About the Pedal for Purpose

Rapha Australia, together with the Ricky Stuart Foundation return in 2023 with the Pedal for Purpose, to raise awareness for Autism.

We’re challenging you to be autism aware and help us build autism acceptance.

Join is for 7 days to Pedal for Purpose from 9 October to 15 October. We're challenging cyclists to ride 102,000 km as a collective group throughout the week.

We’re riding 1km for each child in Australia who is diagnosed with autism. 

We’re riding for awareness. We’re riding inclusion. We’re riding for autism acceptance.

Join the Ricky Stuart Foundation Club on Strava and get ready to join the Pedal for Purpose challenge this October.

About autism

Autism spectrum disorder, commonly known as ASD, affects how people communicate and interact with others. It affects how they make sense of the world. The term “spectrum” is used to emphasise that autism presents differently in every single person.

People with autism have a wide range of challenges as well as abilities. Despite being such a widespread condition, there’s an absence of quality, credible and independent information to build community awareness and acceptance.

Rapha and the Ricky Stuart Foundation believe that the education and awareness, creates understanding and ultimately increased acceptance for autistic individuals. It’s through the power of education and awareness that we can help people with autism, to live their best possible lives.