Thank you to all our generous donors. Roll over each to see their messages of encouragement.
Dear Dirk and Abana Team, All the best!
Amazing achievement. Well done, Dirk & Abana Team!
A superb effort, truly inspiring!
Well done Team!
Well done!
Well Done Team Abana and crew.
Well done Team Abana from Felicity in Brisbane
Huge huge congratulations. Totally amazing cycle and such a worthy cause. Well done Team Abana . Xx
Congratulations to Lee and the whole team so very proud of you all Barbara x
Congratulations from Barbados - Amazing achievement.
Well done Dad and Team Abana. Fantastic effort!
Great work guys!
better late than never! Congrats to all on successfully completing this epic journey
Congratulations and well done
What a great achievement and fun to track you all. Now get some well earned rest
Jim, happy to contribute to anything that you support… good luck and keep it going! Eddy Perez
Inspirational
Best of luck you mad fools
Well Done from Paul and Gloria Lynchehaun
Congratulations on your ride across Australia
From a lovely lady, Vicki Wallace, visiting our bus
Wow - what a challenge. Hope you get time to mention the rugby to passers by!
Nearly there Well done X
Guys are so inspiring. This isn’t easy by any means and you’re close to finishing! Those kids are lucky to have you fighting their corner
Good luck Richard!
Jim Smith twisted my arm - typical Scouser!!!!
Well done Team Nearly there!
Almost there Lee! Think of the ice cold beer at the end :) love Franielia xxx
Great cause and best of luck in your long journey!
Good luck Mirco!
Good luck all. Well done so far and almost there
We have traveled your Australian route many times. We know how tough it is. Unbelievable what you guys have achieved. Such a worthy cause.
Good luck Abana team! Keep it up! I really admire you!
Great cause undertaken by great people
Fantastic effort guys - look forward to seeing you in Sydney
What you guys are doing is great and Chance for Childhood is an amazing cause! All the best (exito!), Francisco
Good luck to you all. Lisa Ashe
Go on Team Abana!
Good luck
Well done guys. Sandy
Best of luck to all - a phenomenal effort.
Ride safe guys!
Good luck to everyone. An excellent effort for an excellent cause.
All the best Rob and the team! Epic ride for a great cause. Ride on.......
Another amazing effort good luck everyone. Susie and David X
Good on ya and Michael is certainly very persistent
Hope you are all enjoying being in Australia!!
Good Luck Team Abana!
Good luck with the ride!
Dear Lee and the rest of the team, Good luck with your ride and I hope you achieve this incredible feat!
Heads down team and enjoy the ride !!
Wishing you all the best in this remarkable project. You guys are champions and your cause is so worthwhile. Congratulations
To Michael and the Team Abana. A ‘top up’ to send you off. May you have the best of cycling conditions. Best wishes. Pauline and John
I want to see Jim Smith in spandex, the bright pink stuff
Good luck Michael and team for the incredible adventure ahead and for a great cause. And keep cool!
All the best Team Abana - very worthy cause! Look forward to the stories...
great project and fantastic cause
Go Mick and team! What an amazing thing to do. I hope you have fun along the way & good luck reaching your target.
Good luck!
Good luck team!
Good luck and drink lots of water!
For my friend Jim Smith, his co-crewpersons, the riders, the charity and the kids....
To support the good work of Jim Smith.
Round round wheels going, Round round round. Down up Pedals going Down up down. Go get'em, Jim!
Great cause!
Good luck! Such a good cause, wishing you all the best. Marianne
Great cause and great effort - Next time you might try picking a smaller continent to make it easier!
Go Team Abana! 5,500km in 7 days, hats off to you guys!! An incredible effort for a fantastic cause. Very best to you all, Mark
Anything that’s important to Jim Smith is a thing that’s important to me - good luck!
Good luck. Great cause.
Go Jim Smith and Team Abana !
Good luck boys! Watch out for kangas!
All the best Mick - hope you all have a great and safe ride !
Across the Nullabor? JC, much respect....!
All the best, quite a challenge!
Inspirational and changing the world one mile at a time. Keep safe team. Liz and Neville Gray (EY)
Good luck all!
What could go wrong when you MLB and Wills in your support team!! Grind it out....good luck guys!
Amazing challenge and initiative, wishing you all a safe and fabulous journey.
