Phillip's 2019 Cairns to Cooktown ride for FNQHF

Update: the ride is done and the raffle is drawn. The clock was won by Lynne K (Ayr) who has sponsored me every year since 2011. Thanks Lynne.

For those interested in data from the ride, the speed and elevation graphs are available (graph 3 shows the Desailly Range climb and  Byerstown Range descent). The bike had a rear wheel spoke break after Mt Molloy (possibly caused by a bad bump on the bridge at Mt Molloy) and the catch up ride (near the 100km point) gave me a "rider blow out" that took a day to recover from.

Cycling Yogis reach Cooktown

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I am again riding in support of the FNQ Hospital Fund Cardiac Challenge (please click here to sponsor me or visit  https://is.gd/XJcV1y). This web page describes our group, the fund raising trivia night, a raffle prize for my sponsors, the ride challenges, and there is a collection of sponsor comments at the very end.

• This year, 4 of us have again formed a group called Cycling Yogis which is comprised of Akemi, Bob, Christal and me (most of us met through yoga ... except for Bob who refuses to do any yoga).

                                      

Training on the Lake Morris Road

• I have a raffle to thank my sponsors and this year, the prize is non-alcoholic. All supporters are entered into a raffle for a great hand crafted NTP clock which synchronises itself to an atomic accuracy time reference. Every dollar donated gets you an entry i.e. your number of entries is proportional to the donated amount. These clocks have been tested on quite a few family members, and none have been harmed. In fact, they report being able to set-and-forget the clocks and that they always know the exact time, so that is good. You just plug it in, enter your home wifi info, and it then just works. Some CompSci info: the raffle process uses arc4random_uniform() like in this C++ program to obtain a fair result.

Raffle Prize for Sponsors

(with ride mascot)

• The FNQHF folks have prepared this description of the challenges:
• Previous highlights of my rides: tasty fruit (Mareeba), thirst quenching drinks (Mt Carbine), P&C committee and a Pony Club fundraising meals and drinks at Lakeland, and the finale dinner at the Cooktown High School hall;
• Bananas & muesli bars;
• Other highlights: Kuranda Range climb, Desailly Range climb, and the Byerstown Range (downhill)! These links show you some of the very attractive scenery;
• And in Lakeland, we get to see Australia's first grid connected battery and solar farm at what is a "leaf node" or end-point of the power grid, so in effect it has extra responsibility for network stability.

• Special thanks to Miguel Antequra at Rusty's Markets for all of the bananas!

• Previous events:
• We have (had) a Pub Trivia Night scheduled at 6:30pm for 7pm Thursday July 25, at the Barron River Hotel, 35 Stratford Street, Stratford (map). It is a great night for families (and trivia nerds), and note that we play and dine next to the children play area. Click here for the flyer.
• The entry fee is $10 per person, all of which goes to the FNQHF Cardiac Challenge;
• Please phone 40551213 to book a team. Booking is not essential but it does give the venue an idea of numbers (you can also just let me know if you're coming but have not organised a team).
• And please form teams and brings your friends!

(Click here to return to my main web page)

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