Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia

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Livingstone, H. (2026, August 4). Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkpwj2je9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-08-04 · by Helen Livingstone

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Bob Montgomery, an 82-year-old charity cyclist, has died unexpectedly a day after completing a 3,300-mile ride across Australia to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) charity. The ride, his sixth fundraising effort for the cause, raised around A$105,000 with his 18-year-old grandson. Montgomery's death was described as peaceful by his family, who were present during his passing. He had been inspired to take on the challenge after losing a cousin to MND and had previously raised almost A$300,000 for the charity.
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82-year-old Bob Montgomery, who had just completed a 3,300 mile bike ride across Australia to raise money for charity, has died a day after finishing his challenge. Montgomery, from Bowral, southwest of Sydney, was riding with his 18-year-old grandson to raise about $74,000 (or £55,000) for a motor neurone disease (MND) charity. This was his sixth fundraising ride in support of MND NSW, which is a cause that was deeply personal to him. Despite the grueling ride, Montgomery was still passionate about sharing his message just hours before he passed away, surrounded by his wife Jenny and family. His community welcomed him back with roaring applause when he arrived in Bowral on Sunday.

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Montgomery PERSON · 4× MND NSW ORG · 3× ABC ORG · 2× Bowral GPE · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Australia GPE · 1× Bob Montgomery's PERSON · 1× Broome GPE · 1× Jenny PERSON · 1× Western Australia GPE · 1×

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His wife of 59 years, Jenny was by his side during his "peaceful passing", his family said, adding that he was "still passionately sharing his message only hours before his passing." Montgomery and his grandson Tom Malcolm had arrived in Bowral on Sunday to "roaring applause" from his local community, the national broadcaster ABC reported.
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- Published An 82-year-old bike rider who cycled 3,300 miles (5,300km) across Australia to raise money for charity has died a day after completing the challenge. asserted
who → publish → challenge
Bob Montgomery's death was "unexpected" but "peaceful", his family said in a statement on social media, just a day after he had finished what he had dubbed "One Last Ride" from Broome in Western Australia to Bowral, south-west of Sydney. asserted
he → say → Sydney
He and his 18-year-old grandson had raised about A$105,000 ($74,000; £55,000) for a motor neurone disease (MND) charity with the six-week ride. asserted
He → raise → ride
It was his sixth fundraising ride in support of MND NSW, the statement said, adding that it was "a cause that was deeply personal to him". asserted
that → say → him
His wife of 59 years, Jenny was by his side during his "peaceful passing", his family said, adding that he was "still passionately sharing his message only hours before his passing." Montgomery and his grandson Tom Malcolm had arrived in Bowral on Sunday to "roaring applause" from his local community, the national broadcaster ABC reported. asserted
broadcaster → say → community
He told ABC he had been motivated by meeting people along the way and enjoying a "beer or two" at each stopover. asserted
he → tell → stopover
"There's so many stories and so many people we met along the way who put their hands into their pockets to throw some cash in, which is fantastic," Montgomery was quoted as saying. asserted
Montgomery → be → cash
He had been inspired to take on the challenge after losing a cousin to MND and had raised almost A$300,000 on his previous rides. asserted
He → inspire → rides
"I have seen family and friends suffer. asserted
family → see → ?
It's heart breaking," he wrote on his fundraising page. asserted
he → break → page
Malcolm had continued onto Sydney on Monday where the family had gathered once again to celebrate. asserted
family → continue → Monday
But shortly after the party, Montgomery suffered a medical episode, MND NSW chief executive Liam O'Meara said. asserted
O'Meara → suffer → episode
O'Meara said he was "deeply saddened" by Montgomery's death, calling him a "cherished friend and tireless supporter of MND NSW". asserted
he → say → NSW
- Published An 82-year-old bike rider who cycled 3,300 miles (5,300km) across Australia to raise money for charity has died a day after completing the challenge. asserted
who → publish → challenge
Bob Montgomery's death was "unexpected" but "peaceful", his family said in a statement on social media, just a day after he had finished what he had dubbed "One Last Ride" from Broome in Western Australia to Bowral, south-west of Sydney. asserted
he → say → Sydney
He and his 18-year-old grandson had raised about A$105,000 ($74,000; £55,000) for a motor neurone disease (MND) charity with the six-week ride. asserted
He → raise → ride
It was his sixth fundraising ride in support of MND NSW, the statement said, adding that it was "a cause that was deeply personal to him". asserted
that → say → him
His wife of 59 years, Jenny was by his side during his "peaceful passing", his family said, adding that he was "still passionately sharing his message only hours before his passing." Montgomery and his grandson Tom Malcolm had arrived in Bowral on Sunday to "roaring applause" from his local community, the national broadcaster ABC reported. asserted
broadcaster → say → community
He told ABC he had been motivated by meeting people along the way and enjoying a "beer or two" at each stopover. asserted
he → tell → stopover
"There's so many stories and so many people we met along the way who put their hands into their pockets to throw some cash in, which is fantastic," Montgomery was quoted as saying. asserted
Montgomery → be → cash
He had been inspired to take on the challenge after losing a cousin to MND and had raised almost A$300,000 on his previous rides. asserted
He → inspire → rides
"I have seen family and friends suffer. asserted
family → see → ?
It's heart breaking," he wrote on his fundraising page. asserted
he → break → page
Malcolm had continued onto Sydney on Monday where the family had gathered once again to celebrate. asserted
family → continue → Monday
But shortly after the party, Montgomery suffered a medical episode, MND NSW chief executive Liam O'Meara said. asserted
O'Meara → suffer → episode
O'Meara said he was "deeply saddened" by Montgomery's death, calling him a "cherished friend and tireless supporter of MND NSW". asserted
he → say → NSW
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