While this is only an animated image of Phil Purdy, it is a good indication of the speed that he rides when he's cycling on the road. And he will be on the road again this Saturday on the annual ROCAN ride which is a 7-day journey to the District Conference in Warrnambool with a group of other riders....most of whom ride a bit faster than this!
But it's not a race. They are riding in support of ROCAN which is a not-for-profit organisation set up to help fund research into ovarian cancer. This will be their 9th or 10th ride-to-conference and, in that time, they have raised over $500,000 which is a staggering amount of money.
Phil heads off this Saturday at 7am from Riverwalk Village Park in Newmarket Road, Werribee. He would be very grateful if some of our members could be there to see him and his mates off. Part of the support crew, as always, will be Barb Purdy and Geoff and Lexie Smith. Safe travels to everyone.