Chris & Michael's Sydney to Melbourne tandem bike ride to the memory of Daniel Ognenovski
We are following in the footsteps of Danny by riding from where he grew up, in Baulkham hills to the Melbourne CBD on a tandem push bike. Daniel was a loving son, brother and friend to us all, who was always there with a compassionate ear and warm loving shoulder to lean on.
We do this ride in loving memory of Daniel to not only follow in his footsteps but to bring light to mental health issues and how so many suffer in silence.
Donate or don't, the whole idea of this ride is to get behind your mates, check in on them and be there for each other for the good times and the darkest of days, helping each other get through this journey called life together.
It is our intentions to do this ride as soon as humanly possible, however, Once the Victorian borders are open we will confirm exact dates for the ride but in the meantime we wanted to get the word out there and try to raise funds and awareness for mental health.
We will be going on a practice ride each week. We'd love for any friends to come down and join in, so get in touch for either of us.
My Updates
WE HAVE A DATE!!! Count down to DEC 27th
Tuesday 17th Nov
Thank you to my Sponsors
$1.12k
Michael & Chris - Team Tandem
$1.02k
Jill And Brett
Michael and Chris, So very proud of you both and what a wonderful way to honour Daniel’s memory. I’m sure he’ll be with you on your ride.
$1.02k
Rotary Club Of Norwest Sunrise
We are with you on your ride Michael & Chris. Danny will be watching over you all the way. You are both an inspiration to our young generation.
$1.02k
Shore Hire
Go Boys.........Inspirational ! Good luck from the Shore Hire team
$1.01k
The Cosmetic Studio Noosa
What a great reason to ride! Here's to Danny... Have fun. Be safe! Aunty Vicki x
$868
Wazzzzzzzz
868km from Bogan Ave to Melbourne CBD. $1 per km . Your doing me proud boys .
$515
Jdr Plumbing
All the best on the voyage lads! Pack heaps of gels!!
$350
Dave Jess & Sonny Bruyn
We couldn’t be prouder of you both and this beautiful way to honor Danny’s legacy - X
$350
Dean Pollicina
You boys are legends ! Good on you both!
$312
Mitchell Collings
Well done fellas!!
$263.12
Dane Hunt
On ya boys!!
$260
Marea Ognenovski
This ride you guys are doing in our Danny Boy’s memory is a truly great thing- Well done!! - so proud of you 😇❤️❤️Mum & Dad ‘O’
$260
Wolfie And Doone
Well done guys . Bags the Front early on hot sweaty days
$213.20
Maxene Evers
Daniel sounds like a wonderful young man ( and so do you two!)
$208
Caltex Mount Colah Mechanical Repairs
Good on you. Best whishes from Bruce,Nicole,Madeline & Nick Jones
$208
John & Carol
Congratulations and well done on your ride for a worthy cause!
$208
Alex Hezari
Well done guys and all the best with the ride
$200
Ann Parsons
Well done Chris and Michael.
$200
Mat Porretta
Safe travels and great work you 2 legends. Much love
$156
Josie And Alex
Go Chris!!! 💪💕
$156
Daniel Bugden
Yeah da Bois!!
$156
Nick Daprix
Good work legends🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
$117.52
Patrick
$111
Oet5000
Good onya fellas. Nothing like the spirit of adventure with the boys, raising money and awareness for a good cause!
$104
Briana Harkness
Well done guys! Super inspiring stuff! Have a ripper trip!
$104
Heath & Ash
Don’t ever stop bringing light to this boys. Asking can be harder than the struggle.
$104
Tribe Cafe - Batemans Bay
$104
Emma Bracken
Legends, thank you for doing this and shining light on this huge issue in our society. Sending big love, backing you!
$104
Darren Ziegenfusz
Great cause Guys wish you well on your expedition to Melbourne!
$104
Mr. Brenton Nahirny
Get the dooogss! ❤
$104
Adam Forbes
Ride Micky Ride if you get board maybe you can think of bumper stickers to create ? just remember Have a nice day is taken , love ya brother your a legend
$104
Pete Spencer
Just met you guys on the M7 track - you looked fresh and ready to do it all again ! Congratulations on a fantastic achievement & creating such great awareness - Daniel must have been a great mate to inspire you both. Cheers Pete
$104
Mjh Plumbing & Trades Pty Ltd
Give it hell boys
$104
Stephen D’arcy
Hi Michael this is a great thing you are doing. It is a very long ride. All the best.
