Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia
82-year-old Bob Montgomery passed away shortly after completing a 3,300-mile charity bike ride across Australia to raise funds for motor neurone disease. He and his grandson successfully raised over $100,000 for the cause before his sudden death.
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Image source, Instagram/broome2bowral.4mnd Image caption, Bob Montgomery completed the charity ride with his grandson
An 82-year-old bike rider who cycled 3,300 miles (5,300km) across Australia to raise money for charity has died a day after completing the challenge.
Bob Montgomery's death was "unexpected" but "peaceful", his family said in a statement on social media, just a day after he had finished what he had dubbed "One Last Ride" from Broome in Western Australia to Bowral, south-west of Sydney.
He and his 18-year-old grandson had raised about A$105,000 ($74,000; £55,000) for a motor neurone disease (MND) charity with the six-week ride.
It was his sixth fundraising ride in support of MND NSW, the statement said, adding that it was "a cause that was deeply personal to him".
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