Leg wax for a cause to raise $2,000. Be part of the pain.
Oct / 23 / 2018
Yesterday at work I sent out an email to see if I could gather support for another crazy fundraising idea. This time it was waxing my legs. I have never…READ MORE
Beginning
Feb / 08 / 2019
Where: 30,000 feet Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. Matsuo Basho As I flew over Athens I stared out the window, mentally counting the hours…READ MORE
Ride 4 Charity – London to Athens (route) www.25000spins.com
Feb / 09 / 2019
London to Athens. Over 4,000 km View Larger Map The Route from London to Athens Stage 1 London to Paris 22nd July – 26th July Joined by 20 other cyclists…READ MORE
10 Year old rides the Great Ocean rd
Feb / 09 / 2019
Williamstown’s Xander Schmitz is the youngest cyclist in next month’s three-day 25000spins Great Ocean Road Challenge, riding from Geelong to Warrnambool to raise money for children living in poverty. Xander,…READ MORE
The End of an Adventure
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: London Since the end of the adventure I have had a mixture of emotions. Being alone for so long confirmed my belief that there is much more to…READ MORE
Yeeeehar 🙂 – Day 65
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Akropolis Athens Distance: 3,750 km A video of me getting excited before the arrival into Athens. Abit stupid but hay. 🙂 You will just have to imagine the arrival…READ MORE
So close I can taste it – Day 64
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: 100 km from Athens Distance: 3,650 km The last few hours have been surreal. As the suns soft rays slowly fade over the blue ocean. In the distance I…READ MORE
Chilling – Day 60
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Yacht (Paleros) Greece Distance: 3,500 km Two days ago I was cycling along the road singing to myself when two other cyclists rode up next to me and startled…READ MORE
Corfu – Day 58
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Corfu Greece Distance: 3,300 km Sorry about the video not sure why I said I am on the island of Crete :). I am on the island of Corfu.…READ MORE
Roads designed to break you – Day 55
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Serenda Albania Distance: 3,150 km Sometimes the difference between breaking and making it is a simple as a light breeze on your face. The mountains passes I have had…READ MORE
Albania- Day 52
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Vlore Albania Distance: 2,850 km Albania is a crazy place. I have only cycled about 30 km and I have already been high fived twice. I have been cheered…READ MORE
Short but sweet – Day 49
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Montenegro border Distance: 2,650 km The coast of Montenegro is like an enchanting picture book. On this journey so often I found that pictures and videos just don’t capture…READ MORE
A wedding, fish, figs, grapes and oil – Day 46
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Dubrovnik Distance: 2,300 km After a week relaxing on the Island of Korcula with my Aunties family I feel refreshed and certainly a lot fatter than I arrived. Most…READ MORE
Recovering – Day 35
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Croatian Coast Sailing Distance: 2,100 km For the next 8 days I have joined a sailing boat which is hoping from island to island. I am travelling from Split…READ MORE
Accident – Day 32
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Rijeka Distance: 2,100 km It was a 11.15 and I had been on the road since 8.30. The steep rugged hills of Croatia were already taking their toll. The…READ MORE
Croatia – Day 30
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Pula to Cres Distance 1,900 km The first day cycling on my own started off early. I headed into the town centre of Pula to check out the Roman…READ MORE
The last day as a team – Day 28
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Venice Distance: 1,850 km On the last day Trent and I each wore the 25000spins jersey. It was a great feeling of achievement to know that Trent and I…READ MORE
Flying high – Day 26
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Trento Distance: 1,700km After the exertion of the last few days it was such a relief to take a well earned rest in the Italian town…READ MORE
Albula pass & St Moritz – Day 20
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: St MoritzDistance: 1,600 km After a lovely cycle past sparkling lakes we arrived in Chur. That night we stayed at Trents relatives place. They live high in the mountains…READ MORE
Luzern & more – Day 17
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: LuzernDistance: 1,320 km Luzern is a beautiful city nestled between mountains, with a lovely lake lapping on its shores. About seven years earlier I had visited the town…READ MORE
Rest Day – Day 16
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Luzern Distance: 1,320 km A video of part of our trip to Luzern from Interlaken. READ MORE
More Mountains – Day 14
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Interlaken SwitzerlandDistance: 1,210 km The first 20 km out of Genève was an architects delight with each mansion competing with the next for more grand entrance ways and…READ MORE
Alps – Day 12
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: GeneveDistance: 985 km We made an early start on the day. This would be our hardest day yet, the climb to the top of the Col de la…READ MORE
Mountain Pass – Day 11
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: St ClaudeDistance: 910 km Today the sun beat relentlessly down on us as we slowly climbed our way over mountain after mountain. Just when we seemed to have beaten…READ MORE
Wine Region – Day 9
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Beaune (Wine Capital)Distance: 770 km Trent and I could hardly wipe the grins off our faces this day. Stunning cycling through French vineyards and ancient towns taking photos of…READ MORE
Paris to Dijon – Day 8
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Dijon France Distance: 725 km Paris to Dijon As we slipped onto the rain soaked streets of Paris Monday early afternoon there was a very different feeling then…READ MORE
London to Paris – Day 6
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: Paris France Distance: 320 Km The night before I headed off from Trafalgar square was hard to sleep. Last minute things racing around in my head kept me up…READ MORE
Beginning
Feb / 19 / 2019
Where: 30,000 feet Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. Matsuo Basho As I flew over Athens I stared out the window, mentally…READ MORE
Ride 4 Charity – London to Athens (route) www.25000spins.com
Feb / 19 / 2019
London to Athens. Over 4,000 km View Larger Map The Route from London to Athens Stage 1 London to Paris 22nd July – 26th July Joined by 20 other cyclists…READ MORE
10 Year old rides the Great Ocean rd
Feb / 19 / 2019
Williamstowns Xander Schmitz is the youngest cyclist in next months three-day 25000spins Great Ocean Road Challenge, riding from Geelong to Warrnambool to raise money for children living in poverty. Xander,…READ MORE
Our world is seriously Crazy!!!
