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Conrad Evans: by Trike Around Oz
Conrad Evans is riding his trike and trailer, unsupported, around Australia. Ho hum, eh?
Aged 27 and from the United Kingdom, Con has cerebral palsy, right hemiplegia, and epilepsy. Unable to ride a bike, Conrad found a way to adventure anyway. By tricycle.
His disability does not stop him from doing anything he wants to do - because he will not let it stop him. Conrad sees his disability as a reason to DO something rather than a reason NOT to. He feels he should use what he has to inspire others, to discover that they can do what they want to do if they just put their mind to it. Quite a mission.
Living in the UK, 1994 saw Conrad take on his first big triking challenge, the "End to End" ride from Land's End to John O'Groats. On this ride, he raised funds for the UK charity Scope. In 1999, Con's Three Wheels Across America adventure took him 7500km miles coast to coast from San Francisco in California to Yorktown, Virginia in just over 4 months. While raising more funds for Scope, Con also found he had an appetite for global adventure. Thus the idea for Three Wheels Around Oz was born.
Con arrived in Australia in early March. He set off without fanfare from the Sydney Opera House on 16 March 2002 on his 10 month 15,000km journey around our coastline. His planned route takes him from Sydney to Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and back to Sydney. He aims to arrive back in Sydney in January 2003. The principal objective of the expedition is to raise funds for the medical research charity, Action Research.
As of the weekend, Con had reached Hawk's Nest, north of Newcastle and was getting into the swing of cycling. On the road he travels solo and unsupported, though he is slowly gathering a small band of helpers in towns along the way. Conrad would greatly appreciate any support, however little.
The latest on Con's epic journey can be found at
http://www.weiweb.com/oz/
You can send him an encouraging email at
[email protected]
To offer more practical support en route go to
http://www.weiweb.com/oz/support.htm.
For donations, go to the Action page
https://secure.actionresearch.co.uk/sponsor/
Select "Sponsor Someone", type in Three Wheels and follow your nose.
If you see or hear of Con's adventure you can keep his family and friends up to date here:
http://www.weiweb.com/oz/input.htm
Lastly you can telephone Conrad on his mobile
0405 383 554.
Please help if you can.
Don Clark
Conrad Evans is riding his trike and trailer, unsupported, around Australia. Ho hum, eh?
Aged 27 and from the United Kingdom, Con has cerebral palsy, right hemiplegia, and epilepsy. Unable to ride a bike, Conrad found a way to adventure anyway. By tricycle.
His disability does not stop him from doing anything he wants to do - because he will not let it stop him. Conrad sees his disability as a reason to DO something rather than a reason NOT to. He feels he should use what he has to inspire others, to discover that they can do what they want to do if they just put their mind to it. Quite a mission.
Living in the UK, 1994 saw Conrad take on his first big triking challenge, the "End to End" ride from Land's End to John O'Groats. On this ride, he raised funds for the UK charity Scope. In 1999, Con's Three Wheels Across America adventure took him 7500km miles coast to coast from San Francisco in California to Yorktown, Virginia in just over 4 months. While raising more funds for Scope, Con also found he had an appetite for global adventure. Thus the idea for Three Wheels Around Oz was born.
Con arrived in Australia in early March. He set off without fanfare from the Sydney Opera House on 16 March 2002 on his 10 month 15,000km journey around our coastline. His planned route takes him from Sydney to Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and back to Sydney. He aims to arrive back in Sydney in January 2003. The principal objective of the expedition is to raise funds for the medical research charity, Action Research.
As of the weekend, Con had reached Hawk's Nest, north of Newcastle and was getting into the swing of cycling. On the road he travels solo and unsupported, though he is slowly gathering a small band of helpers in towns along the way. Conrad would greatly appreciate any support, however little.
The latest on Con's epic journey can be found at
http://www.weiweb.com/oz/
You can send him an encouraging email at
[email protected]
To offer more practical support en route go to
http://www.weiweb.com/oz/support.htm.
For donations, go to the Action page
https://secure.actionresearch.co.uk/sponsor/
Select "Sponsor Someone", type in Three Wheels and follow your nose.
If you see or hear of Con's adventure you can keep his family and friends up to date here:
http://www.weiweb.com/oz/input.htm
Lastly you can telephone Conrad on his mobile
0405 383 554.
Please help if you can.
Don Clark
