We made it! About 27 degrees and a slight wind made it easy for riders as they dropped altitude form the ranges into Townsville. Some great sights as we descended with mountains towering over an otherwise flat landscape. We carefully weaved our way around the traffic...

The shortest day yet. 107kms but some challenging hills to keep the riders honest. A stop off at the Ju Ju's lookout to break the ride. Meeting some local characters along the way including Palmer and Norma at Balfe creek. An early arrival meant time to sight  see and...

Well it was a day with lots of changes in the landscape. Decent hills for the first time and the downhill runs particularly enjoyed by the riders. We arrived into Pentland and were met by Min and Jack Jones. Min had work so hard to organise accomodation as well as the...

Well it was a picture perfect day leaving  Aramac. After filling up at the Aramac servo, the lady gave us a very generous donation. Riding was perfect and the team travelling well when a series of punctures slowed us down considerably. Rod finally had that under...

Yep, we've passed the half way point of the 1200km journey and now passed over the tropic of Capricorn Big sky country, long skinny roads, big trucks and big effort by the riders. A few spills after the visit to the tree of knowledge at Barcaldine. You would have...

Well after some terrible weather the sun chose to shine upon the riders today. A slight breeze and blue skies made for great riding. 160kms through to Blackall via tambo and the Barcoo river Part of the routine is to motivate the riders by pumping some motivational...

Back out to the where we finished yesterday. Another 170kms ahead for us. Forecast is rain clearing and after some early showers the day kept improving. You could see the riding group starting to gel together and strong formations were beginning to emerge. A stop over...

That was a big day for the first day. 170kms, lots of rain, a side wind and plenty of trucks. Including a cattle truck that may have sprayed up more than water on the road. The team did an amazing job today. Dave Gillett looked after the riders as they settled into...

Here we are at Cunnamulla, where it all finished last year. The mob is fed and our fearless leader (Dave G) has briefed the riders on tomorrows ride. 160kms ahead for the day with some rain expected. Jersey's handed out to riders, merch all sorted and training session...

She joined in with the support crew last year, and had such a good time she is back for another go.  She is leading the cooking, so all the riders know they need to be nice to her.  Loves helping in the background, and has a big heart to do whatever she can.  Here she...

With their trusty caravan, this will be their third MADRIDE journey.  They love being involved and helping out however they can...the number of different useful little things that come out of that caravan at the morning tea and lunch stops are amazing.  

She's not keen on riding bikes, but has a husband and now 2 sons who quite like it.  She loves what MADCOW are doing to help people in need though, and has been a big supporter in the background for each MADRIDE.  She's in the middle of the support crew for this...

He's never actually been with us physically on the MADRIDE, but he feels like he has as he has been right in the middle of the organisation and preparation for all 3 editions.  His choice of football team is questionable, but we are very happy he can be coming on this...

We have a support crew who know how to bleed for the cause, and Nadene is no exception.  She would prefer to be running, but loves the idea of any sort of physical adventure, and her big role will be to keep Scott in check and cheer him on.

Rod loves riding bikes, and servicing bikes, and helping people get fitted to their bike properly, and coming up with solutions for transporting the bikes and gear on the MADRIDE.  He's an all-round great guy to have on the ride.  He's a mischief too at times...

Oscar heard about MADRIDE 1 & 2, and thought 'I could do that'.  We said, well come on then...and he is.  He is keen to prove to Lewis he is no lightweight, and is looking forward to plenty of football banter to pass the time while he is pedalling. As long as Port...

There's a rumour that Steve was once 'Mr October' in a family calendar.  Well, now he's aiming to become 'Mr July' on a bike :).  He's motivated by wanting to keep up with his son Oscar, loves having a go at memorable things, and has a big heart to care about people...

Jonah debuted for MADRIDE 2, with no training, and did a sensational job!  He's back to show it was no fluke, and to experience riding in warm Queensland.  Last year he complained about his cold fingers every morning, so he has spent considerable money on a pair of...

Stuart moved to Bendigo, from Melbourne, preparing to simplify his life a bit and do more of the things he wanted to do.  He didn't realise that riding a bike 1200km was going to be one of those things!  He had a conversation with Dave though, then got on a road...

Meet Rick. First time MadRider so to be honest, no idea what he’s got himself into. Shhhh….don’t tell him until we’ve started. Rick has a big heart and determination to succeed. Get behind this awesome bloke. Thanks for dressing up for the photo shoot Rick!  Comment...

Introducing Noah. The youngest of the Gillett clan. Don’t let his size fool you. This awesome young man will give it all to no longer have to listen to his brother talk about how he rode across Australia as a 13 yr old...Noah is out to see if he can ride the...

Now the MadRide 3 is not a competition but when Scott Gillett gets on his bike, he enjoys nothing better than to beat his brother. Not sure it’s friendly rivalry but Scott will be riding for a good cause. MADCOW Australia raising funds and awareness for the homeless. ...

This is lucky legs Lewis. Another 4700km veteran and Lewis was just 13 when he rode in his first MadRide. I’m sure there will be lots of competition out there again this year.  He is as keen as ever, and would love some comments on his profile about his tan.

Meet Dave, the pioneer and leader of all things MadRide. A 4700 km veteran and ready for another 1200km. There’s no stopping this bloke. Get behind him and help the cause.  Comment on his profile to cheer him on...or stir him about being a veteran!

We made it 🙂 Last day, was a nice distance of 120 km into Cunnamulla. It was a cold start at Barringun, and none of us really felt like setting any speed records. It's funny, when you ride lots of kilometres like this, some sessions you feel good and riding is easy,...

Full update coming later in the evening, when it's all uploaded...but we have reached Cunnamulla. Very happy to get off the bike seat, and know we don't have to get back on tomorrow morning. With the Cunnamulla Fella

This one is brief, because by the time you see it you will also be able to see the final update. There's no mobile service on the Qld/NSW border at Barringun, so we called and gave a verbal update from a payphone on the side of the ride 200 metres from the roadhouse....

From yesterday, getting into Cobar 160 km from Cobar to Bourke today, and it was a bit of a riding dream. We got away from Cobar in good time, the sun was shining nicely for most of the day, we had a light tail breeze, the road surface was generally good and the...

Finishing at the bakery 🙂 The quick summary of Day 5 is that we had only 100km into Cobar today. It meant we had a late start and avoided the cold, drove back out to where we finished yesterday, and then finished in good time this afternoon after averaging almost...