$104
Ben Leatherland
Gents..! Achieved a dream and created memories along the way. Hats off to you gents.
$104
Kate Carnell
Nicely done boys! 🚴♂️
$104
Colleen And Austin
Well done Michael and Chris! Doone and Wolfie told us about your ride. What an achievement. Colleen and Austin
$104
Sam Rudd
Amazing charity. All the best lads. Ruddy
$104
Kealan Gavin
What an awesome tribute to an awesome guy!! Proud of you boys, I wish you the best of luck!!
$104
Amy Parsons
Incredibly proud of you two and I’m sure Danny is too! ❤️❤️
$104
Guillermo Fragío
What an adventure for a great cause! All the best from Spain
$104
D&w Plumbing
Good luck boys!! Great cause i hope you achieve the $10K goal and more.
$104
Macca
Gents Just remember to sing ""down up pedals, down up down.......""" great work for a great cause... good luck..
$104
Stephen Tekely
Good luck boys
$104
William Loxton
$104
Troy Harvey
$104
Michael Kerr
$104
Tim Chapman
Good work boys
$104
Robert Perea
Well Done to you both a wonderful cause... In memory of daniel and supporting others
$104
Anthony Parsons
Great cause
$104
Carl & Katharine
Great stuff guys! Wish you all the best x
$104
Red Xpress
Hold him steady
$104
Bo$$man
Good on you boys. Good luck and God’s speed
$104
James Mcalister
$104
Jacqui Bruyn
The strength of your love for Danny and your dedication to this challenge is inspirational. Best of luck for the ride boys! Jacqui & Trent Xx
$104
Andersen
Good luck
$100
Jim Pollicina
Great cause Chris so awesome
$100
Danny & Kathy
Yous did it lads!!!!! What an effort! Danny would be proud of you ❤
$100
Peter Bower
$100
Lori Forsyth
Happy to support you great young men doing such a worthy charitable ride. Good luck! Stay well and safe
$100
Chris Oja
cant wait to pilot this ship to Melbourne with u mick
$100
Jeremy / Heila
Incredible thing to do, Good luck boys! - Make sure you charge the lights Chris...
$100
Andrew Finlayson
On ya boys!
$100
Crystal + Bryce Claridge
Good luck boys! What an adventure lies ahead. We would also like to propose some challenges to help you meet your fundraising goals, so that we continue donating, are you guys up for it? I’m thinking if you get to: $1000, Pruckner has to ride sporting another NRL team’s jersey $2000 you guys have to ride in matching outfits $3000....
$100
Mitchell+louisa Power
Solid effort so far guys. Hope you have been able to dodge the rain.
$100
Dean Pollicina And Anna Papazoglou
So proud of you cuz ! You boys are inspirational and going to help a lot more people then you know. Champions !
$72
Anonymous
Blue eyed cod met a brown eyed karp, wowhuo the sweetest fish
$52
Rhyannon Bechara
$52
Shaun Rogers
Awesome fellas ! God bless ❤️ Safe travels
$52
Liz Wright
$52
Shane Jeffery
Good luck boys! Watch out for them Ground Koalas 🤙🏼
$52
Rocket
$52
Lillian
$52
Bradley Boardman
There’s 50 micky when you guys get to Wagga Wagga there is another 50! Haha
$52
Alex Sheehan
$52
Jose Moutinho
$52
Dpk
Good Luck Mic
$52
Ben Degnan
GO MP, legendary effort, well done. will be following the journey, I got tired driving to Melbourne cant imagine riding it.
$52
Dan Fingleton
Well done boys
$52
Matt Ball
good on ya fellas, have fun
$52
Chris Vella
Good Luck Guys, Doing a good Thing
$52
Shane Zerafa
$52
Luke Mcdonald
On ya boys
$52
Anonymous
$52
Richard Purser
Good luck Boys. Great cause.
$52
Greg Dempsey
$52
Patricia Linder
A truly admirable cause. (With Hully after donations, the skies the limit!!!)
$52
Callum Beattie
Good luck guys!!
$52
Sharon Imbert
Congrats on an amazing ride in memory of Danny x
$52
Anonymous
$52
Mp
Getting the wheels spining
$52
Kieran O Sullivan
Best of luck men brillant stuff!! Mickey P steering the ship😬😅
$52
Aidan Hunt
Good luck!
