Support Chris Marris, the flying cyclist, as he sets out to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘Fastest time to cycle trans-Australia from Perth to Sydney (male)’ while raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The ride, scheduled for late August 2010, aims to raise over $15,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

The current record, set in October 2006, stands at 8 days, 10 hours and 57 minutes, held by Australian, Richard Vollebregt.
Chris aims to make the crossing in under 8 days, about 10% faster than the current record.

The attempt will see Chris make the 4,000km journey across Australia on a road bicycle, calling on every muscle in his body and every ounce of determination in the process. He will be physically cycling for more than 20 hours per day, for up to eight days straight. Sleep will be a luxury for Chris, as he travels some 550km per day – the equivalent of Paris to Amsterdam or Perth to Coolgardie.

Chris is past 1,100klms

Published on August 31, 2010 in Ride Updates. 1 Comment

Hi All have just spoken to the crew by sattalite phone made possible by Telstra Country Wide. Chris is going really well. Chris stopped at midnight for 3 hours to eat, shower and have his 90 minute sleep. He is having a bit of a problem with his knees but I am told nothing to worry about Chris can ride through it. They have also given Chris some extra padding on his seat and he has change to his normal road bike. The weather – it has just started raining and Chris has his wet weather gear on and there is a slight tail wind so all is going well, however I have been looking up the weather and it is not looking good, they are predicting  20-40 mm of rain today  and 10-20mm tomorrow with a strong head wind on Wednesday so lets hope their forecast is wrong or its going to get really tough for Chris and crew.

Chris has ridden 1130klms and is between Caiguna and Cocklebiddy.

See Chris’s progress here

Past the 800km mark

Published on August 30, 2010 in Ride Updates. 0 Comments

Update from support crew, at 2pm – Chris has past the 800km mark. This puts him around Frasers Range. He is looking good. Thank you for all the best wishes and encouragement.

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About to reach Norseman

Published on August 30, 2010 in Ride Updates. 0 Comments

Hi all just had an update from the crew Chris is just out of Norseman. The ride has improved since daylight the weather is overcast but no rain. Chris has requested a hot pie from Norseman but we are probably guessing it might be more than one!

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See Chris’s progress here