Irish Duo Cycling From Dublin To Sydney For Two Very Special Women Have Just Over 1,000 Kilometres Left

Two Irishmen have "just over" 1,000 kilometres of cycling to go until their final destination, Sydney, Australia.

Aidan Murphy and Paul Quinn are cycling the final leg of their Dublin-Sydney trek as you read this.

The best friends have already completed 13,800 kilometres and should be arriving into Sydney on April 20th. The brave guys are cycling for two very special women in their lives, the Irish Sun reports.

Aidan is cycling in memory of his mum who he lost to breast cancer when he was just five years old. Paul's grandmother suffers from Alzheimers.

“I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was five years old," Aidan said.

“She was a very sporty and active person and I wanted to do something in memory of her and hopefully raise some funds for the Irish Cancer Society.

“Paul’s grandmother suffers badly from Alzheimer’s and his mother is a full-time carer for her.

“She is provided with little or no support and he wants to help raise some badly needed funds for his grandmother’s local Alzheimer’s care centre.”

He continued: “We were fed up of hearing all our friends leaving Ireland and heading for Australia so we thought we would do it by bicycle and hopefully raise some funds for the two charities.

“We have never taken on a challenge like this before and we are learning as we go. We have no support crew, no sponsors, just two fellas, two bikes, two tents and a road map.”

The pair in Dublin before they left. (Pic: Facebook.com/cycletooz)

The duo left Ireland last September and have travelled through France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Iran, UAE, India, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

The lads, who spend an average of seven hours a day on their bikes and cycle about 130km, will hit Malaysia and Singapore before ending up in Oz.

Aidan and Paul spent their first night in a field in Wicklow, it sounds tough to some, but pair that up against cycling in freezing conditions through the mountains of Turkey and Iran.

When they return home, nearly nine months later, Aidan will go back to his job in Sanbra Fyffe Plumbing Supplies in Dublin and Paul to Chieftain Trailers.

The party awaits for them in Sydney, but right now all the pair care about is waking up some morning without a sore bum!

Aidan and Paul have already raised €24,000 for the Irish Cancer Society and the Alzheimer’s care centre. You can donate via their Facebook page facebook.com/cycletooz.