$52
Jan Cox
$52
Bec, Lock & Archer Rickards
Good work boys and an amazing cause x
$52
Ginge
Go get em boys!!! Such a great cause and a beautiful way to remember Danny the legend!!
$52
Alicia Fragio
Proud of you two for taking on this big challenge for a great cause Go Mick, Go Chris!!
$52
Lisa Carrett
Think of Dan often, is is missed by many
$52
Gavin Morgan
$52
Josh Nettleton
Great cause gents. Good luck on the ride!
$52
Chris And Zoe Walsh
Love what you're doing boys. Good luck with it all.
$52
Georgia Lynch
Amazing guys! Xx
$52
Jim Humphries
Good luck boys. I'm sure you'll smash it.
$52
Linda Maggs
$52
Lauren Abraham
Good luck! Such a great cause.
$52
Dave
Ride like the wind boys
$52
Luke Hazell
Keep up the good fight lads! Safe travels
$52
Gina Hartican
$52
Monique Freeman
Good job boys, those bikes don’t look easy. If the ride helps one person, saves one life, totally worth it.
$52
Joel Smouha
Great job, inspirational stuff guys!
$50
Barry Crowley
Good on ya Mick & Chris. Awesome idea and great cause. Well done.
$50
Lisa Carrett
Goodluck boys!!
$50
Chris S
Good onya Boys. Sorry to hear about your brother Daniel.
$43.68
Anonymous
$35.36
Ash Evans
Gods speed sunshine. Try not to get hypothermia this time
$31.20
David Nammour
Deadset Legends. Good luck boys. I know Ojas proud 👌
$31.20
Javier De La Vega
Vamos, vamos, vamos!!! Proud of you, all the best!
$31.20
Fernando Fragío
Go Chris, go Michael.
$31.20
Ana Rodriguez
¡A por todas, equipo!.
$31.20
Matthew Pink
Good luck Chris and Michael, and good on you!
$31.20
Maryanne Hemsley
$31.20
Bob Dowd
Godspeed fellas. All the best
$31.20
Monique De Souza
Hey Guys!!!! What an awesome thing to do!!!! Can’t wait to follow your journey!!! Go team best!!! Wishing you both all the best!!!
$31.20
Tarina Mather
Amazing effort for such an important cause. Sorry for your loss and thank you for your efforts 💙
$30
Liam Molloy
$20.80
Emmanuel
$20.80
Fernando Fragío
¡¡A por ellos!!!, que son pocos y cobardes. :-))) Superb initiative I fully support.
$20.80
Anonymous
$20.80
Anonymous
$20.80
Carol Bendall
$20.80
Blake Ford
$20.80
Jane Chapman
$20.80
Mary Lowes
Thank you boys for contributing to such a wonderful cause
$20.80
Diane Merrilees
In memory of Daniel, missed but not forgotten. Enjoy the ride Chris and Michael.
$20.80
Jeremy Brittan
$20.80
Maddy
Doing Dan proud 💞💞💞💞 looking forward to following your journey and hearing all the ridiculous stories upon your return.... True Daniel style. Huge love always 🌞🌠
$20.80
Felicity Rose
Hi Michael and Chris. I worked with Daniel, I had so much respect for him, he was a beautiful soul and I still think about him. Chris - I am so sorry for your family's loss...numerous times I have wanted to contact you to express this. I hope the ride goes really well, it's a beautiful idea and an important cause. Take care and good luck!!
$20.80
Liana Dudley
Nice work guys!
$20.80
Jonathan Finney
Good luck out there. Stay safe.
$18
Dr Van Nostrand
Make sure you slap on that sun screen boys!
$12.48
Jillian Blackler
Come on........someone had to do it!!! YOU'VE HIT $12.000 YIPPEEEEE!!!!!!
$10.40
Chris Howe
Good stuff chris 👍
$10.40
Michelle Stevenson
$10.40
Ann Harris
Thanks boys for thinking of Beyond Blue
$10
Clare Rinaldi
Yew in sync peddling. Good on yas
$10
Jill Blackler
$14,000.00 you have been fantastically supported by all your friends, family and people that care about suicide prevention. A monumental effort, thank you to everyone!
Proceeds of the bike sale.