MFB Cycling Team

Blue Team

Nickname:
"Croc."
Work Location:
"Thomastown Fire Station."
Length of service:
"25yrs in September."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Very active cyclist."
Favourite ride:
"Riding with friends in general."
Why you are participating in this event:
"I believe this is a great way to get the prostate awareness message out. It's a huge challenge for me personally and we have adopted a fantastic charity. Wouldn't it be great to see cancer eliminated altogether."

Nickname:
"Dick."
Work Location:
"Windsor Fire Station D Platoon."
Length of service:
"32nd year."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Good ordinary player."
Favourite ride:
"Arthurs Seat, or anywhere on the Peninsula."
Why you are participating in this event:
"Closer to 60 than 50, I want a challenge that�s makes blokes think about their health, and fitness."

Nickname:
"Easy."
Work Location:
"Northcote fire station."
Length of service:
"21 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Try and give 100%."
Favourite ride:
"Murray to Moyne."
Why you are participating in this event:
"Because I want to help spread the word about prostate cancer and raise money for the EJ Whitten foundation."

Nickname:
"Marky Mark."
Work Location:
"Operational Training - Burnley."
Length of service:
"22 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Triathlete (not pretty but gets the job done)."
Favourite ride:
"Calder HWY up Mt Macedon."
Why you are participating in this event:
"Combines an enormous challenge with contributing to a fantastic organisation in the Ted Whitten Foundation."

Nickname:
"JR."
Work Location:
"Community Education, Burnley."
Length of service:
"30 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Just a hack."
Favourite ride:
"13th Beach."
Why you are participating in this event:
"I'm supporting due to the fact that I have an injury preventing me from riding."

Nickname:
"Old Son."
Work Location:
"Eastern Hill Fire Station."
Length of service:
"22 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Recreational and commuting."
Favourite ride:
"Dandenong Creek Trail."
Why you are participating in this event:
"Helping a good cause appeals to me, as does the challenge involved. I enjoy team activities and see this as an excellent vehicle for raising awareness of an important issue."

Nickname:
"MOCO."
Work Location:
"Northern Zone Command, Thomastown."
Length of service:
"26 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Always striving to improve."
Favourite ride:
"Whittlesea area and Beach Road."
Why you are participating in this event:
"Prostate cancer has a higher mortality rate than breast cancer. Several friends and colleagues have suffered from it. The enormity of the Pedal for Prostate should help raise awareness throughout the community and raise much needed funds for research.�The�challenge of riding 15000 km around Australia�is significant; what a great way to see this magnificent country and work with a fantastic charity at the same time."

Nickname:
"Smiley."
Work Location:
"Community Education, Burnley."
Length of service:
"26 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Just a battler."
Favourite ride:
"Croydon to Yea."
Why you are participating in this event:
"To raise the profile of the cause/charity and to achieve a personal challenge."

Nickname:
"Duck Bum (and variations), Squish, Lucky, and recently Jandle Boy ."
Work Location:
"Usually Eastern Hill ."
Length of service:
"6 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Rock gardens are no match."
Favourite ride:
"Craters of the Moon MTB Trail. Taupo NZ."
Why you are participating in this event:
"It's a great cause, ill get to see how sleep deprivation eats away at Conan Daily (the perfect medium), I�ll have stories to tell my grand kids and I�ll spend a month learning Spanish."

Nickname:
"No, I was not named after an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie..."
Work Location:
"Malvern Fire Station."
Length of service:
"7 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"Jack of all trades, race Road, Track and MTB, but master of none."
Favourite ride:
"Mt Hotham."
Why you are participating in this event:
"Great cause, a combined team achievement, great opportunity to see our wide brown land by pedal power."

Nickname:
"Pilgrim"
Work Location:
"South Melbourne Fire Station."
Length of service:
"3 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"I'm a novice that enjoys."
Favourite ride:
Why you are participating in this event:
"I feel its a great opportunity to be part of a great challenge; a challenge for the riders and the support crew to achieve a mamoth task and to raise awareness. Also for the excitement of driving/riding around Australia."

Nickname:
"Axe."
Work Location:
"South Melbourne Fire Station, 38D."
Length of service:
"3 years."
Cycling abilities in 5 words or less:
"I push pedals around."
Favourite ride:
"The Mad Mouse ...ha ha..... The Champs Elysee in July ain't bad but just love Beach Rd."
Why you are participating in this event:
"To push pedals around, around Australia!!! Seriously, quite simply to have an amazing experience, supporting a great cause."