Edwin Dawson

I am riding 500 km to fight kids' cancer and save little lives. Please sponsor me to support my challenge!

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I've Ridden 232.9 km My goal is 500 km

My Rankings

National: 185th
State: 57th in NSW

I've raised $2,146 My goal is $2,500 Donate Now

My Story

3 Aug 2026

This October, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer!

Because cancer is the largest single killer of children from disease in Australia. Right now, 90 children are diagnosed every month, and sadly, 3 die every week.

Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

And so I am riding and raising funds to support the Children's Medical Research Institute to continue their work into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and finding a cure for childhood cancer.

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.

Edwin

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 3 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.

532 km Ridden

$405 Raised

2015
Ridden

$124 Raised

2025
233 km Ridden

$2,146 Raised

2026

765 km

Ridden

$2,675

Raised

My Challenge

Day 10: Cycling Cafe Ride

10 Oct 2026

Nestled in the charming shopping district of the quiet residential suburb of Summer Hill, there is this cute Cycling Cafe, the "BarCycle Cafe & Bar". Being a writer, I notice that the word "bar" appears twice in the name, rather inefficiently. If you're going to do that, I think it would be better to at least make it pleasingly symmetrical, so "BarCycle & Cafe & Cycle Bar". Better yet, don't use the word "cycle" in the title. Instead, use a cycling technical jargon word like "Derailleur", which is also French (IYKYK). So, "Derailleur Cafe & Bar". This way, you can 1. Have a deliberate signal for the cycling customers. 2. Avoid repetition of words in the title. 3. Have your cafe sound deliciously French, which everybody likes. 4. Avoid sending an anti-signal to people who are not into cycling, they will have no idea what it means. They will just say "Let's try out this cool French-sounding cafe!". There was one other cyclist customer while I was there, a rather fit lady who had obviously travelled quite a distance to get there. She used the pro-athlete etiquette of placing down a towel on her seat at the table, to avoid a "butt-sweat surprise" for following customers. Very thoughtful, I was impressed. Anyway, the cafe is pretty nice. What an excellent place to have a delicious coffee and a Portuguese tart (you know my policy in this arena). ;-)

Posted 19 hours ago
17.2 km ride - Cycling Cafe Ride - Saturday, October 10, 2026

Logged this ride 20 hours ago
$2,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $2,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved LEGEND LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 23 hours ago
Day 9: Sydney Park Ride

9 Oct 2026

Nestled at the edge of the bohemian district of Newtown, Sydney Park is the premier place to take your dog in Sydney. Go here on a sunny day and you will see all kinds of pups enjoying an outdoor walk with their caring owners. If you are a dog person, this is what your heaven would look like. One lady was preparing to leave the park. Her adorable dog, a long-haired sausage dog of some kind, was living the best life at the park and not ready to go home. Doggie ignored all of owner's entreaties to "come along" while maintaining eye contact. When she finally attached the leash and tugged on it, doggy still didn't budge for 5 seconds. I get it. When you're having fun, soak up every minute of it! It might be a while before you get another chance.

Posted 2 days ago
15.1 km ride - Sydney Park Ride - Friday, October 9, 2026

Logged this ride 2 days ago
Day 8: Epping Ride

8 Oct 2026

Today I did a lot of road riding to get up into the North Western suburbs, specifically Epping and Eastwood. There is a large community from South-East Asia living here. At the Eastwood shopping district, there is a charming paved pedestrian street with overhead greenery, a hot food market and many restaurants and cafes. If you come here at 7 o'clock in the morning, you will find about 100 people practising their Tai Chi. You can also get a fantastic beef hot-pot, with a lemon tea out here.

Posted 3 days ago
42.8 km ride - Epping Ride - Thursday, October 8, 2026

Logged this ride 3 days ago
Day 7: Middle Harbour Ride

7 Oct 2026

Today, I braved the traffic hazards of Military Road, Mosman to get down to Middle Harbour Yacht Club. A "properly vertical" descent and ascent getting in and out, but the scenery was worth the effort! This is a top location to park your high quality yacht, because the shipyard is co-located. That means they are right there to scrub off the barnacles, load the seafood on board and chill the champagne for you. You know. Just how we like it. ;-)

Posted 4 days ago
36.2 km ride - Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Logged this ride 4 days ago
Day 6: Kingsgrove Ride

6 Oct 2026

I decided to "navigate by serendipity" today, in other words just letting my wheels turn wherever the bike wanted to go. I ended up in Kingsgrove, which has this thing called the "M5 Linear Park". It is similar to the Greenway, but instead of following a beautiful river, it follows a beautiful... freeway. 😂 Still. The surrounding suburb itself is *very* nice, seems like an idyllic peaceful neighbourhood, full of beautiful homes made with long-lasting red brick. On the way back there was this fun billboard, saying "Yallah Earlwood, Let's Eat!" for something called "Al Jannah". Oportos Portuguese chicken burgers was literally 20 metres away, so that's what I picked. I applied the valuable lesson I have learned in life, that "If you can go Portuguese, always go Portuguese".

Posted 5 days ago

My Sponsors

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!”
$362.25
Received this donation 3 days ago

Edwin

“Great job, butt-kickers! You kicked those butts right out of town!”

Great job, butt-kickers! You kicked those butts right out of town!
Beck Dawson

“Yo bro, go for it!!!!!”
$258.75
Received this donation 3 days ago

Edwin

“Whoa! Thank you Beck! The cheque's in the mail! ;-) This donation will make me ride twice as fast as before. Cheers!”

