Dr Josh Burns’ Tour Duchenne Blog – Day 10

Dear donors, colleagues, friends and family,

Last day of the Tour Duchenne from Phillip Island (Cowes) to Melbourne.

Exciting, entertaining and emotional.

We were all really looking forward to this day, the final day of an epic adventure. 25 sensitive and sore cyclists saddled up for the ‘easy’ 95Km ride with showers clearing, sunshine peeking, and finally a tail wind as we headed north for home riding on adrenalin and reflecting on a tough tour, a massive fundraising campaign, and heightened awareness of muscular dystrophy.

As we rolled up Flemington Rd to the Royal Children’s Hospital, the fathers of the boys with MD took the front and crossed the finish line with the wonderful cheers of many families and friends.

Thank you all for your support, donations and enthusiasm. We all achieved something special over the past 10 days.

Day 10 Statistics:

Temperature: 22, showers clearly to sunshine

Falls: 2 (1 flip and 1 jack knife – both ok, except ego)

Flat tyres: 4

Distance: 95km

Average: 24 km/h

Road kill: 1 (fox)

Player comfort (0 awful to 10 delightful): 10

Saddle sore index: Manageable with the end in sight!

Kind regards

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