Kangaroo Island 'Distance 4 Dementia' awareness rider Nic Tremaine crosses Nullarbor

He scheduled to ride into Port Lincoln this morning, June 22, at 11am.

His "Distance 4 Dementia" ride, inspired by his mother back home in Parndana, will see him cycle from Perth to Sydney, a distance of 8300km long, done within 44 days.

To help raise awareness, he has teamed up with Dementia Australia to help raise funds to help deliver help and support for people living with dementia and their families.

Nicholas left Perth on June 5, and he travelled across south west WA, reporting his progress on his Distance 4 Dementia page on Facebook. You can follow the links to find out more about the condition and also make a donation.

Each day he documents the distance travelled, average speed, elevation and range of other parameters.

His post after crossing the Nullarbor on June 19 or Day 15 was: "Cold windy start to today but once up and running it was a good day for riding. Few big hills to get over but mostly a good day. And that's the Nullarbor completed, only took 5 day to cross the 1129km journey."

His most recent post at time of publication on June 20 was from Streaky Bay and he was to be in Port Lincoln by Wednesday.

Next he will visit Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Minlaton, Port Wakefield, Adelaide and Kangaroo Island before continuing south to Mount Gambier.

For the Day 10 ride from Esperance to Norseman, he reported: "Was a cold wet start coming out of Esperance this morning, but once up the hill and onto the flat stretches the sun came out. Made more a much nicer afternoon of riding. Today marks the first day riding more then 200km and the longest so far."

Day 9 was a rest day at Esperance: "So no riding today as I gave my body a much needed break. Good timing to as a storm passes through the area, showers throughout the day and wind gusts up to 80km/h. Also took my bike in for a service to make sure it's in good working condition for the next leg of the journey."

Day 7 going from Jerramungup to Ravensthorpe was momentous as he passed 1000km and also experienced some flooding: "Heavy rain this morning put off my starting time as the had about an inch of rain. Once cleared I was on my way with a mostly fine day ahead, just again the wind was not on my side. Also had some minor flooding to navigate. Glad to have the first 1000km down."

Day 6 was a tough one: "Unfortunately today was not a good day out on the road, strong head wind made things tough heading up hill today. Not too of that had a few mechanical issues with the bike that I had to stop to fix along they with took up time. So only made half the distance I would have like to make today. Still making good pace and hope to finish on time."

After leaving Perth on Day 1, he headed to Bunbury and settled in surprisingly well to the routine and kilometres. Day 5 out of Denmark: "Had a late start this morning but still made it to my pit stop for this evening. Another good day of riding today, shortest day so far. Also had my first taste of winter with gusty head winds and light showers."