{"id":802325,"date":"2026-08-04T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802325\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:40:12","slug":"charity-cyclist-bob-montgomery-82-dies-one-day-after-5200km-ride-across-australia-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802325\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bob Montgomery, a charity cyclist who has just finished a 5,200km bike ride from Broome to Bowral, died on Monday at the age of 82.<\/p>\n

His family confirmed his death on social media, saying he had died unexpectedly just a day after completing the cycling feat alongside his grandson, Tom, as a fundraiser for motor neurone disease.<\/p>\n

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In the post, his family said it was Montgomery\u2019s sixth interstate fundraising ride in support of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) NSW, \u201craising vital funds and awareness for a cause that was deeply personal to him\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFittingly, and now poignantly, the ride was named One Last Ride,\u201d it continued. \u201cAt 82 years of age, Bob was still passionately sharing his message only hours before his passing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to the MND NSW website, his epic ride raised $104,965 in donations.<\/p>\n

MND NSW shared a tribute, saying it was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the sudden passing, calling Montgomery a \u201ccherished friend and tireless supporter of MND NSW\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many years, Bob dedicated himself to raising vital funds and awareness for people living with motor neurone disease,\u201d the group\u2019s CEO, Liam O\u2019Meara, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis most recent achievement, riding from Broome to Bowral at the age of 82 alongside his 18-year-old grandson, was nothing short of inspirational.<\/p>\n

\u201cBob understood that behind every diagnosis is a person and a family navigating one of life\u2019s most challenging journeys.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis fundraising helped ensure that more people could access the care, equipment and support they need, when they need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bob Montgomery, a charity cyclist who has just finished a 5,200km bike ride from Broome to Bowral, died…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-802325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}