Brenda Noonan - On My Bike
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  • 2017 - AUST-3
  • 2016 - USA
  • 2015 - UK
    • Overview
    • Ride Supporters
    • John O Groats to Helmsdale
    • Helmsdale to Tain
    • Tain to Inverness
    • Inverness to Kingussie
    • Kingussie to Pitlochry
    • Pitlochry to Kinross
    • Kinross to Dalkeith
    • Dalkeith to Jedburgh
    • Jedburgh to Ponteland
    • Ponteland to Guisborough
    • Guisborough to Scarborough
    • Rest Day - Scarborough
    • Scarborough to Barton-upon-Humber
    • Barton-upon-Humber to Thorpe-on-the-Hill
    • Thorpe-on-the-Hill to Ibstock
    • Ibstock to Stratford-upon-Avon
    • Stratford-upon-Avon to Cambridge
    • Cambridge to West Huntspill
    • West Huntspill to Crediton
    • Crediton to Bodmin
    • Bodmin to Camborne
    • Camborne to Land's End
  • 2014 - AUST-2
    • Supporters
    • Accommodation Supporters
    • Scarborough to Dee Why
    • Dee Why to Toukley
    • Toukley to Heatherbrae
    • Heatherbrae to Bulahdelah
    • Bulahdelah to Taree
    • Taree to Kempsey
    • Kempsey to Nambucca Heads
    • Nambucca Heads to Repton
    • Repton to Mullaway
    • Mullaway to Grafton
    • Grafton to Broadwater
    • Broadwater to Hastings Point
    • Hastings Point to Labrador
    • Labrador to Northgate
    • Northgate to Scarborough
  • 2013
  • 2012 - NZ
    • Participants
    • Getting to the Start
    • Fund-raiser for NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation
    • Zonta
    • Our Wonderful Supporters!
    • Bluff to Clinton
    • Clinton to Dunedin
    • Dunedin to Oamaru
    • Oamaru to Winchester
    • Winchester to Christchurch
    • Rest Day
    • Christchurch to Cheviot
    • Cheviot to Kaikoura
    • Kaikoura to Ward
    • Ward to Picton
    • Picton to Mana
    • Mana to Foxton Beach
    • Foxton Beach to Mangaweka
    • Mangaweka to Turangi
    • Turangi to Tokoroa
    • Tokoroa to Huntly
    • Huntly to Orewa
    • Rest Day
    • Orewa to Whangarei
    • Whangarei to Coopers Beach
    • Coopers Beach to Cape Reinga
    • After completing the ride
  • 2011 - AUST-1
    • My "Crew"
    • My "Bike"
    • Preparation
    • Poems
    • Supporters
    • Scarborough (WA) to Northam
    • Northam to Kellerberrin
    • Kellerberrin to Southern Cross
    • Southern Cross to Coolgardie
    • Rest Day
    • Coolgardie to Norseman
    • Norseman to Balladonia
    • Balladonia to Caiguna
    • Caiguna to Cocklebiddy
    • Cocklebiddy to Madura Pass
    • Madura Pass to Eucla
    • Eucla to Nullarbor
    • Nullarbor to Nundroo
    • Nundroo to Penong
    • Penong to Ceduna
    • Rest Day
    • Ceduna to Minnipa
    • Minnipa to Kimba
    • Kimba to Port Augusta
    • Rest Day
    • Port Augusta to Peterborough
    • Peterborough to Olary
    • Olary to Broken Hill
    • REST DAY
    • Broken Hill to Dolo Hill
    • Dolo Hill to Emmdale
    • Emmdale to Cobar
    • Rest Day
    • Cobar to Nyngan
    • Nyngan to Warren
    • Warren to Gilgandra
    • Gilgandra to Coonabarabran
    • Coonabarabran to Narrabri
    • Rest Day
    • Narrabri to Moree
    • Moree to Goondiwindi
    • Goondiwindi to Lake Coolmunda
    • Lake Coolmunda to Warwick
    • Warwick to Kalbar
    • Kalbar to Doolandella
    • Doolandella to Scarborough (Qld)
    • Rest Day
    • Week 1 - Scarborough (WA) to Balladonia (WA)
    • Week 2:- Balladonia (WA) to Penong (SA)
    • Week 3:- Penong (SA) to Peterborough (SA)
    • Week 4:- Peterborough (SA) to Cobar (NSW)
    • Week 5:- Cobar (NSW) to Moree (NSW)
    • Week 6:- Moree (NSW) to Scarborough (Qld)
    • Heart Foundation
    • The "Media Tart"
    • Competitions

WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE
This site was originally set-up in 2011 when for some reason - I decided to bike from Scarborough, Western Australia, home to Scarborough in Queensland - a journey of 4,565 kms. Little did I know then where this long distance cycling "bug" would take me,
and I have subsequently tried to do one long ride a year.
The idea behind the website was to make a permanent record of my travels and the trials and tribulations that I experienced - hopefully something that might help fellow cyclists contemplating similar trips.
I have facebook pages for each journey too - these I try to post to on a daily basis as I go, but sometimes this is not possible due to lack of internet coverage.
This website is often updated later than the facebook page, and contains more in-depth detail.
My original "www.brendanoonan-onmybike.com" site however became rather large with many pages for each trip, so for the last two rides I have started separate websites.They can all be accessed through the links below.
​I have tried to make it as simple as possible - but everybody's mind thinks differently and what is logical to me may not be to others.
​Anyway - feel free to look around - and make contact if you have any queries.

​FUND-RAISING FOR CHARITY 

For each journey I have chosen a charity or charities close to my heart to raise funds for.
It has enabled me to get a greater insight into the workings of various organisations, and I try to go for those that do not have very high overheads with a small amount of the funds raised going to actually do something!
There are 4 main ways I use:
1. - I "sell" pages of my journey to businesses in return for a good size donation to the charity
2. - I "pester" family and friends prior and during such rides
3. - I speak about the trips to various organisations in return for a donation to the charity
4. - We collect various donations along the road for our charity.

I either have an on-line fund-raising page or have encouraged direct banking to such charities so they get maximum use of each dollar donated. As such it is hard to put an actual figure on the amount raised but as at the start of 2019, I estimate the total amount to be over $120,000-00. I am sure we have also helped raised considerable awareness for the charities and the wonderful work they do.
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2017 - BIKING FOR BOOKS - Adelaide to Darwin, Australia - 3,100 kms
Charity supported - Indigenous Literacy Foundation
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/cyclingadelaidetodarwin/
​Website - brendanoonan-onmybike-adelaidetodarwin.weebly.com/
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2016 - NEWPORT (CA) to NEWPORT (NC) - Across USA west to east - 4,749 kms
Charities supported - Cure Brain Cancer Foundation Australia and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation USA
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/onmybikeusa/
​Website - ​brendanoonan-onmybikeusa.weebly.com/
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2015 - JOHN O GROATS to LAND'S END UK - "Onmybike for Fred" - 1,642 kms
Charity supported - The Fred Hollows Foundation
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/ukscarboroughbike/
Website - www.brendanoonan-onmybike.com
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2014 - SCARBOROUGH (NSW) to SCARBOROUGH (QLD) - 1,138 kms
Charity supported - PCYC Bicycle Education and Training Programme
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/scarboroughbike/
Website - www.brendanoonan-onmybike.com
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2013 - SUNSHINE COAST MARATHON - 42.2 kms - my 60th birthday present to me!!
Charity supported - Sunshine Coast Children's Cancer
Website - www.brendanoonan-onmybike.com
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2012 - BLUFF TO CAPE REINGA NEW ZEALAND - 2100 kms in 21 days - 2,102 kms
Charity supported - NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation - alongside Zonta New Zealand
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/CycleTheLengthOfNewZealand/
Website - www.brendanoonan-onmybike.com
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2011 - SCARBOROUGH (WA) TO SCARBOROUGH (QLD) - 4,565 kms
Charities supported - Heart Foundation (NZ) and Heart Foundation (Australia)
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/Scarborough-WA-to-Scarborough-Qld-105790792835249/
Website - www.brendanoonan-onmybike.com

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