ANZUP Below the Belt Pedalthon – Sydney 2022

$2

MILLION

RAISED SINCE 2014 FOR BELOW THE BELT CANCER RESEARCH

It’s back! The return of the Sydney Pedalthon

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SYDNEY PEDALTHONS

7 Sydney Pedalthons, 5 cancers, 1038 laps, 4079 kilometers (that’s from Sydney to Perth!), an extraordinary $53,000 raised and the funds are still rolling in! After three years off the track, we thank every rider, supporter and volunteer who joined us at Sydney Motorsport Park on Tuesday 22 November, for the energy and commitment to making it a fantastic day, as well as the amazing efforts in raising vital funds for testicular, prostate, penile, kidney and bladder cancer research! The day was full of energy and competitive spirit; we witnessed grit, determination, and cycling prowess, as well as a lot of fun.

A special thank you to ANZUP’s Researchers, Professor Lisa Horvath and Associate Professor Kate Mahon, thank you for riding and reminding us why the Pedalthon is so important. And to Associate Professor Peter Grimison for riding every year in support of the Pedalthon’s founder Simon Clarke and ANZUP and representing ANZUP on the day.

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CANCERS

Sydney Pedalthon

85

RIDERS

1039

LAPS

4079

KMS

RAISED

We are thrilled to announce that not only have we raised more than $53,000 but another milestone was made with the funds raised from this event ticking us over to more than $2 million raised since 2014. That is over $2 million going straight to ANZUP Cancer Trials Group to improve the lives of people affected by bladder, kidney, testicular, penile, and prostate cancers through practice-changing multidisciplinary collaborative clinical trials.

THE BREAKFAST POINT MEN’S SHED

Fundraising heroes

Congratulations to all our fundraisers who raised essential funds for clinical trials. We’d like to give a special thank you to our top fundraising team and individual heroes: The top fundraising team, the Breakfast Point Men’s Shed has raised an incredible $20,000. One of their riders, Peter Lean, 83 years young, took out the highest fundraiser with over $7,000 in donations. What a team!

TOP FUNDRAISERS TEAMS:

1. Breakfast Point Men’s Shed - $20,032 2. Macquarie Bank Pedallers - $5,808 3. ANZUP OG - $3,244 4. St Vincent’s Gummies - $3,242 5. Lion Hearts - $2,252

INDIVIDUALS:

1. Peter Lean -

$7,160 2. Doug Esdaile - $3,118 3. Louise Emmett - $2,220 4. James Lees - $1,797 5. Rodney Jeffery - $1,570 Youngest fundraiser (and 8th on the leaderboard!) – Edward Russell - $1,222

Thank you to every rider for your fundraising efforts!

Champions of the track

Congratulations to Macquarie Bank Pedallers who won the 2022 Below the Belt Champions and got to take home the coveted trophy. Congratulations to our other winners of the day: Fastest lap: Jamie Kennell - Webb Champion of the mountain - Female: Alana Rados Champion of the mountain - Male: Jonny Harrision Most laps - Female: Annett Happich Most laps - Male: Nick Johnston Winner fastest 2 laps: Tom Bills Below the Belt Pedalthon 3rd Place Champions: Origin Energy Below the Belt Pedalthon 2nd Place Champions: Lion Hearts

Bronze Sponsor – Pfizer Oncology

Thank you to our wonderful Bronze Sponsor Pfizer for their amazing support. Pfizer Oncology has been a regular face at the Sydney Pedalthon both on and off the track since its inception in 2014. This year, Pfizer generously returned for the fourth time as Bronze Sponsor for the event. Not only that, but 2022 was their seventh time as riders – which means that they have supported and pedalled with us at every Sydney event. We would also like to extend our thanks to our 21 incredible supporters for their donations on the day helping to sustain our riders across the 3 hours.

With thanks to our sponsors and supporters!