Top Donors
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Jason & Susan Stinson
$800.00Kickstarting our fundraising efforts for Ride 4 Research 2026! All donations small and large are truly appreciated. We look forward to the challenge of Sistas Roc & The Great Queensland Rail Trail Adventure in July / July this year. Thank you in advance for your support to raise much needed research funds and awareness for rare ovarian cancer.
Meet the Riders
Sonny Pearce
Sonny Pearce I met Pete at the University of Queensland in the late eighties while studying Human Movement Studies. As he’s probably going to read my profile, I’m going to say that he was my favourite lecturer and a very patient and motivational post grad supervisor! Unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Claire. But I was saddened hear about her cancer diagnosis knowing the toll it must have on her, her friends and family especially Pete, Rebecca and Megan. I’ve been unable to physically participate in the previous fundraising events as I’m located in Melbourne. So I was […]
Mark Costin
Mark Costin Meet Mark Costin, a passionate adventurer and endurance sports enthusiast based in Townsville, North Queensland. With a deep love for nature and an annoyingly contagious zest for life, Mark seizes every opportunity he can to spend time in the great outdoors. Whether he’s hiking or trail running through the bush, covering challenging terrain on his mountain bike, paddling his kayak or whitewater boat or taking his trusty road bike out for an early morning spin, Mark finds immense joy in all of it. Perhaps Mark’s greatest passion of all is for adventure racing – A sport in which […]
Nick Verhoeven
Nick Verhoeven Hi, I’m Nick Verhoeven from Townsville in Sunny North Queensland. I’m married to Ronnie and we have 3 kids, twins Shannon & Jordan (28) and Alyssa (19). Claire is my cousin. I have the best job in the world because I am a Professional Mountain Biker. Well actually, I run a Mountain Bike Academy with over 80 students at a local School, Coach a few kids in the area and work for an Outdoor Education Company as a Mountain Bike guide, so since my income is Mountain Bike related, I’m happy to run with Professional Mountain Biker. I’ve […]
The Stinsons
Jason and Sue Stinson A couple that rides together stays together! We met as teenagers during our first year of high school and grew up together on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. After both graduating from Queensland University of Technology, we moved interstate & then overseas to advance our careers in the education and hospitality sectors. We are happily married for more than 30 years with two wonderful children who are both students at The University of Queensland. Several years ago, we repatriated to Australia having spent the past twenty years living abroad in China & India. We are avid cyclists […]
