It was a wet welcome to NSW when cyclists riding 1200 kilometres from Brisbane to Sydney to raise money for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation and the Children’s Health Foundation crossed the state border on Monday, after a brief stopover in Wallangarra.
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Rider Darryl Dixon said Monday was their biggest day, setting out from Warwick and travelling 220 kilometres through the Tenterfield Shire to arrive in Glen Innes that evening with a cheque for a Radical-7 Pulse Oximeter valued at $4440 for the local hospital’s maternity ward.
Mr Dixon said the cyclists had enjoyed a police escort from Warwick to the border, and received a lot of support from motorists along way, stopping to make donations.
“One grey nomad just handed over a $100 donation,” he said.
