Name: Trent Watson

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Hoping not to fall off. Don't like my chances.
Fact2: Happily married with two doggies.
Fact3: Wondering how many spare tubes to bring.

Name: Lorinda Bruce

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult
Fact2: Passionate about education, snowboarding & IT
Fact3: The latest member of the team. Less than a month to train & raise $$$$ - please sponsor me ;)

Name: Simon Massey

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I have been married for two years to my beautiful wife Kait
Fact2: I have played representative hockey for Australia
Fact3: I will be at the Olympic Stadium in London when Usain Bolt runs 9.40 at the 2012 Olympics

Name: Leanne Spellman

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I have 2 adorable nephews
Fact2: This will be my first overseas trip!
Fact3: I grew up on a sheep farm

Name: Jo Gregg-Mantle

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Volunteered with the Botswana Orphan Project 2011
Fact2: Northern Irish.
Fact3: Have 3 teenagers.

 

Name: Jim Mantle

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Have fallen off an elephant
Fact2: From Nottingham, England.
Fact3: Golfer.

 

Name: Santo Di Benedetto

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I make cakes for a living
Fact2: love a challange
Fact3: I have 3 months to get ready for this ride

Name: Jayden Lawson

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I just got married to the most amazing girl :D
Fact2: I'm the official videographer, so look out fellow riders - I see eeeverythiing
Fact3: I beat Wayne Shipton across the line last year for the Yellow Jersey

Name: Jeanne-Marie Lawson

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I am married to a wonderful scatterbrain...actually I'm one too.
Fact2: I have traveled the world.
Fact3: I'm competitive but not a cyclist and completely scared of this ride!

Name: Lindal Lawson

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Have ridden a road bike once for half an hour. Riding on dirt is more fun!
Fact2: Was born in WA and grew up in central west NSW.
Fact3: You'll never see me in Lycra.

Name: Stephen Wasiak

Interesting facts:
Fact1: i love to train animals (dogs mostly)
Fact2: i would like to know how to fly a helocopter
Fact3: i like to take underwater photos

Name: Angela Harrold

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Im unique.. just like everybody else.
Fact2: Im powered by happy music.
Fact3: I can cycle faster then you Im just letting you pass me by choice.

Name: Scott Montague

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I love to Surf
Fact2: Passionate about music
Fact3: Have the traveling bug and have lived and worked in the UK

Name: Deanne Adams

Interesting facts:
Fact1: i can juggle
Fact2: i love ice cream
Fact3: im afraid of snakes

Name: Denison Grellmann

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Speak 4 languages
Fact2: Brazilian born
Fact3: Father of 2

Name: Leighton Kuchel

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I love anything to do with cricket
Fact2: I love my kombi
Fact3: My girlfriend has a collection of empty tic-tac boxes in my room

Name: Mark Rose

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I am a Christian, a father and I am blessed to have a wonderful wife
Fact2: To have fun I prefer be the Turtle rather than be the Hare; enjoy the journey as well as the destination
Fact3: Recently got back on the bike.. now i will hurt but the kids are worth it

Name: Rodney Olsen

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I'm a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and radio broadcaster from Perth Western Australia.
Fact2: I have cycled across Australia five times as well as riding in India and Canada.
Fact3: I am passionate about the work of Compassion in releasing children from poverty.

Name: Ivan Miller

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I am a father to two fantastic kids
Fact2: I used to ride a lot more than I do now
Fact3: I know this will hurt but (only a bit) its for charity

Name: Dawn Davison

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I love being outdoors
Fact2: I sky dived and bunjee jumped all in one day
Fact3: I'll never sky dive or bunjee jump ever again

Name: Craig Jeffries

Interesting facts:
Fact1: If it goes fast, I like it
Fact2: I have a guitar called Daphne
Fact3: "Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever"

Name: Tim Clarke

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I'm a professional bike mechanic
Fact2: Adrenaline junkie and chocoholic
Fact3: Music is my time machine

 

Name: Andrew Streat

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I am passionate about be married and being a great husband to my wife
Fact2: I want to own my own plane one day soon and fly around Australia solo
Fact3: I think about Tiramisu quite often

Name: Randall Oliver

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I've been charged by a bull
Fact2: 2 children, 1 wife, 1 dog, 2 goldfish, 6 chooks, 10 geckos and a stack of cockroaches
Fact3: God first

Name: Terence Greenfield

Interesting facts:
Fact1: This adventure scares me!
Fact2: Im pumped to be supporting ADRA
Fact3: I consider Christchurch, NZ my hometown

Name: Brian Leuluai

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I have two children
Fact2: I have never done this before.
Fact3: Iam scared of snakes.

Name: Ryan Williams

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I'm from Botswana.
Fact2: I'm not much of a cyclist.
Fact3: I like strawberries & nutella.

Name: Selina McKay

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I enjoy Water Sports
Fact2: I love to Dance
Fact3: Love to travel especially Over Seas

 

 

Name: Annette Dexter

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I speak Portuguese and German
Fact2: I've never had a driver's license
Fact3: I design mini-proteins for a living

Name: David Dsitefano

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Team leader on next year's orphanage project
Fact2: I am a Christian
Fact3: I am a electrician for work

Name: Wayne Shipton

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I grew up in Townsville and used to swim with crocodiles
Fact2: I have a daughter going through the terrible two's
Fact3: I am a twin

Name: Paul Flanders

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Ride a C40 Mapei Team Bike from 2004 which was built for Andre Tafi
Fact2: Exercise Physiologist, teacher, coach
Fact3: born in 1954 but still only 29?

Name: Chris Jensen

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I have worked overseas in Mongolia and PNG
Fact2: Enjoy the downhill exhilaration
Fact3: From Victoria, Australia

Name: Malcolm Potts

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I am probably the oldest to sign up for this ride
Fact2: I love riding - I also love sailing and living in Brisbane
Fact3: I am a will ing an enthusiastic supporter of ADRA. If I did not do this ride I would always wish that I had

Name: Jared Davison

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Live in Sydney for 4 years
Fact2: I like to fly
Fact3: Like using and learning about technology

Name: Aurelia Margot

Interesting facts:
Fact1: I am a Swiss Kiwi living in Australia
Fact2: I have cycled solo 5000kms across Europe
Fact3: I have just started a personal training business, and hope to use earnings from this to support such a worthwhile and necessary cause

Name: Craig Shipton

Nationality: Australian
Interesting facts:
Fact1: I have a twin brother who isn't identical to me.
Fact2: I used to live with an ex cannibal on a tropical island. Always make sure the fridge is full of food. :)
Fact3: I miss London.

 

Name: Matthew Siliga

Interesting facts:
Fact1: Doing it for poverty
Fact2: Doing it for ADRA... ADRA rocks!
Fact3: Doing it to beat Quentin and Denison