Whoa! Thank you Beck! The cheque's in the mail! ;-) This donation will make me ride twice as fast as before. Cheers!
Mino Bucci
$258.75
Received this donation 7 days ago

Edwin

“Mino! Oh my God! What a mighty donation! Thank you for contributing so much to such a worthy cause my friend! I hope you are doing well. We'll have to catch up for a ride or beer sometime.”

Mino! Oh my God! What a mighty donation! Thank you for contributing so much to such a worthy cause my friend! I hope you are doing well. We'll have to catch up for a ride or beer sometime.
Alan Richardson

“Keep up the good work.”
$103.50
Received this donation 23 hours ago

Edwin

“Oh thank you Alan! Very kind of you to make a contribution. Britannia rules the waves!”

Oh thank you Alan! Very kind of you to make a contribution. Britannia rules the waves!
ANDRE TURNBULL

“Please support Edwin, every dollar is important for the children. Ride well my friend. Ride safely.”
$103.50
Received this donation 3 days ago

Edwin

“Hey there Andre! Thank you for the generous donation my friend! I hope you are keeping well. We'll have to have a coffee catchup soon!”

Hey there Andre! Thank you for the generous donation my friend! I hope you are keeping well. We'll have to have a coffee catchup soon!
Eoin Murphy
$103.50
Received this donation 7 days ago

Edwin

“Eoin you legend! Thanks for the generous donation! 'Slauncher'! ;-)”

Eoin you legend! Thanks for the generous donation! 'Slauncher'! ;-)
Kingsley Mason

“Cycling and donating to a good cause is like coffee - you can never have too much! May your caffeine levels be like your kilometres... balanced and high!”
$103.50
Received this donation 7 days ago

Edwin

“Haha, thank you Mr Wordsmith and generous donator! Well. Being "high" on the bike, let's not get too carried away. I will have some caffeine to wake me up a bit. ;-) Thanks so much and let's catch up soon!”

Haha, thank you Mr Wordsmith and generous donator! Well. Being "high" on the bike, let's not get too carried away. I will have some caffeine to wake me up a bit. ;-) Thanks so much and let's catch up soon!
Mark Beattie

“A noble effort for a noble cause, kudos! 👍🚴”
$103.50
Received this donation 10 days ago

Edwin

“Ah! Thanks so much champion! Appreciate you!”

Ah! Thanks so much champion! Appreciate you!
Mike Sampson

“On ya' bike! (This is awesome Ed. Safe riding.)”
$103.50
Received this donation 11 days ago

Edwin

“Thanks so much, Mike. Really appreciate it.”

Thanks so much, Mike. Really appreciate it.
Andrew Bavage
$51.75
Received this donation 9 days ago

Edwin

“Hey Andy! Thanks buddy, I appreciate it! Let's catch up soon!”

Hey Andy! Thanks buddy, I appreciate it! Let's catch up soon!
Andrew Stebbing
$51.75
Received this donation 11 days ago

Edwin

“Hey there Andrew! Hope you are doing well. Thanks so much for the donation sir!”

Hey there Andrew! Hope you are doing well. Thanks so much for the donation sir!
Cameron Patience

“Good work Ed, and a great cause.”
$51.75
Received this donation 1 day ago

Edwin

“Why thank you sir! I hope you and the tribe are all doing well!”

Why thank you sir! I hope you and the tribe are all doing well!
Hannah Richardson

“Keep those buns pumping!!!”
$51.75
Received this donation 4 days ago

Edwin

“Haha! I'm gonna have to do that a LOT! Thank you. ;-)”

Haha! I'm gonna have to do that a LOT! Thank you. ;-)
Hugh

“Doo it!”
$51.75
Received this donation 8 days ago

Edwin

“Oh why thank you sir! In accordance with your wishes, I shall venture onward with the steely resolve of the DragonBorn Dovakiin. FUS RO DAH! ;-)”

Oh why thank you sir! In accordance with your wishes, I shall venture onward with the steely resolve of the DragonBorn Dovakiin. FUS RO DAH! ;-)
Kelly Greenhill
$51.75
Received this donation 3 days ago

Edwin

“Ah, thank you so much Kelly! The "Heroes" prevailed once again! :-)”

Ah, thank you so much Kelly! The "Heroes" prevailed once again! :-)
Lyn Jones

“Great cause, good on you Ed.”
$51.75
Received this donation 4 days ago

Edwin

“Thank you Lyn! Much appreciated! :-)”

Thank you Lyn! Much appreciated! :-)
Mike Brookes
$51.75
Received this donation 2 days ago

Edwin

“Ah, thank you Mike for donating to the cause! You are the first international donator! So fancy! Nice to see some foreigners in here. I wish you the best of British!”

Ah, thank you Mike for donating to the cause! You are the first international donator! So fancy! Nice to see some foreigners in here. I wish you the best of British!
Dirk Goes

“Great cause Edwin!”
$50
Received this donation 17 minutes ago

Edwin
Charley Dawson

“Good job Dad!”
$25.88
Received this donation 8 days ago

Edwin

“Thanks Charley, the cheque is in the mail! ;-) (that's an old-fashioned expression we used to use in the olden days, before credit cards and the Internet.)”

Thanks Charley, the cheque is in the mail! ;-) (that's an old-fashioned expression we used to use in the olden days, before credit cards and the Internet.)
Bianca
$20.70
Received this donation 9 days ago

Edwin

“Hi Bianca! Hope you are doing well! Thank you so much! :-D”

Hi Bianca! Hope you are doing well! Thank you so much! :-D