For Richard Washington, project manager of the RAAF Edinburgh Stage 2 redevelopment, regular riding with his seven mates on Adelaide’s roads is all part of the business cycle.
The construction consultant with the Thinc Group, along with three colleagues, started cycling 24 months ago, for fitness and fun in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis.
They were soon joined by four other colleagues and now the eight men regularly ride their bikes on coastal or Adelaide Hills routes on weekends, training two or three times a week.
“Not only have we improved our fitness, we’ve also boosted morale and strengthened our relationships outside of work”, he said.
In late January the eight men rode in the Tour Down Under Mutual Community Challenge Stage, finished second in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Barossa Valley charity ride, contributing $9000 to the event . Thinc4Others (the Thinc Group’s corporate social responsibility initiative) matched the Adelaide teams fund raising efforts and supported the group of cyclists by providing team uniforms. The members of the cycling team, aged between 21 and 58, are: Mark Goudge, Mark Utting, Craig Nicholls, Fred Porter, Matthew Kaempf, Petr Mandel, Daniel Rosato, Richard Washington.
The cycling team plans to join other charity rides and have formed a team with other corporate companies to ride and again raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and are closing in on their target to raise $30,000 in support of this charity. This initiative by Daniel Rosato of the Adelaide office has encouraged healthy interaction with our consultant and contractor colleagues in the industry whilst raising money for a very worthy cause.
