Muhammet Ozcelik
- National: 202nd
- State: 52nd in Vic
- My Team: 1st
I'm Riding For
Batur
My Story
This October, I'm taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer, and this ride is deeply personal for me.
In 2019, I lost my beautiful son Batur to DIPG, a rare and aggressive brain cancer. There are still very few treatment options for DIPG, and too many families are left facing it without hope. I know that pain, and I don't want other parents to go through it.
Cancer is the biggest killer of children from disease in Australia. Every month, 90 children are diagnosed, and sadly, 3 die every week. Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.
So this October I'm riding in Batur's memory and raising funds for the Children's Medical Research Institute. Their work into prevention, diagnosis, treatment and a cure for childhood cancer gives families like mine hope.
To everyone who has supported our family through this journey, thank you. Your kindness has carried us more than you know. If you can, please support my challenge by donating through my fundraising page. Every kilometre I ride and every dollar raised is for Batur, and for the children still fighting.
Together, we can save little lives.
With love and gratitude,
Muhammet Ozcelik
My Challenge
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56.3 km ride - "GREAT CYCLE CHALLENGE OCTOBER 2026" Day 12 - Monday, October 12, 2026
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12.3 km ride - S"GREAT CYCLE CHALLENGE OCTOBER 2026" Day 11 small ride with my sun Burak - Sunday, October 11, 2026
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42.9 km ride - 'GREAT CYCLE CHALLENGE OCTOBER 2026' This mornings ride dedicated to all heros without capes 💙 - Thursday, October 8, 2026
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74.2 km ride - Charity Ride 'GREAT CYCLE CHALLENGE OCTOBER 2026' 'KICKING CANCER BUTT' - Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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4 October reflection 🚴
4 Oct 2026Another great start to another day of riding.
Since raising the bar on my challenge, I'm already well on the way to my new targets: $1,225 raised of $2,012 and 164 km ridden of 1,023 km. Thank you, everyone. I'm so grateful for your support. 🙏
Today's ride was a meaningful one: 115.8 km. It was an early start, with an hour of sleep lost to daylight saving, but I wasn't alone. A friend joined me for 60 km, and we share a similar past. He lost his mum to cancer seven years ago, around the same time I lost my son Batur. One of his friends rode with us too.
Looking back on our conversations along the way, we were all after the same thing: to be the best version of ourselves, to be selfless, and to support each other through every kilometre. Neither of them had ridden more than 60 km before, and their determination was incredible.
It made me think of the families supporting a son, daughter, mother or father through cancer. Every step into the unknown is taken together, in the name of hope, and it's never easy.
I finished at Werribee Open Range Zoo, a place Batur loved visiting. He always loved animals, and it holds so many memories for me. It was a beautiful place to end the ride. 🦒
To my two friends who rode with me today, thank you. Not all donations are paid in money. 💛
#GreatCycleChallenge #TeamBatur #DIPG #ChildhoodCancer #KidsCancer #CureChildhoodCancer
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115.8 km ride - Charity ride 'Great Cycle Challenge October 2026' - Sunday, October 4, 2026
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$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
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A reflection after hitting my donation target on day one.
1 Oct 2026On 1 October, I reached my $500 fundraising target. I still had 701 km left to ride this month, but seeing how generous my family and friends were, I wanted to lift my game a little more.
So I've set a new goal in memory of Batur. I'll now ride 1,023 km, for 23 October 2019, the day we lost him. And I'm aiming to raise $2,012, for the year he was born.
This year marks seven years since Batur became an angel 😇. I wanted this challenge to be as meaningful as it could be, and now every kilometre and every dollar carries a part of him.
Thank you to everyone who has donated and supported me so far. Let's keep going together, for Batur and for every child still fighting
Posted 11 days ago -
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
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$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!
I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.
Posted 11 days ago
My Sponsors
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Anonymous
$517.50Received this donation 9 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you so much for your generous donation!!! The support means alot! 🤲”
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Kick Cancer's Butt Day Matching Donation
“Here's your matched donation from our generous supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
$381.20Received this donation 5 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you so much for matching the donation efforts on 'Kick Cancer's Butt Day'. Your work in the background shouldn't go unnoticed and this is where this cause brings awareness to everyone. 💙”
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Ali Saluk
$103.50Received this donation 5 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for the generous donation 🤲”
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Altynbek Usenov
“ARO”
$100Received this donation 10 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for your generous donation!!! ARO 🤲”
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Ali Saluk
$66.24Received this donation 11 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for the generous donation Ali abi. You had to be the odd one out 😁💙”
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Ahmet Oz
“Good luck 🤲 Well done 🥰”
$51.75Received this donation 8 days ago
Muhammet
“ARO baba 🤲”
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Aziz Bas
$51.75Received this donation 11 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you!! for your generous donation Aziz this means alot. 💙”
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Bill Corbett
$51.75Received this donation 12 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for your generous donation Bill. This means alot to me. 🙏”
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Furkan Ozcelik
$51.75Received this donation 12 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you Furkz!!! Always has his brothers back 😁💙”
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Furkan Umur
$51.75Received this donation 12 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you!!! for your generous donation Furkan. 🤲”
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Ibrahim Karaisli
“What a wonderful and meaningful initiative. May Allah grant complete healing to all those who are unwell, and bless you with strength, energy, and perseverance in this noble service. Every effort made to ease another person’s suffering is a precious contribution to humanity. May your work bring hope to many hearts and inspire others to serve with the same compassion and sincerity.”
$51.75Received this donation 5 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for the generous donation and your meaningful words of prayer. 🤲”
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Anonymous
$51.75Received this donation 11 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you! 🤲”
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Serkan iner
“Dedicated rider for good causes, well done Muhammet”
$51.75Received this donation 11 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you!!! Serkan abi. There is so little we can do but turning a hobby into supporting good cause is the best I can do.”
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Anonymous
“Good job! 🌸”
$51.75Received this donation 5 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for the generous donation 🤲”
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Suleyman Sertkaya
$51.75Received this donation 12 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for your kind donation Suleyman Hocam!!!”
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Tolga Akkurt
“Sending lots of love brother ❤️”
$51.75Received this donation 3 days ago -
Vlada R
“With every km you ride we are taking 1 step forward to finding a cure. This is a wonderful way to keep Batur's caring nature alive. 💜”
$51.75Received this donation 11 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you so much 💜 It means a lot to keep Batur’s beautiful spirit alive. 🙏”
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Ahmad
“Best of luck Mohammad!”
$50Received this donation 7 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you Ahmad, for your donation and support 🤲”
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Anonymous
$50Received this donation 10 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for your donation.”
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Seyma Ozturk
$50Received this donation 5 days ago
Muhammet
“Thank you for the generous donation 🤲”