In 2006 when Brendan Johnston caught wind of a monumental challenge being undertaken by local cyclist Richard Vollebregt, an attempt to top the fastest known time for the 4,000km journey from Perth to Sydney, it captured the imagination of the then 14-year-old. Now, 20 years later, he has set off on his own attempt.
"It's just sort of been in the back of my mind since then," Johnston told Cyclingnews from Perth in the days before setting off.
