Imagine cycling 1038km around Tasmania over seven days for a dog. Well that’s exactly what the participants in the 2009 Coast to Coast for Canines cycling challenge will be doing from January 23 to 29 in 2009. The challenge is being held to raise funds for the Guide Dogs Tasmania. Starting and finishing in Hobart, nine riders will attempt the epic ride passing through some of Tasmania’s most challenging and stunning landscapes.

The challenge has been spearheaded by 22 year old teacher Michael Smith and Andras Nagy, a 25 year old engineer, who both participate actively in Tasmanian and interstate road bike racing. 

At Body Torque we think this is a pretty worthy cause and love that these cyclists are using their love of the sport to help somebody in need. We decided to help them out with some sponsorship and we’d like to challenge you to consider helping out too. It costs approximately $25,000 to raise, train and maintain each guide dog throughout its working life. Guide Dogs Tasmania has on average eighteen puppies in training, seven dogs in Guide Dog training and twenty-four working dogs in the state. Because there is no government funding for the program Guide Dogs Tasmania rely heavily on support from donors and sponsors.

Coast to Coast for Canines web link coming soon