KTM Ride4Kids heads to Broadford

In excess of 200 riders recently gathered at Broadford for the 16th-consecutive Ride4Kids event, with the annual fundraiser about making a difference for children living with cancer.

KTM Australia supplied two brand new KTM SX dirtbikes as part of this year's Ride4Kids initiative. Highest fundraiser Rielly Lynch was one of the recipients and elected to take home a 65 SX for his incredible efforts, while a 50 SX drawn from a hat on the day was awarded to Ashton Riley.

The 2018 KTM Ride4Kids also featured the competitive Vincent Chiodo Cup for the more experienced racers in attendance, offering a prize pool of $12,000. It was Australian Off-Road Championship star Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders who won the event.

Throughout the 16 years of the KTM Ride4Kids event, over $800,000 has been raised to support children and families on their cancer journeys. Further information on the not-for-profit Challenge organisation is available at www.challenge.org.au.

"This is something that KTM's very passionate about, giving back to the community and people who are in need,” said Jeff Leisk, the General Manager for KTM Australia. “Ride4Kids has a really unique, enjoyable format where people get to ride their bikes together, plus it's good to see the industry itself really support the cause – it makes you proud to be a motorcyclist.

“The essence of the event is about having fun on the bike while supporting the cause, so it is really great to see that some of the youngest kids involved have often been the biggest fundraisers over the years.

“That's tremendous to see, the young people getting in there with a lot of effort in their own time to raise funds for the charity. We are really proud to be involved."