Conquest Bike Wear was recently a proud sponsor of the MK Challenge, a 1,000km bike ride from Sydney to Melbourne, to raise money for the Heart Research Institute. We were pleased to be able to supply the team with their custom cycling kit which they are sporting in various pics on their Flickr page and in this Channel 9 interview.
After his father died of a sudden heart attack in 2006, Paul Keegan realised he needed to dramatically change his lifestyle and get healthy to avoid history repeating. That's where he came up with the idea of the MK Challenge - it was something that would honour his father, Michael Keegan, while helping him to get into shape.
On March 5th, this group of young guys set out on the longest ride of their lives and they successfully completed the nine day ride on Saturday 13th March, raising around $35,000.
Paul said there are already plans to hold another challenge next year and they are considering a nine day trek across the Sahara Desert.
"Our goal is to take more people and raise more money next year. The MK Challenge is not a race or competition, but an opportunity for people who are maybe unfit or not living healthy lifestyles to push themselves to the limit and prove that when you put your mind to it you can achieve anything."
Conquest Bike Wear would like to congratulate Paul and his team on a fantastic effort. |
