Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after last heroic ride
Bob Montgomery, an 82-year-old advocate for motor neurone disease (MND) research, has died just one day after completing a 5,300-kilometre charity bike ride across Australia. Montgomery, who raised over $300,000 for the cause over the last decade, passed away following a medical episode while returning home from a celebration of his final journey.
Why it matters
Montgomery's death highlights the significant impact of individual grassroots activism on medical research funding and public awareness for terminal illnesses like MND.
Motor neurone disease (MND) advocate Bob Montgomery has died just one day after completing a 5,300-kilometre ride across Australia.
The 82-year-old had a medical episode on Monday night while travelling home from a function celebrating his six-week journey.
The Bowral man completed five charity bike rides for MND, raising more than $300,000 for research and service support.
Link copied Share Share article The celebration of a grandfather's mammoth charity bike ride across Australia for motor neurone disease (MND) has taken a tragic turn.
Bob Montgomery has died a day after completing what he called "One Last Ride", a six-week journey that covered almost 5,300 kilometres from Broome in Western Australia to his home town of Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands.
The 82-year-old and his 18-year-old grandson, Tom Malcolm, were welcomed home on Sunday by dozens of family, friends and wellwishers.
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