Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia

An 82-year-old motorcycle rider who cycled 3,300 miles (5,300 km) across Australia to raise funds for a motor neurone disease foundation has died a day after completing the challenge. Bob Montgomery's decease was "unexpected" but "peaceful", his household said successful a connection connected societal media, conscionable a time aft helium had finished what helium had dubbed "One Last Ride" from Broome successful Western Australia to Bowral, south-west of Sydney. He and his 18‑year‑old grandson had raised about A$105,000 ($74,000; £55,000) for a motor neurone disease (MND) foundation during the six‑week ride. It was his sixth fundraising thrust in enactment of MND NSW, the family said, adding that it was "a origin that was profoundly idiosyncratic to him". His woman of 59 years, Jenny was by his broadside during his "peaceful passing", his household said, adding that helium was "still passionately sharing his connection lone hours earlier his passing". Montgomery and his grandson Tom Malcolm had arrived in Bowral on Sunday to "roaring applause" from his local community, the national broadcaster ABC reported. He told ABC he had been motivated by gathering radical on the mode and enjoying a "beer oregon two" at each stopover. "There's truthful galore stories and truthful galore radical we met on the mode who enactment their hands into their pockets to propulsion immoderate currency in, which is fantastic," Montgomery was quoted as saying.