Chris is a 27 year old New Zealander who has worked for the New Zealand Police for the past
four years. In February 2011 Chris was granted 15 months leave from the Police to travel around Asia and Europe.
After a few months backpacking through South East Asia, Chris decided that he would challenge himself by cycling around Europe to raise money to support children living with cancer, as this terrible illness has affected members of his family in recent times.
Chris chose to raise money for “Camp Quality” an organisation that has done a lot for Chris’s family members and who provide a great service to many New Zealand children and their families who are faced with cancer.
Chris cycled around Europe solo without any support team carrying all the gear he needed with him.He also rode two of the 2011 Tour De France mountain stages and through the Swiss Alps.
Chris rode through seven countries covering over 4771km. The trip will took him 79 days with 56 riding days averaging 85km per riding day.