The Adversity Ride – 5 friends riding the length of NZ in 11 days

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Coogee, New South Wales, Australia

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Cycling up to 10hrs a day, 1,600KM’s from Auckland to Queenstown through New Zealand’s harsh peaks and mountainous Roads. 11 days of back to back cycling with no rest days in between and carrying all their own equipment, sleepless nights and intense muscle pain will be the order of the day.

As if this challenge wasn’t dangerous and outlandish enough, these 5 guys don’t even own bicycles… The vast majority of their cycling experience can be traced back to short stints riding BMX’s in the early 2000’s, most not having touched a bike since.

But, the gauntlet has been set, and the thought of helping all those affected by Guillain Barre Syndrome will get them through to the finish line.

Meet The Team:

Rich Barnett AKA THE BULL The Bull of the squad, wider than he is tall. The fact that one of his arms

has more muscle than both of his legs isn’t going to do him any favours

during this tortuous trip.

Taylor King AKA The Princess The hardest exercise this guy ever undertakes is his intense morning skin care routine. Least favourite to finish, he’s going to struggle on this trip without his hair dryer and whitening toothpaste.

Kai Done AKA Otton Named ironically after the surfer Kai Otton. This guy’s enthusiasm far

outweighs his ability to surf, or cycle for that matter. He’s going to need

all the enthusiasm he can muster if he’s going to finish this monster.

Tom Fernon AKA Bluey AKA The Passion The true blue Aussie of the group, this guy could talk Donald Trump out of building the wall, he’s a motivator and we will need him. He’s also the

only guy who has an ounce of cycling experience.

Nick McElhone AKA Eye Drops Don’t let his sleepy looking eyes and chilled out persona fool you, this guy’s a stallion, in more ways than one. He’s also most likely to fill his water bottle with beer. I wouldn’t bet on this 3 legged horse.

What is Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)?

Guillain Barre Syndrome pronounced (Gheelan Barré) is an autoimmune

condition in which a person’s peripheral nerves are attacked by the body’s own immune system causing weakness and paralysis of the limbs. It’s an own goal you could do without and It can happen to anyone at any age, there is no cure.

What the GBS Foundation does and where your money will go:

The GBS Foundation of Australia are here to listen to individual journey’s, provide information and up to date research. Supporting those suffering from GBS and their families financially, physically and emotionally, so that no one feels alone, unheard or unsupported.

Everyone in the foundation works voluntarily so that every penny donated goes directly to the cause.

We are so grateful that you are getting involved:

We ask you to donate generously, to help raise our target for the campaign to help several families suffering from GBS. The more you donate the bigger the impact made of others’ lives.

Thank you very much 🙂

Benjamin Hall

7 years ago

$25

Maroun Elias

7 years ago

$25

Taylor King

7 years ago

$300

Janine Cohen

7 years ago

$50

Julia Hede

7 years ago

$50

John Tucker

7 years ago

$100

Anonymous

7 years ago

$25

Liz Lang

7 years ago

$50

Anthony Johnson

7 years ago

$50

Dash Betts

7 years ago

$25

Dash Dash

7 years ago

$25

Eugene Fanning

7 years ago

$20

Hannah O’Neill

7 years ago

$50

Chesterton Cook

7 years ago

$100

Terence Gadd

7 years ago

$100

Dean Curnow

7 years ago

$100

Kaye Barnett

7 years ago

$100

Brianna Allen

7 years ago

$25

Jibba The jew

7 years ago

$50

Cheeso Cheesewick

7 years ago

$50

Benjamin Hall

Sorry for the delay well done boys!!

7 years ago

Julia Hede

Nice work Tommo!

7 years ago

Eugene Fanning

well done you bunch on mongrels! and for a great cause!

7 years ago

Terence Gadd

Well done Rich and team. We read your posted journals and made a contribution on your behalf.

7 years ago

Dean Curnow

Well done lads

7 years ago

Cheeso Cheesewick

Onya fellas ya fkn mongrels yyeewwwwww

7 years ago

Anna Mcelhone

Well done boys. Glad you finished safely. Greg and Anna

7 years ago

Tim Solan

Good luck Kai Watch out for kiwis!

7 years ago

Christopher Hudson

Well done guys you done well… Chris Steph and Ethan

7 years ago

Daniel Dawson

Its not how hard you can hit. Its how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward – Rocky Balboa, Heavyweight Champ

7 years ago

Teresa Sims

You boys are totally incredible and an inspiration to us all. I wish you all the luck and strength in the world. You are smashing this. WELL DONE (thank you for the daily blogs aswell – wonderful to read and very thoughtful even though you must be completely exhausted) xx Teresa xxx

7 years ago

Darcey Read

Good luck lads!!

7 years ago

Charlie Evans

Good luck fellas!

7 years ago

James Brock

Break bread bluey

7 years ago

Jon Chomley

Well done Tom. Watch out for the Taniwha

7 years ago

Jon Chomley

Well done Tom. Watch out for the Taniwha

7 years ago

Addison Hunter

good stuff mate !

7 years ago

Olivia Schmidt

go tom and good luck 🙂

7 years ago

Andrew Hill

Epic lads go get em!

7 years ago

Sean Fraser

Love you boys more than youll ever know. Very proud of what you’re doing! hehe

7 years ago

James Carr

Make sure you make it to the end Wolf of Wahroonga!

7 years ago

Hannah O’Neill

Go lads!!!! 🙂

7 years ago

Jonny Vaux

Looking forward to seeing you return with those chisselled cheeks. See you tonight :)))

7 years ago

Edward Carroll

Scenic cycle

7 years ago

Finn Yeoh

Watch out Wellington!

7 years ago

Stephen Manna

Hopefully $25.00 will cover the cost of eye drops for Macca for duration of the trip.

7 years ago

Lauren Allin

Hope you have a wheelie good time and don’t get two tired. L x

7 years ago

Michael Dupe

Scenic Cycle – Mike Dupé and Margaret Jamieson

7 years ago

babushkha dass

Good luck Richard, babs x

7 years ago

Alex Stephen

Hope your asses don’t get too sore – Alski

7 years ago

John Green

ACRWORLD are behind you every peddle of the way. Good luck boys!!

7 years ago

Louise Hudson

So proud of you all giving this massive challenge a go!!! You can do ittt!!!!!

7 years ago

Alex Wardlaw

You can do it!!

7 years ago

Jemma Allen

A marathon with barley any training and now this!!! Good luck guys you will smash it!! X

7 years ago

Jemma Allen

A marathon with barley any training and now this!!! Good luck guys you will smash it!! X

7 years ago

Leonardo Tenace

Legends

7 years ago

Stephen Bacon

Good luck guys! Great effort. Remember to wait for Tayl when he is lagging behind at the back lol. Cheers, the Bacons

7 years ago

Jade Parsons