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Sunday 2 April 2017

Vale - Mike Hall

Whilst I never had the pleasure of meeting the endurance & ultra distance cyclist, Mike Hall having been glued to my computer monitor for the last couple of weeks, watching a couple of friends compete in the inaugural Indian Pacific Wheel Race I quickly became aware of what an inspirational and friendly guy he was. 

The IPWR is a self-supported bike race from Perth,West Australia to Sydney, New South Wales, being a distance of 5,500KM from end to end, over a defined route.  

It would seem that Mike was someone who thrived on such challenges, having:

  • Broke the World circumnavigation record during the 2012 World Cycle Race;
  • Set the record in the inaugural Trans AM Bike Race in 2014
  • Broke the record for the Tour Divide in 2016;

Unfortunately, however he passed away on Friday morning, having been involved in an accident on the outskirts of Canberra

Mike's untimely passing has had a significant impact on me and I would suggest the vast majority of cyclists here and abroad.

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