Darrel Mole
- National: 144th
- State: 42nd in NSW
I'm Riding For
Katelyn Mole
Our beautiful girl was taken from us much earlier than we liked. Even during her illness she put others first and did all she could to encourage others who were struggling. We know that she trusted God and is in a better place but also miss her dearly.
My Story
Just over six and a half years ago my daughter, Katelyn, was diagnosed with cancer (Acute Myeloid Leukaemia). After numerous rounds of chemo she had a stem cell transplant in July 2018. While she was being treated at Westmead I got involved in the Great Cycle Challenge to help raise awareness and funds for fighting kids' cancer. Even though Katie wasn't a "kid" when she was diagnosed finding a cure for childhood cancer will benefit all cancer sufferers.
Katie passed away in March 2020 due to complications following her stem cell transplant, so I'll be riding in memory of her and in the hope of finding a cure for others.
Throughout October I'll be aiming to ride 200 km. I know a lot of you support other causes but if you can spare a little please consider supporting my challenge by making a donation.
All funds raised will support the Children's Medical Research Institute to develop treatments and find cures for childhood cancers.
Thank you.
Darrel
My Legacy
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304 km Ridden$2,504 Raised2018
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108 km Ridden$1,655 Raised2019
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212 km Ridden$2,501 Raised2020
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425 km Ridden$2,104 Raised2021
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357 km Ridden$4,522 Raised2022
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339 km Ridden$5,205 Raised2023
My Challenge
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15.0 km ride - Ride 20 - Thursday, October 31, 2024
From Hopscotch King George Ave to Peel River loop Jewry St Gipps St
Logged this ride 55 days ago -
14.0 km ride - Ride 19 - Sunday, October 27, 2024
From Bicentennial Park King George Ave to Peel River loop
Logged this ride 59 days ago -
34.0 km ride - Ride 18 - Saturday, October 26, 2024
From Home King George Ave Peel Loop to MTB Park Hospital
Logged this ride 60 days ago -
21.0 km ride - Ride 17 - Friday, October 25, 2024
From Hopscotch, King George Ave to Peel River loop, Jewry St
Logged this ride 61 days ago -
20.2 km ride - Ride 16 - Tuesday, October 22, 2024
From Marius St Peel River loop to King George Ave
Logged this ride 64 days ago -
10.0 km ride - Ride 15 - Monday, October 21, 2024
From Hopscotch King George Ave to Bridge St
Logged this ride 65 days ago -
15.2 km ride - Ride 14 - Saturday, October 19, 2024
From Hopscotch King George Ave to Jewry St Gipps St
Logged this ride 67 days ago -
15.4 km ride - Ride 13 - Thursday, October 17, 2024
From Hopscotch, King George Ave to Gipps St, Jewry St
Logged this ride 69 days ago -
20.0 km ride - Ride 12 - Tuesday, October 15, 2024
From Hopscotch King George Ave to Goonoo Goonoo Rd Jewry St
Logged this ride 71 days ago -
Ride 11
13 Oct 2024Set off from Bicentennial Park with Linda to follow the same path as the last two days. Started with a headwind along King Georges Ave but that meant a good tailwind on the return trip.
Even though the weather app said no chance of rain, 10kms in it started to rain.
Rode 2.5kms in the rain and finished with 12.5km.
Posted 73 days ago -
Ride 10
13 Oct 2024Linda was way in Armidale today so I did another 15km along King George Ave, back along the river and around the Gipps St Fields.
Had to share the path with the park runners for the first little bit.
The new axle on my bike made for a very smooth and quiet ride.
Also checked the odometer and it was pretty accurate according to the Bike tracking app.
Posted 73 days ago -
12.5 km ride - Ride 11 - Sunday, October 13, 2024
From Bicentennial Park-King George Ave to Jewry St - Bicentennial Park
Logged this ride 73 days ago -
15.0 km ride - Ride 10 - Saturday, October 12, 2024
From Hopscotch & King George Ave to Jewry St & Gipps St
Logged this ride 74 days ago -
Ride 9
11 Oct 2024Off on my own this morning. Headed off from Hopscotch, down to King George Ave and then along the river and back, around the Gipps St Fields and back to the bridge before returning to Hopscotch.
Downloaded the 'Track My Ride' app to get accurate distance.
Thought I was going to have a nice smooth ride after cleaning and servicing the bikes yesterday but alas, my back wheel was making a weird noise. At the end of the ride dropped into the Broken Spoke and talked to Martin about it. We thought it might be loose cones but when I got home and tried to tighten them, I discovered that the rear axle was broken.
