Nathan Sciana, Nick Loukas, Dom Hoyal, Chloe White, Jackson Starmer, Katrina Starmer and Elena Pilat celebrate finishing day one of the 2024 QSuper Cardiac Challenge after arriving at the Mount Carbine Hotel-Motel on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Lyndon Keane.
After 333 kilometres ridden and more than $300,000 raised, the 2024 QSuper Cardiac Challenge convoy rolled into Cooktown and across the finish line of the annual fundraiser on 16 September.
Hundreds of riders transformed the Mulligan Highway into waves of lycra and smiles over the three-day event, which made overnight stops in Mount Carbine and Lakeland before a final push to Cooktown on Monday.
Some massive individual and team efforts had the event pass 76 per cent of its $400,000 fundraising target at the time Cape York Weekly went to press, with Annie’s Army ($36,270), Canardly’s ($21,624) and Cardiac Maniacs ($20,780) the top three teams.
For the individuals, Nick Lyngcoln ($20,197), Shaun Karran ($11,000) and Sandy McEachan ($8,000) led the fundraising pack.
Rider Nathan Sciana said it had been a privilege to saddle up on his bike for the event.
“It’s fantastic to be here and a part of it,” he said.
“The start of the first leg (Cairns to Mount Carbine) was tough into a headwind, but I got into a rhythm after that.
“It’s such a great event.”
