Support Markus' TONZ Ride for NET Cancer

Kia Ora, my name is Markus and I arrived on the shores of New Zealand in 2013 after living and working in the UK for 10 years. Originally I am from Austria where I grew up and studied Medicine. I am quite enthusiastic about the great outdoors so a move to Aotearoa seemed like an excellent idea and remains one of the best decisions I have taken in my life to date. Normally I can frequently be found on one of the numerous hiking tracks or below the surface following my other big hobby scuba diving.

I admit that I hadn’t heard of the Tour of New Zealand or Unicorn Foundation at the beginning of this year. However, when my friends and fellow riders David and Marga told me about the event I signed up within a few days – reflecting my general spirit for new adventures. I haven’t participated in a multi-day cycling event before and it is now that the race is approaching fast that I am realising this will probably be a bit more of a physical challenge than I first thought. Nevertheless, I am enthusiastically looking forward to cycling along some of Aotearoa’s best alpine scenery and to hopefully really be able to contribute to the cause of the Unicorn Foundation with this fundraiser.