Feb / 19 / 2019
Have a look at how the world spends money. It definitely reflects certain priorities. What about us personally? How does our spending compare? (Source: The state of human development, United…READ MORE
A cyclists view of the Great Ocean Rd
Feb / 19 / 2019
It is with a mixed measure of relief and sadness that I report the completion of the Great Ocean Road charity ride for 2012. In total we rode almost 300kms,…READ MORE
Rodney Olsen
Feb / 19 / 2019
Over the past couple of months Ive been looking back at my visit to Haiti and Dominican Republic with Compassion Australia in April 2008. That visit is the main reason…READ MORE
A tale of a cyclists who missed the Swiss trip but did it on his own anyway.
Feb / 19 / 2019
I just had to share the below email from a friend of mine who was set to do the Swiss trip but missed out due to border control people. His…READ MORE
Switzerland – Wow
Feb / 19 / 2019
Switzerland is one of those places that photos fail to capture. The dramatic scenery is awesome. Day 4 is not for the faint hearted. Mountain biking in…READ MORE
Paris. Yeeeharr
Feb / 19 / 2019
The final day begins with perhaps abit more stiffness but alot more excitement then the first day. Paris is less than 110 km away. 4 days and approx…READ MORE
London
Feb / 19 / 2019
I arrived into London Friday afternoon after an excellent flight from Australia. I was super fortunate to have four seats to myself. Yesterday I took the bike I will ride…READ MORE
25000spins in the news
Feb / 19 / 2019
A video about the Great Ocean rd trip. Over $40,000 raised for ADRA, Compassion and the Botswana Orphan project. To be part of next years trip sign up at …READ MORE
25000spins helping with London Get Active campaign
Feb / 19 / 2019
In Hyde park London helping out with the Get Active campaign.READ MORE
How ADRA will use the money raised from the Great Ocean rd Cycle
Feb / 19 / 2019
These funds will go towards a new pilot project. This project works with albino children and their families in Tanzania, addressing issues to do with household income and further reducing…READ MORE
Money raised from Great Ocean rd Ride How will it help?
Feb / 19 / 2019
The money raised for the Botswana Orphan project will go to build a classroom for the orphanage in Thamaga. See the plans for the classroom.. The money will also help…READ MORE
Day 2 Great Ocean Rd
Feb / 19 / 2019
We started in Apollo bay which is where we spent the night. What an amazing day. We had it all. Hills, flats, amazing downhills. If I had to pick a…READ MORE
Day 1 Great Ocean rd
Feb / 19 / 2019
Day 1 began at an hour you shouldn’t be awake. Feeling a tad chilly we headed out from Geelong at just after 6am. The sun still hadn’t greeted the day.…READ MORE
The cyclists go crazy
Feb / 19 / 2019
The cyclists have blown my own expectations on fundraising out of the water. The target this year was to raise $28,000 which I felt was a fairly difficult but an…READ MORE
Final group training ride
Feb / 19 / 2019
The final group training ride this weekend before we meet again as a group in Melbourne to begin our ride along the Great Ocean rd. The Brisbane river loop is…READ MORE
Positive attitude
Feb / 19 / 2019
A healthy attitude is the key to achieving anything beyond your capabilities. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it…READ MORE
What its all about..
Feb / 19 / 2019
The money raised for ADRA on the 25000spins London to Paris trip 2010 has gone to the following very worthwhile project and cause. A tenner (£10) will feed a hungry…READ MORE
More Videos of the Trip 2010
Feb / 19 / 2019
Running in a field of Wheat… Riding to Paris…..READ MORE
Are we there yet….
Feb / 19 / 2019
After 4 days and 2 countries we arrived into Paris. The 2010 trip has been an excellent success. With over £28,000 raised so far and counting. …READ MORE
The cycle begins….
Feb / 19 / 2019
This time tomorrow we will have begun our journey to Paris. I am nervous but excited. A few quotes to focus Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is…READ MORE
About to fly out
Feb / 19 / 2019
Only a few hours now before I will fly out to London then just a few more days and ill be meeting all the excited cyclists to begin an adventure to…READ MORE
Leg wax for a cause to raise $2,000. Be part of the pain.
Feb / 19 / 2019
Yesterday at work I sent out an email to see if I could gather support for another crazy fundraising idea. This time it was waxing my legs. I have never…READ MORE
ADRA Making a difference with 25000spins
Feb / 19 / 2019
Hi fellow cyclists. This is an update from ADRA on the project overall: All three schools identified as options for SAFE schools have no had protective fencing installed and support…READ MORE
Great Ocean rd 2014
Feb / 19 / 2019
Time flies along. Less than two weeks to go before we set out on the Great Ocean rd 2014. $113k raised so far. With the aim of $200k I am…READ MORE
Over $198,000 raised on the Great Ocean rd 2014
Feb / 19 / 2019
Another year and another amazing Great Ocean rd trip. Over $198,000 has been raised for ADRA, Compassion, Botswana Orphan project and the Fred Hollows foundation. We had such fantastic feedback…READ MORE
Naresh Kumar completes a Heart-breaking Bike Ride from India to Germany
Oct / 30 / 2019
Naresh Kumar completes a Heart-breaking Bike Ride from India to Germany Naresh Kumar completes a Heart-breaking Bike Ride from India to Germany! Kiwi-Indian Kumar has inspiringly completed an epic bike…READ MORE