HypoActive

The Melbourne to Warrnambool is Australia's oldest one day bike race and one of the world's longest.  The current route stands at 262km, and consists of a constant suffer fest as riders typically battle headwinds and rain as they push west.  Affectionately known as 'The Warny', for many simply finishing is a career best achievement.  Mount Gambier rider and type 1 diabetic Matt Opperman is not just a 'finisher'. Matt is a multiple survivor of the event, and this year has a tr

Type 1 father and daughter, Trevor and Chelle, have been a part of HypoActive since inception.  Both are always up for a challenge, and this year they agreed to form part of the Diabetes Tasmania journey to Sri Lanka, raising funds along the way for Sri Lankan Diabetes and Diabetes Tasmania programs.  They were very moved from their experiences, as Chelle details below.  Photos courtesy of Diabetes Tasmania.

The Tour de France is well known as the toughest three week professional bike race in the world.   The Tour is actually one of the three special three-week races known as the Grand Tours, with the 'younger siblings' located in Italy, called the Giro d'Italia, and in Spain, known as la Vuelta a España.  Thi