the young riders turned to the camera and said, “None of us likes cancer, so we thought we would do our bit, raise some money, beat cancer”. His pithy comments summed up what more than 300 riders were thinking. They were out racing and fundraising to help ANZUP members have a war chest to bring those great ideas to the table. This year the Pedalthon raised more than $150,000 which will fund the inaugural “Below the Belt Research Fund”. You can read more about this in UPdate page 16.

We missed having Simon Clarke in Australia in the lead up to the ride. Simon is currently living in New York. His story, however, continues to resonate with our riders and donors. They have a greater understanding of the importance of clinical trials research, which we hope will lead eventually to long-term partnerships with many of these organisations.

This year we welcomed 42% more riders and 46% more teams. The weather was glorious, and sunshine bathed our riders and supporters throughout the day. ANZUP Corporate Supporters Pfizer won the Pharma/Medical category with a highly successful and talented team. The ANZUP team also performed exceptionally well. Thanks to Karen Bracken, Jaclyn Verghis, Marzena Kelly, Bonnie Laxton-Blinkhorn, Peter Grimison and Howard Chan for taking an annual leave day to ride for us.

Ian Davis with triple gold medallist Kaarle McCulloch started the 51 teams on their way. ANZUP has been fortunate to have a great relationship with the NSW Institute of Sports Road Development teams. They have worked with our riders in the lead up to race day and on race day to ensure they have an experience like no other charity bike ride. Kaarle is heading to Rio next year and should come home wearing a medal or two.

The Pedalthon is back in 2016 so save 20 September in your diary and make your way to Sydney!

START YOUR PEDALLING! KAARLE MCCULLOCH WAVING THE FLAG

2015 ANZUP BELOW THE BELT PEDALTHON WINNERS CUSTOM CREATIVE

IAN DAVIS, KAARLE MCCULLOCH, BEN KERSTEN AND BRAD MCGEE