Jack Sinclair
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Jack Sinclair is the youngest person ever (at 15 yo) to cycle across Australia. He completed the 4,500 kilometre ride from Cottesloe Beach, Perth in Western Australia
to the beach of Surfers Paradise, Queensland
in just 30 days (11 September 2008 to 10 October 2008).
Sinclair rode to raise funds ($25,000) for youth mentoring charity Big Brothers Big Sisters of Australia. He was accompanied on the ride by his father, Brendon Sinclair
. Professional cyclist Robbie McEwen
was the Ride Ambassador and provided training and ride advice.
His interest in endurance cycling commenced when he donated a web site to charity bike ride "Sydney to Surfers" - a site he continues to manage - that raises in excess of $200,000 per year for the Youth Off The Streets
charity.
In July 2009, Sinclair completed the 42.2 kilometre Gold Coast Airport Marathon. Two weeks later he completed the 96 kilometre Kokoda Challenge bushwalk. Sinclair is also a regular competitor in the Noosa Triathlon
, an Olympic distance triathlon and a pilot (currently training for his private pilot's license).
In a four- (4) week period from 4 July 2010, Sinclair ran the Gold Coast Half Marathon, the Brisbane Half Marathon and was a member of the record breaking winning school team for the grueling 96 km Kokoda Challenge.
On 27 April 2011 (at the age of 18 years), Sinclair completed a solo 1,200 km run around Tasmania in 27 days to raise money for charity .
Sinclair is a leading Scout, having been awarded the Australian Scouting Medallion in 2008.
He continues ongoing fundraising for Big Brothers Big Sisters and helps increase awareness by giving speeches to Scouting groups on the importance of doing your best and helping others.
In November 2009 Sinclair was named as the youngest finalist in the Young Australian of the Year Awards (Queensland).
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
to the beach of Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in just 30 days (11 September 2008 to 10 October 2008).
Sinclair rode to raise funds ($25,000) for youth mentoring charity Big Brothers Big Sisters of Australia. He was accompanied on the ride by his father, Brendon Sinclair
Brendon Sinclair
Brendon Sinclair is an Australian writer who specialises in the Internet industry.He is the author of The Web Design Business Kit, writes a newsletter with 140,000 subscribers and maintains a web site 'blog'...
. Professional cyclist Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...
was the Ride Ambassador and provided training and ride advice.
His interest in endurance cycling commenced when he donated a web site to charity bike ride "Sydney to Surfers" - a site he continues to manage - that raises in excess of $200,000 per year for the Youth Off The Streets
Youth Off The Streets
Youth Off The Streets is an Australian community organisation working for young people who are homeless, drug dependent and recovering from abuse.It was started in 1991 by Father Chris Riley...
charity.
In July 2009, Sinclair completed the 42.2 kilometre Gold Coast Airport Marathon. Two weeks later he completed the 96 kilometre Kokoda Challenge bushwalk. Sinclair is also a regular competitor in the Noosa Triathlon
Noosa Triathlon
The Noosa Triathlon is an annual Triathlon held in Noosa, in the Australian state of Queensland, since 1983. It is Australia’s largest, oldest, and highest profile triathlon event...
, an Olympic distance triathlon and a pilot (currently training for his private pilot's license).
In a four- (4) week period from 4 July 2010, Sinclair ran the Gold Coast Half Marathon, the Brisbane Half Marathon and was a member of the record breaking winning school team for the grueling 96 km Kokoda Challenge.
On 27 April 2011 (at the age of 18 years), Sinclair completed a solo 1,200 km run around Tasmania in 27 days to raise money for charity .
Sinclair is a leading Scout, having been awarded the Australian Scouting Medallion in 2008.
He continues ongoing fundraising for Big Brothers Big Sisters and helps increase awareness by giving speeches to Scouting groups on the importance of doing your best and helping others.
In November 2009 Sinclair was named as the youngest finalist in the Young Australian of the Year Awards (Queensland).