Go Mr Bardella and team
Good on yer mates! Say hello to the 'lucky country' for us and hope it's lucky for you. Amazing effort. Wendy and Ian
Good luck Team Abana!
Best of luck, chaps!
Best wishes
Great cause - ride safe!
In honor of our friend Marie Smith (Jim Smith)
Good luck with the challenge! It's a great cause
Good luck Michael Great effort Neale
Love, Killian Hudson and Teagan
Have a great ride! See you in Sydney, JimBob!
Yay Team Abana
Good luck guys and we are pulling for you!
Good luck team
Good luck Team Abana!! And enjoy the amazing ride! Ella xxx
Good luck and have fun too!
Good luck and enjoy the ride boys!
very good luck all of you xxxx
Wishing you and the team all the best with your epic challenge! You are amazing! with love from All the Lavaracks
Good luck guys. Huge effort for a great cause!
What a wonderful effort and fantastic initiative. Best wishes, Grant (Og)
Best of luck Team Abana
Good luck Team Abana!!
Go Mick and Team Abana! Wishing you an awesome ride.
Best of Luck Team!
Go Rob!
Good Luck!
Way to go Michael!
Wishing you all the best! Your dedication is inspiring!
To Mirko and team, good luck and enjoy, You are incredible and working towards a worthy cause such as this.
For a great cause and in memory of our dear friend Andy Loedolff
Best of luck guys!
An amazing feat for a worthy cause. Go Team Abana!
Good luck out there, Go for it, Godspeed, Charles H
Good Luck to you all, with a special shout out for the support team. All the Peacocks.
Good Luck with your journey! Charlotte Southan
Good luck, Lee!!!
Fantastic cause and inspiring
From Nadeem Khan (thank you Nadeem!)
All the very best for the ride across Oz!
You are all completely mad! Best of luck. Emma
Go for it Rob and team! What an amazing adventure! Look forward to hearing how it goes.
Good luck everyone - watch out for those dangerous Aussies!
Go Team Abana!! Wish you all the best in the route!
Good luck with it all
Good luck and try to enjoy yourselves!
Go well Bessie. Hope the saddle sores stay away, and make sure to wear that sun screen !! Enjoy if you can. Will be v tough.
All the best Rob and Co. I hope you have an amazing ride.
Good luck team Abana
Wow, what a great cause. Pedal hard and good luck!
It's only 2400 odd miles ;-) Go for it! Best wishes. David W
All the best boys! Rich lets hope you can keep Mirco in check!! Cheers KJ
Best of luck - enjoy...
You guys are rock stars (including support crew in that). A great cause to match the huge effort you will need to put in.
I wish you all good fortune and a safe ride! It's a fantastic thing you are doing to make a difference to so many lives.
All the best with RAAS. Next up is RAAF.... wickus
Good luck to the whole team. The Shannons x
Good luck guys !
Good luck chaps
Good luck Michael and Team Abana, hope it goes well. Richard & Christine Amat and family
Good luck Chris and team - great effort!!
MIchael, I know you and Team Abana will ace this ride across Australia!
Good luck mate. Can't wait to see the photos. Lots of love and hope it goes well. Pablo, Becci, Sofia and Lucia xxx
Best of luck - a great cause
Such an amazing effort for a fantastic cause! Hope it goes well team. Will be thinking of you all. Jenny and family x
Good Luck to Michael & Team!
Cost of chiro checkup kindly donated to Team Abana by Helen at Ashtead Chiropractic Clinic - Thanks!!
Good luck guys! Jason, Vicki & the boys
Great cause - hope you have fun while helping children in Africa
Best of luck Lee & team. Great cause!
Wishing you a good ride and hope you reach your goal!
Good luck! Roger
Good Luck team!
Good luck Team Abana- great cause!
Well done Michael and Team Abana
Damn you look good in lycra Lee...
Go Go Go Michael and crew !
Good luck guys - hoping for a good tailwind to push you along !
To a great cycle and adventure for a fabulous cause!
Dear Team Abana Riders and Crew: With equal parts Epicness, Awesomeness and Inspiration, I wish Team Abana a safe and life-affirming ride! <as you ride, please discuss if "epicness" is even a proper English-language word…> Honestly, thank you for inspiring so many (including me) and cheers to raising lots of money and creating life-long positive memories! Cheers to a safe journey...May the wind be at your back and happiness be in your hearts! Tony and Michelle Sirianni</as>
Go Team Abama wishing you all the best for your upcoming adventure!!!
