Poidevin almost ready for Goulburn-Sydney

With the emergence of a revitalised Goulburn - Sydney Cycle Classic, the opportunity for an individual to help a good cause also sprung to life. Wallaby legend Simon Poidevin, who grew up in the NSW country town of Goulburn, decided that his respect for cycling as a sport could extend to having a go at riding one of the country's toughest single-day races - all while raising money for charities in the areas this race covers.

On September 24, Poidevin and five other team-mates will ride 150km of the Sydney - Goulburn course in order to raise $20,000 for the Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation and Goulburn's Community Palliative Care and Oncology Support Group. Poidevin, along with Warwick Negus, Warwick Waugh, Andrew Best, Michael Cori and Tim Cage will ride a slightly shortened version of the race, climbing the notorious Razorback Hill near Picton once. They'll do the ride by taking 1.5 hour stints in the saddle to break up what is a difficult course.