Bought a new one and installed it. Will test it tomorrow.
Good news is that I discovered why the odometer has been giving strange measurements. It appears that I must have, somehow, managed to change the units to miles. Remedied that issue to and will check it against the app tomorrow, as well.
Posted 75 days ago -
Ride 8
11 Oct 2024Back home and a quick 10km ride along the river, the levy bank and Scott Rd this morning.
The magpies near Jewry St were friendly but the ones on Scott Rd swooped both of us despite our efforts to talk nicely to them.
Odometer still not working correctly but mapped the ride on google maps to confirm the distance.
Need to give the bikes a good once over to get them running smooth
Posted 75 days ago -
15.0 km ride - Ride 9 - Friday, October 11, 2024
From Hopscotch to King George Ave Gipps St
Logged this ride 75 days ago -
10.0 km ride - Ride 8 - Thursday, October 10, 2024
From Bicentennial Park Bike Path Tamworth
Logged this ride 76 days ago -
$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 77 days ago -
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 77 days ago -
$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 77 days ago -
$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 77 days ago -
Odometer error fixed.
7 Oct 2024Since I adjusted the odometer Linda and I have both been feeling like the rides were longer than measured and speeds seemed low.
So this morning when I got up to go for a ride and it was blowing a gale I decided to double check what I had done.
I did some detailed measurements of a couple of our rides using google maps and worked out that we were doing 1.39 times the distance being shown on the odometer.
I then remeasured the wheel circumference and found it was longer than I had put into the odometer.
So I readjusted the odometer and will check it against a GPS and google maps on our next ride.
I have adjusted my ride distances on the app accordingly but have left the original ones in my blog. I wouldn't have bothered if it had been a small difference but 39% is rather substantial.
Posted 78 days ago -
Ride 7
7 Oct 2024Another sunset ride with Linda this evening.
7.1kms which ups today's total to 22.7km.
Amazing the difference a day makes on a long weekend. Yesterday we were constantly ringing bells because the shared path was crowded, tonight there were very few people out.
Posted 79 days ago -
10.0 km ride - Ride 7 - Monday, October 7, 2024
From North Haven to North Haven Heads
Logged this ride 79 days ago -
Ride 6
6 Oct 2024Got up early and went for a ride on my own.
Nice cool start to the day.
Went out to Dunbogan and the back past the markets to North Haven heads.
About 8 KMs in I decided to put the odometer onto time so I wasn't concentrating on the KMs. The clock hadn't been adjusted for daylight savings so I attempted to do that as I was riding along and managed to clear my odometer (Doofus).
Ended up with another 7.6km so am calling it 15.6km (might have been a tad more).
Posted 79 days ago -
21.8 km ride - Ride 6 - Monday, October 7, 2024
From West Haven to Dunbogan and North Haven heads
Logged this ride 79 days ago -
Ride 5
6 Oct 2024Later ride today as it was 30 degrees earlier in the day.
Headed off from West Haven on my own and met Linda at the boat ramp (3.5 km). Then we headed up along the bike track to the heads.
Lots of dolphins were active at the heads so we stopped to watch for a while and Linda took some photos.
After that we went up to beach and rode down to the bowling club before coming back to the beach and along the path back to the car. More dolphins along the way.
11 km in all (I don't like finishing on an odd number).
A nice ride at sunset and the cool evening air.
Posted 79 days ago -
15.2 km ride - Ride 5 - Sunday, October 6, 2024
From West Haven to North Haven Beach
Logged this ride 79 days ago -
Ride 4 - 5th October.
5 Oct 2024Another 10 KMs today at Port Macquarie.
Parked in town and the first leg was out to Settlement Point and back. Had a flat tyre about 200m from the car. Turned out to be a weird hole in my rear tube right near the valve stem. The slime didn't stop it going flat and it didn't want to reinflate so had to change the tube. Quick job and back on the bike out to the path above Oxley Beach and back to maintain a 10 km daily average.
Posted 81 days ago -
Ride 3 - 4th October
5 Oct 2024A little longer today 16.7 kms, bringing the total up to 40.2 KMs and restoring a 10 km daily average.
Parked the car at North Haven and rode out to the beach and back. Then we headed back over the bridge and out to Dunbogan again but this time pushed on to Camden head before returning.
Mostly along the river so a very pleasant ride. A couple of hills out near Camden Head but not that hard.