Good luck Lee
Great stuff, Michael. From Max & Richarda
Good luck Team - great effort - have some fun too! All the Best Grahama and Lucy Shuttleworth
Best of luck
Does that mean you can eat pasta after this lol. All the best Jason
Have a great trip Team Abana! A fantastic initiative for a worthy cause.
Good luck Michael!
Good luck for a great ride in your upcoming cycle race. We will follow your journey on social media and will be routing for you all the way. Lee, look forward to celebrating with you when you get home. Lesley, Gary & Lewis xxx
Best of luck, what an inspiration!
All the best, good luck team Abana! You are amazing !! Lots of love, the Geeromses
Great work team Abana. Enjoy the delights of our wonderful Nullarbor as you go.
Best wishes to the support team and riders and hope the weather, roads (and saddles!) are kind to you all
Good luck Team Abana. I will be thinking of you all the way. Hopefully we will be able to follow your progress. May the wind always be at your backs!!
Superb ambition and effort! Congratulations on your progress to date and all the very best for BIG ride across Australia - it will be a ride of a lifetime!
Good luck, amazing challenge, great cause!
Congratulations to the whole team an amazing adventure for such a good cause supporting some of the most vulnerable children in the world for giving up your time, energy and I imagine plenty of sweat!
Good luck Michael and team!
Wishing you all success for a fantastic cause - the Makowski family
Good Luck and best wishes from Brian and Margaret Yates and family for a very good cause.
Thanks to the Porters for their support!!
Go Chris and Team Abana
You are bat#hit crazy but admire your sheer determination and am aligned to this wonderful cause , I salute you all
All the best, have a great ride.
May the punctures be few and the energy never flagging. Awesome effort guys for such a great purpose…David
Go Rob and boys….good luck, sure you will smash it! Love The Georges xx
Best of luck to the team and well done for having the courage to sacrifice your bodies to take on this enormous adventure
Good luck out there and all the best to the team! G&G
Good luck to Team Abana with this daunting challenge for an amazing cause. Be safe, ride like the wind and watch out for those road trains. The Bermans
Good luck Team Abana (riders and crew) This for a great cause and I hope you ride well!
Good luck Rob
Best of luck to all the team! In memory of my dear friend Alison
Wishing you all a lovely time on your cycling holiday!????????????
Mirco and all, all the very best! David
All the best, Team Abana!
Good luck Team Abana.
Tough ride, much effort, great cause. Go team Alana!
Go Mick - glad to see you just easing into things. watch out for road-trains! Nick P
Good luck Lee and team - massive challenge but hopefully should be a good laugh too.
Good luck, team! Sprint for flash, climb for cash ????
Good luck Chris / all!
"Give it horns"Team!
Good luck to Michael and the team on your amazing trip.
Great cause and great tenacity of the team ! Go team Abana !!
Good luck with this awesome challenge
Best wishes for an enjoyable and safe ride and successful fund raising! Jan & Brian
Good luck everyone - a fantastic cause
Good luck Rob and team...major mission I think
All the best to Team Abana - great cause
Best of luck with the ride - great cause
Great cause, all the best to the team !
Rob, An awesome challenge - good luck watch out for the Roos!
Go guys...
You deserve all you get for such a brave adventure.
Good luck to Team Abana on their amazing Race Across Australia!
A wonderful gesture towards a very worthy cause - best of luck from all at Screenocean.
Go Chris Gardner and team Abana! Best of luck!
This is to celebrate Steve Wills’ recent retirement and his forthcoming adventure with team Abama - good luck to all. Nicola and Richard
Dear Michael, Lee and the Team, best of luck with your challenge! Best regards, Natalia, The Natural Resources Forum
Best of luck guys
Re living your childhood to give other a chance for theirs - gotta love that :)
Best of luck Team Abana - wishing you guys every success with what is a gruelling though I hope exciting and enjoyable ride ahead! Big respect to all involved. Mark
Give it horns! - James Gardner
Cost of dentist checkup kindly donated to Team Abana by Mez at Maple Dental Practice Surbiton - Thanks!!
Good luck all...Hopefully will join you for a couple of training rides.
