John Mercer is a popular member of the riding group.
He’s also a massage therapist and was hard at work today keeping Peter Watson on his bike with some mid-race attention.
Originally from Blackville (near Quirindi) he worked in real estate in Tamworth for a while before moving to Melbourne, where he went back to school to re-train in his new profession, and then to Port Fairy on the Great Ocean Road.
He also runs a clinic, once a month in Binnaway.
That’s where he met support crew member Greg Davis who convinced him to become a member of the WRHS charity bike rides.
“My first one was the Dubbo ride,” John Mercer said.
“Can’t think when it was. Missed the last one and then come on this.”
Why this marathon ride?
“For the challenge,” he said.
John, whose major sponsors are Creed Winery (Barossa Valley) and Port Fairy’s Star Of The West Hotel, Lyndoch Hill, enjoyed the first two days.
“It’s been good, hard but good,” he said.
After Saturday’s tough climb out of the Barossa Valley the charity riders rode 94.7m along the bitumen road from Swan Reach to Loxton.
It was a six hour trip with two main stops along the way and where Shane Paul and Mal Nash excelled again assisting the slower riders at the tail of the peloton.
Tomorrow the ride heads to Meringur, an 80km trek along a pipeline, along gravel and two wheel sandy tracks.
The riders and support crew stay overnight in the Meringur Community Village.
He’s also a massage therapist and was hard at work today keeping Peter Watson on his bike with some mid-race attention.
Originally from Blackville (near Quirindi) he worked in real estate in Tamworth for a while before moving to Melbourne, where he went back to school to re-train in his new profession, and then to Port Fairy on the Great Ocean Road.
He also runs a clinic, once a month in Binnaway.
That’s where he met support crew member Greg Davis who convinced him to become a member of the WRHS charity bike rides.
“My first one was the Dubbo ride,” John Mercer said.
“Can’t think when it was. Missed the last one and then come on this.”
Why this marathon ride?
“For the challenge,” he said.
John, whose major sponsors are Creed Winery (Barossa Valley) and Port Fairy’s Star Of The West Hotel, Lyndoch Hill, enjoyed the first two days.
“It’s been good, hard but good,” he said.
After Saturday’s tough climb out of the Barossa Valley the charity riders rode 94.7m along the bitumen road from Swan Reach to Loxton.
It was a six hour trip with two main stops along the way and where Shane Paul and Mal Nash excelled again assisting the slower riders at the tail of the peloton.
Tomorrow the ride heads to Meringur, an 80km trek along a pipeline, along gravel and two wheel sandy tracks.
The riders and support crew stay overnight in the Meringur Community Village.
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