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On Friday 23 January 2014, Team.Factor headed by Dr Simon McRae participated in the BUPA Challenge Tour to raise funds for Haemophilia Foundation Australia.
The Tour started in Glenelg and finished in Mount Barker in South Australia – that is over 150 km! Dr Simon McRae, Andrew Atkins, Dr Uwe Hahn, Dan Drake, Phil Shaw, Cameron Cramey, Joanna McCosker and Dr Tina Noutsos all took part in the challenge, and what a great effort in all finishing the race.
The BUPA Challenge Ride is part of the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, the first stop on the world elite cycling calendar. It gives regular cyclists the opportunity to ride the same Stage 4 route on the same day as the elite cyclists in the Tour Down Under. The tour farewelled Cadel Evans, the Australian cycling champion, who announced that the 2015 Tour Downunder will be his final Union Cycliste Internationale World Tour event before he retires.
Andrew Atkins said, “it was a perfect day for riding, cool with no breeze. A long but scenic ride from the beach through to the Adelaide hills – perfect. The team enjoyed it and thanks to everyone who contributed”
Photo: Simon McRae, Andrew Atkins and Phil Shaw at the start
Thank you to Dr Simon McRae , Andrew Atkins, Dr Uwe Hahn, Dan Drake, Phil Shaw, Cameron Cramey, Joanna McCosker and Dr Tina Noutsos for participating in the race and raising money for Haemophilia Foundation Australia. Also, a thank you to those who made donations and supported the team. The team has raised $2,173.75 – what a fantastic effort!
Haemophilia Foundation Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia, the land, waters and community where we walk, live, meet and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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