Mal Nash (left) and Peter Watson on the dirt 
Challenge day riders (from left) Allan Moyle, Jack Gillard, Klaus Novac, Mal Nash and Bob Freeman. Big Ken West was absent, diving in the pool like a two-year-old dolphin.56km
A late start at 9am has a wait for new boy John Barber to kick into gear.
Barber and Bernie Caffrey are from St George and Dalby and missed the first two weeks of the Barossa Valley to Tamworth Mountain Bike Challenge because of the Queensland floods.
John, a cotton consultant, and Bernie, a crop management consultant are mates of Tamworth's Steve Warden.
They are riding the rest of the trip and on their first Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service charity ride although both rode the Brisbane to Townsville leg of Rotary's Great Australian Bike Ride last year.
"Haven't been on a ride since then," John Barber said.
He also played rugby at Narrabri with Steve Warden and also played top level soccer in Sydney for 20 years.
"I love team sports," he said.
"On this you meet people and go places. It's also good on your knees.
"Steve invited me to come. It's for a good cause."
Bernie Caffrey, 59, is looking forward to final six stages after completing today's quick run from Forbes to Parkes via a few dirt roads.
"I have been looking forward to this," he said.
"But I haven't done much on the mountain bike."
The recent floods have seen to that.
Windsor's Craig Norman, a mate of Inverell teacher Bob Freeman, also joined the bike ride today.
Craig was intending to ride the full 20 days but work commitments have cut that back to just this weekend.
"And unfortunately they are the two shortest days of the ride," Craig said at the Parkview Motor Inn, Parkes.
It was a unique day though with half a dozen of the riders electing to ride in singlets as part of teh Newlo Challenge.
Kurri's Mongrel Bastards had challenged NDL sports editor Geoff Newling to ride a full leg without taking a rest in Brian Birchall's "sad bus".
German Olympian Klaus Novac also made a reappearance after debuting on a recent Mongrel Bastards trek from Western Australia to Newcastle.
Klaus Novac, alias Morton Porker, alias Martin Parker, went the whole hog to.
He rode in budgie smugglers, singlet and thongs and was up the front all day.
Jack Gillard, Mal Nash and Nick McLoughlin go to extreme lengths to make sure Newlo rides the full distance.
Bruce Jeffrey also tells Newlo if he rides the full distance he'll have an alcohol free day.
The whole group is delighted when Newlo coasts into Parkes after some "hand of god" assistance from Jack, Chum and Nick.
Although Bruce admits he had a couple of stubbies after a exacting little run with some steep undualtions towards the end.
A late start at 9am has a wait for new boy John Barber to kick into gear.
Barber and Bernie Caffrey are from St George and Dalby and missed the first two weeks of the Barossa Valley to Tamworth Mountain Bike Challenge because of the Queensland floods.
John, a cotton consultant, and Bernie, a crop management consultant are mates of Tamworth's Steve Warden.
They are riding the rest of the trip and on their first Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service charity ride although both rode the Brisbane to Townsville leg of Rotary's Great Australian Bike Ride last year.
"Haven't been on a ride since then," John Barber said.
He also played rugby at Narrabri with Steve Warden and also played top level soccer in Sydney for 20 years.
"I love team sports," he said.
"On this you meet people and go places. It's also good on your knees.
"Steve invited me to come. It's for a good cause."
Bernie Caffrey, 59, is looking forward to final six stages after completing today's quick run from Forbes to Parkes via a few dirt roads.
"I have been looking forward to this," he said.
"But I haven't done much on the mountain bike."
The recent floods have seen to that.
Windsor's Craig Norman, a mate of Inverell teacher Bob Freeman, also joined the bike ride today.
Craig was intending to ride the full 20 days but work commitments have cut that back to just this weekend.
"And unfortunately they are the two shortest days of the ride," Craig said at the Parkview Motor Inn, Parkes.
It was a unique day though with half a dozen of the riders electing to ride in singlets as part of teh Newlo Challenge.
Kurri's Mongrel Bastards had challenged NDL sports editor Geoff Newling to ride a full leg without taking a rest in Brian Birchall's "sad bus".
German Olympian Klaus Novac also made a reappearance after debuting on a recent Mongrel Bastards trek from Western Australia to Newcastle.
Klaus Novac, alias Morton Porker, alias Martin Parker, went the whole hog to.
He rode in budgie smugglers, singlet and thongs and was up the front all day.
Jack Gillard, Mal Nash and Nick McLoughlin go to extreme lengths to make sure Newlo rides the full distance.
Bruce Jeffrey also tells Newlo if he rides the full distance he'll have an alcohol free day.
The whole group is delighted when Newlo coasts into Parkes after some "hand of god" assistance from Jack, Chum and Nick.
Although Bruce admits he had a couple of stubbies after a exacting little run with some steep undualtions towards the end.
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