Mark Carrington
- National: N/A
- State: N/A in NSW
I'm Riding For
Sjaan and Gerda van de Kraan and Colleen Kotze Anderson
Tante Sjaan and Tante Gerda were sisters. In 2022, Gerda died with cancer on the same day as her sister Sjaan, 3 years earlier. In 2025, my sister's youngest daughter succumbed after a long battle - RIP Colleen. And as we speak, my brother is undergoing treatment for throat chancer My ride is for all of them. ps., Photo is of Tante Sjaan.
My Story
Every year I ride for kids cancer - 12 years and still going. The old days of riding a big challenge across a map are gone - the last one from Melbourne to Shoalhaven Heads in 2022 was hard work (and the weather was wet)
Had an idea to ride the rail trails for Victoria. That has not worked out - maybe this year I am keen to do that to look for orchids. Who knows. Meanwhile I will aim to ride more than I have - harder work now as Gordon is not exactly a bike friendly place to cycle from That is why my target is little - not a lot of time and no fitness.
Cancer is the largest single killer of children from disease in Australia – over 600 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and sadly, 3 die every week.
Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.
Please support my challenge by making a donation through my fundraising page to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.
Together, we can save little lives.
Thanks for your support.
My Legacy
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1,056 km Ridden$2,557 Raised2014
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2,570 km Ridden$4,415 Raised2015
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1,236 km Ridden$2,510 Raised2016
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1,328 km Ridden$2,990 Raised2017
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1,185 km Ridden$3,333 Raised2018
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1,378 km Ridden$4,446 Raised2019
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1,973 km Ridden$3,947 Raised2020
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1,350 km Ridden$3,515 Raised2021
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2,111 km Ridden$3,154 Raised2022
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523 km Ridden$4,003 Raised2023
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470 km Ridden$5,836 Raised2024
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413 km Ridden$4,319 Raised2025
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RiddenRaised2026