The legs are feeling it a bit and the butt is a bit sore. Out of practice.
Posted 81 days ago -
Ride 2 - October 3
5 Oct 2024Along the river at West Haven and then out to Dunbogan. The ride was comfortable and the scenery was good.
The last hill coming back to the house was a bit hard.
Knocked over another 18.5kms but it seemed longer than it was. I hope I adjusted the odometer correctly. It might be because I haven't ridden for a few weeks or maybe I'm just getting old.
Posted 81 days ago -
Bike repair
5 Oct 2024Missed a day of riding today due to travel but picked up a wheel for $30 on the way and replaced the buckled one on the bike. Realised while doing so that the odometer on the bike was reading incorrectly, so amended that whole I was at it.
Posted 81 days ago -
Ride 1 - 1st October.
5 Oct 2024First ride in Collingwood Park.
Discovered that the front wheel must have hit the ground at some point while the bike was on the car rack, on the trip up.
Wheel has a buckle and will need to be replaced.
Still got 10.2 KMs done.
Posted 81 days ago -
13.8 km ride - Ride 4 - Saturday, October 5, 2024
From Port Macquarie to Settlement Point and Flynn's Beach.
Logged this ride 81 days ago -
23.2 km ride - Ride 3 - Friday, October 4, 2024
From North Haven to Camden Head
Logged this ride 82 days ago -
18.5 km ride - Ride 2 West Haven to Dunbogan - Thursday, October 3, 2024
Logged this ride 84 days ago -
10.2 km ride - Ride 1 - Tuesday, October 1, 2024
From Collingwood Park
Logged this ride 85 days ago
My Sponsors
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day Matching Donation
“Here's your matched donation from our generous supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
$1,177.68Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you so much for your generosity and support for this cause. It is greatly appreciated and will make a difference in the lives of kids with cancer.”
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Match Day Matching Donation
“Here's your matched donation from our generous supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to fight kids' cancer!”
$403.65Received this donation 63 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you so much for your generosity in matching donations. Your support for this worthy cause is appreciated.”
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Anonymous
“In memory of dear Katie.”
$200Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you very much. Your generous support is greatly appreciated.”
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Geoff Ellerton
$124.20Received this donation 63 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you for your generosity, Geoff. I really appreciate your support for this great cause.”
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Leanne Wilkes
“Just keep pedalling!”
$103.72Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you Leanne (and David). Your generous support is greatly appreciated. 🚵♂️”
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Amelia Billingham
“We’re always missing our dear friend Katie Mole and her killer dance moves.”
$103.50Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you for your support, Amelia and Pete. Yes, those moves were always special.”
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Jacqueline Clark
“Great work again Darrel. Enjoy the ride!”
$103.50Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thankyou Jacqueline. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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Anonymous
$103.50Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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Nadine Mead
“Always a special way to honour Katie's memory and support fighting kids cancer. Well done Darrel🚵💙”
$103.50Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you Nads (and Pete). Greatly appreciate your support.”
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Nerida Gill
“Go, you good thing.”
$103.50Received this donation 63 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you, so much for your generosity, Neri. I really appreciate your support.”
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Peter Mead
“A fitting tribute for your precious, Katie. Have a great ride, Darrel🔆🚵♂️”
$103.50Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thankyou Pete (and Nads). Your generous support is greatly appreciated.”
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Anonymous
$103.50Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you very much for your generous donation. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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David & Jean McCrory
“In memory of our precious Katie.”
$100Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you very much for your generosity. I appreciate your support.”
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Beverley & Bill Mole
“Safe pedalling Darrel. We treasure our memories of Katie.”
$72.45Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you very much, Uncle Bill and Aunty Bev. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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Anonymous
$72.45Received this donation 63 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you for your generous donation. Your support is appreciated.”
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Dimi Gouvoussis
$51.75Received this donation 70 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you very much, Dimi. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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Anonymous
$51.75Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you. I appreciate your support.”
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Lesley Lamb
“Go you good thing!”
$51.75Received this donation 77 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you very much, Lesley. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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Lisa Tierney
“Keep going Darrel! A great cause that I know is close to your heart.”
$51.75Received this donation 63 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you for your generosity, Lisa. Your support is greatly appreciated.”
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Suzanne Snowball
“Well done Darrel. I’m sure Katie would be so proud of you. 😍”
$51.75Received this donation 63 days ago
Darrel
“Thank you, very much for your generosity, Suzanne. Your support is greatly appreciated.”